CAST & CREW

Stevie Salas - Host, Executive Producer

Stevie Salas is an American born rock guitarist of Native American (Apache) descent.

With humble beginnings, sleeping on recording studio couches and sweeping floors to get by, Salas' unique heavy funk/rock guitar styling's quickly helped him make a name for himself in music industry circles in the late 1980's. After 20 years in the business, Salas' talent and swagger have earned him great respect in the music world as a studio and concert musician. He has worked with many of record industry greats, including Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, George Clinton and Justin Timberlake, among others.

Aside from the work he does backing up the music worlds heavy hitters live and in the studio, Salas also tours as a solo artist, often playing to sold out crowds in the UK and Asia. He is the host of the one hour live music program Arbor Live.

Eric Schweig - Actor

Eric made his acting debut in 1987 when he won the role of the Shaman in an Ontario Stage production of "The Cradle Will Fall". His big break in film came when director Michael Mann chose him to play the role of Uncas in the feature film The Last of the Mohicans. Since then, Eric has also appeared in A Scarlet Letter, TNT's Broken Chain, Disney's Squanto: A Warrior's Tale as well as many other major films.

Arbor Television Inc. - Producer

Arbor Television Inc. is an incorporated company created by StrongFront A/V founder Jesse Green and Arbor Records founder Brandon Friesen to develop and produce high quality HD format television programming targeting the Aboriginal viewing audiences while instilling pride, inspiration and knowledge for today's Aboriginal youth.

Brandon Friesen - Executive Producer and Master Audio Supervisor

A professional producer, recording/mixing engineer, musician and writer since 1991, Brandon Friesen has produced and worked on hundreds of albums. In 1998 Brandon founded the Studio 11 recording studio. He sold that company in 2005 and built a larger recording studio/artist development complex called 441 Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Besides acting as President and Co-Founder of 441 Studios, radio promotions company Raceday Promotions, and rock label C12 Records, Brandon is also President/founder of the leading record label Arbor Records (distributed by EMI Music), which was "recognized as one of Canada's most influential labels" by Applaud Magazine in 2005.

Jesse Green - Co-Producer, Writer, Director and Principle DOP

Jesse Green has been involved in the entertainment industry, especially music, for most of his life. He has played, performed and recorded with many musicians in his career and continues to this day.

After paying his dues in the music industry, Jesse began interning and training at various video and journalism courses and workshops. Jesse started his company StrongFront A/V Productions in 1999.

Jesse also acts as a mentor for young people, creating opportunities for them to further develop their skills in the recording and motion picture industries. He is always working toward his own dream goal of making films for the world wide market.

Robert Thomas - Researcher/Editor

Robert Thomas has worked in the video production industry for the past eleven years. He has been involved in numerous industrial and community video projects as well as several broadcast productions. A qualified researcher, writer, camera operator and video editor, Robert's experience enables him to bring a well-rounded outlook as a producer to any project he works on.