ABOUT

Manager/Producer Steven Adams brings a wealth of creative and practical talents to the Buffalo 8 banner. His passion is representing talent and creative companies while developing new business platforms and projects. Experience includes the role of Executive Producer for Paris-based VFX house, BUF on such studio features as Thor, Avatar & Life of Pi .

Jordan is the head of B8 Services / Production. After spending a number of years being heavily involved in a variety of productions, from big-budget features and TV, to smaller independent features and documentaries, Jordan finally decided it was time to take his production expertise to the development sector.

Jonathan Sheldon has worked professionally in film and television for over 15 years. Starting in film development, Sheldon would has produced several well regarded independent films and co-authored a book on filmmaking called “The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking”. In 2008, Mr. Sheldon boot-strapped a post production company from a desk in Beverly Hills building it to contribute post production expertise and services to over 100 feature films and several network television shows.

Lee is head of B8 Branding Servicess at Buffalo 8. He has had extensive experience in creative projects ranging from feature film key art all the way to video game art direction. Lee is the producer, engineer and drummer of the alternative rock band Oddepoxy as well as the co-founder of Dyad Games who has produced successful titles such as the card game “Kamakura: A game of feudal Japanese warfare”.

Waverly brings 10+ years of entertainment and event marketing experience to the Buffalo 8 team. Waverly has worked with high-profile publications, celebrities, and brands alike including FADER/Cornerstone, Puma x Fenty for the Rihanna Pop Up (collaboration with Six:02), the Weinstein Company, Converse, Issa Rae, The Weeknd, Red Bull, Newcastle, Microsoft, Samsung and more.

Greg is a Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum selling musician, record producer & technology executive, and Head of Music at Buffalo 8. He was a 20 year member of The Wallflowers and has worked with a wide array of artists including Fiona Apple, Macy Gray, T-Bone Burnett, and Michael Penn. In addition, he founded the music discovery platform Unkovr and previously headed the music division at BitTorrent Now. Richling is also a speaker at Musicians Institute School of Business. He graduated from The College of Communication at Boston University with a B.S. in Film & Broadcasting and a minor in Philosophy.

Before joining Buffalo 8, Theo founded Dumont Marketing, a marketing communications and publicity company he founded in 2011. Prior, Theo was with Miller PR, where he worked on strategy and counsel for the agency’s premiere clients. Dumont studied Communications and received his BA from Florida International University in Miami, FL.

Hunter is the assistant at Buffalo 8 Management. He previously worked in commercial production before switching to film & television and joining the Buffalo 8 team. Hunter assists Steven Adams with duties relating to management and producing. Hunter has an MFA in Film Production (Emphasis in Directing) from Chapman University.

Luke is the Publicity Coordinator for Buffalo 8 Marketing and assists Head of Marketing Theo Dumont. Before moving to Los Angeles and joining the Buffalo 8 team, Luke worked in national radio advertising and sales in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Luke graduated from Concordia College with a B.A. in Communication Studies and Public Relations.

Freewater Creative Development is led by Kyle Ryan, a veteran of both the media and development worlds. Kyle spent 20 years in the journalism one, much of it at Onion Inc., where he led The A.V. Club (the internet’s premier pop culture site) and served as managing editor of legendary satire site The Onion. He also worked at Entertainment Weekly before returning to Onion Inc. to build its development department from the ground up. He quickly established the company as a force in development and sold projects to Hulu, YouTube, AOL, Lionsgate, Fusion TV, Rooster Teeth, and more. He has drunk complimentary water during pitch meetings at just about every network, streaming service, and OTT in existence.

Sean Flanagan is a writer/producer who has made his name in film distribution and marketing, working on over 800 feature films in the past five years. He has worked for Swingset Creative, BidSlate, Mojomakers, Buffalo 8, Visual Data Media Services, Premiere Digital, Quiver and for dozens of North American distributors during his career. Key projects include Al Pacino’s Wilde Salome, Ashley Judd’s Trafficked, Zedd: True Colors and HBO’s Dia De Gracias. Previous clients include Sundance Institute, Film Rise, Pokemon and Samuel Goldwyn.