Martin Ludlow
President & CEO
President & CEO of Bridge Street has been a production partner with Common, Imagine Justice, The California Endowment and many others engaged in the California justice movement. Martin and his team have also served as Executive Producer and idea-generator for several large-scale events around the country (50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s Mountaintop Speech (Memphis), Labor Day Music Festivals (Los Angeles), BET Experience ‘13, ‘14, ‘15 and the recent ObamaFest which brought tens of thousands together, including Stevie Wonder, for the naming of Obama Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Live Production
Marianne Herman
Production Manager
Marianne is one of the leading production managers in the business having gained experience and a reputation for impeccable detail, efficiency and large events management capacity through her role as Director of Events for AEG. Now, as owner of Artemis Events her production work includes Disney, NHL, NBA, NFL, USTA, USFA, HBO Boxing, Governor Gray Davis, Paramount Pictures, T-mobile, City National, and Coca Cola and the Grand Re-opening of Pauley Pavilion on behalf of UCLA Athletics. No matter how hard people try, they can’t make her angry…. Really they do try but they can’t!
Phil Strong
Technical Director
Phil Strong is one of the leading live entertainment Technical Directors in the business with an expertise in audio and lighting as well as all facets of stage management. As head of Phil Strong Enterprises, he has traveled the world on tours as Technical Director and/or FOH Engineer for Common, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Erykah Badu, Black Eyed Peas, The Roots, Travis Scott and hundreds of others and has deep roots in festival and large-scale productions. A native Chicagoan, he knows where to eat and drink, literally in every city, town and village on earth.
Maya Taylor
Production Coordinator
For over two years, Maya has been the primary point of contact for our production vendors and keeps our productions on schedule by creating and maintaining production timelines. In addition, she also monitors site diagrams, hires event staff and ensures all pre-show and post-show production elements are executed on time, and on budget. A perfect day is one full of nature, family, and vegan cuisine!
Matthew Johns
Technical Designer & Draftsman
Matt is a designer and technical design consultant for events, theater, and dance in the Los Angeles area. Matt is also the resident lighting designer at REDCAT, LA’s premier theater of avant-garde international theater and dance. His autocad and technical drawings are precise, on time and the technical foundation of our productions.
Nate Clowar
3D Artist
Nate is a freelance 3D artist with 25+ years experience as both an artist and art director at numerous studios including Konami and Tetris Online. His “life-like” drawings give show sponsors and partners an accurate picture of every element of the production before a single truck is moved on site. Mahalo! Team retreats are being planned for his Honolulu studio.
Monica Hijar
Production Finance Manager
Monica is a previous banking professional, who manages all concert and production budgets, accounts payable/ receivable ensuring contract compliance. She manages a portfolio of over 100 vendors and more than 400 union stagehands working for Bridge Street in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Diego, Sacramento and Memphis. She is adamant that the world revolves around the L.A. Dodgers and the L.A. Chargers.
Orianna Milne
Production Bookkeeper
Orianna brings 14 years of experience having fulfilled multiple roles in production and bookkeeping. Over the years she has developed a keen eye for detail and a sincere passion for the creative process. It’s hard to find anything that’s not amazing about Oregon…no sales tax, state nut, Portland’s reigning breweries.
Julie Gross
Bookkeeper
Julie brings years of bookkeeping and payroll experience after running a family owned business in the trucking industry for 25 years, and is responsible for keeping the lights, power, air and payroll running at Bridge Street and ensure licenses and taxes are paid! It’s Saturday, and yes, those are waves splashing around her family sailboat!
Ed Sanders
Consumer Engagement & Outreach
Ed brings more than 20 years in the public affairs and government arenas having worked as a Chief of Staff inside Los Angeles City Hall and Special Advisor to California’s Speaker of the House. Specializing in consumer engagement, community outreach, public policy, he leads his firm, ES Advisors Group, on business development imperatives for clients as well as building constituencies which advance strategic priorities for political, non-profit, corporate and entertainment entities. It’s all about Biggie, Tupac, Howard University and the 49ers.
Myisha Cayro
Social Media & Communications
Myisha is a marketing professional driving creative consumer engagement including social media, online event registrations and ticketing. Through her company MC Media & Entertainment she works with clients through her marketing and advertising expertise. Myisha is a Millennial, mother of two and “ about her business”.
Konstantin Hatcher
Project Manager
Konstantin is a project manager with national campaign experience including Obama ‘08 in California and Wisconsin and Hillary ‘16 in New York, in California and Wisconsin as well as successful grassroots campaign management roles across the country. He’s brought these skills to managing national initiatives which leverage the power of live entertainment to move public policy. “In a board meeting” literally means he’s careening down slopes on his snowboard or cruising the beach on his skateboard.
James Binaski
Creative Director
James has over two decades of high level creative direction for many of LA’s top entertainment and corporate organizations. Clients have included Warner Bros., Universal, Dreamworks, Fox Home Entertainment, & many more.
Priscilla Valldejuli
Talent & Hospitality
Organizer of all things Puerto Rico in Los Angeles, Priscilla rocks! Visit our headquarters or join us backstage at any of our productions and you will see exactly what we mean! No job above or beneath her she’s a Blessing to the artists and production professionals working our shows.