GEORGIA ENTERTAINMENT NEWS — “WE SHOW UP” will launch its first pilot entertainment workforce and business development program on Monday, September 10, 2018, in Clayton County, GA (located within the Metro-Atlanta area). WE SHOW UP is designed to provide jobs and business opportunities in the multi-billion dollar entertainment industry (film, TV, music, digital entertainment). Applications are available online, and applicants are encouraged to bring their application in person (or to apply in person) at the Clayton County Community Services Authority building by Thursday, September 6. Applications received after September 6 will be considered for the next session, scheduled to begin in January 2019.

OZ MAGAZINE — DeKalb County creatives and businesses supporting film, television, music and digital entertainment have a new friend. Shelbia Jackson has been named the first Director of the DeKalb Entertainment Commission (DEC). Launched last year, DEC is charged with attracting and expanding the entertainment industry in Georgia’s third-largest county. Jackson has served more than ten years with the Decide DeKalb Development Authority (DDDA), the county’s economic development department, and was in the forefront of establishing the DEC to be a user-friendly agency spanning all aspects of entertainment.

WXIA 11-ALIVE, "THE A-SCENE", ATLATNA — You’ve seen their work “Hidden Figures”, “Stranger Things”, even “La-La Land, “but what you may not know is this. Meet Chris Ledoux, the founder of Crafty Apes Visual Effects. One of Atlanta’s first visual affects companies to be Hollywood’s visual effects essential partner.

The magic of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters is happening in our backyard. The A-Scene’s Francesca Amiker takes us behind the scenes of a visual effects company who’s had a hand in some of our favorite movies and TV shows.

CBS46 ATLANTA, "ASTRID IN THE ATL" — Astrid Martinez goes behind the scenes of "Fear Haus" (filming at Moonshine Post-Production) with Blair Bathory, Molly Coffee and Drew Sawyer.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Fraternal orders such as the Freemasons and the Elks have been around for ages but nowadays are aging and dying off.

So it’s no small feat that executive producers Jim Gavin and Peter Ockowere able to convince AMC - home to high-concept dramas such as “The Walking Dead,” “Preacher” and “Into the Badlands” - to give a series about a fictional so-called secret “Lynx” society set in Long Beach, Calif. a whirl. Called “Lodge 49,” the 10-episode series debuts at 10 p.m. on AMC August 6 and all 10 episodes are available  on AMC Premiere, an upgrade option for Comcast Xfinity and YouTube TV subscribers for an extra$4.99 per month. It was shot largely in metro Atlanta. 

93.1FM THE SUMMIT, AKRON/CANTON/YOUNGSTOWN, OH — John Driskell Hopkins, co-founder of the Zac Brown Band, stopped by our studios to talk with Brad Savage and play some new live solo acoustic tunes before the band's concert tonight at Blossom!

GEORGIA ENTERTAINMENT NEWS — Georgia studios Crafty Apes (visual effects) and Moonshine Post-Production (post services) have collaborated on the production of AMC Networks original series, “Lodge 49″ — the new series will debut on Monday, August 6 at 10pm EST.

Crafty Apes handled on-set supervision and all of the visual effects for the series. Moonshine Post handled real-time playback solutions, dailies and key deliverables for the project.

RAPID TV NEWS — Georgia-based studios Crafty Apes and Moonshine Post-Production have collaborated on the production of AMC Networks original series, Lodge 49.

Lodge 49 is a modern fable set in Long Beach, Calif about a disarmingly optimistic local ex-surfer, Dud (Wyatt Russell), who’s drifting after the death of his father and collapse of the family business. Dud finds himself on the doorstep of a rundown fraternal lodge where a middle-aged plumbing salesman, Ernie (Brent Jennings), welcomes him into a world of cheap beer, easy camaraderie and the promise of alchemical mysteries that may — or may not — put Dud on the path to recover the idyllic life he’s lost. The series was produced almost entirely in Georgia.

WXIA-11 Alive, “The A-Scene” — The DeKalb Entertainment Commission hosted a workshop for those interested in learning about live streaming, shout casting and e-sports.

VAIL DAILY — Alex Guthrie has a hit song called "Colorado," but when he takes the stage in Eagle as part of ShowDown Town on Thursday, July 26, it will be his first time performing in the state. 

ON TAP MAGAZINE, WASHINGTON D.C. — For more than 20 years, John Driskell Hopkins has crafted country music hits garnering worldwide praise and respect. Popularly known for his role as one of the founding members of the Grammy Award winning Zac Brown Band, Hopkins has many tricks up his sleeve that may come as a surprise to the occasional country listener. While on the road during their seventh tour, which stops in DC at the Nationals Park, Hopkins opened up to On Tap about his new John Driskell Hopkins Band, burdens of balancing his life, and his deep roots in performing that led to his self-proclaimed and widely accepted title of entertainer.

WXIA-11 ALIVE, "THE A SCENE" — And remember that local singer Jennifer Hudson surprised during that commercial as he shot in Atlanta's Woodruff Park? Well Alex Guthrie is now a rising star and is even opening for Smashmouth in Atlanta this week at the Coca-Cola Roxy. We talk to him about his music and career today on the A-Scene!