Crew Bios

Rockville Centre, NY Native and graduated from South Side High School in 1987
Earned Boy Scout's Eagle Scout Award in 1986
Graduated with a BSBA in Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis in 1991
Graduated with an MBA in Sales and Marketing from Hofstra University in 1997
Married in 1995, have a daughter in 4th grade and a son in Kindergarten
Worked as a Freelance Sports Writer, Producer, Radio Host and Announcer since 2000 for various media outlets.
Interests are Golf and Texas Hold 'em

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Cindy Seiler, Production Manager, for “Live It Up! Show with Donna Drake and Fran Capo is also a gifted writer, director, producer, and President of LCR Robbins Productions, LLC, a newly formed creative media company. Her passion for writing began 17 years ago after the birth of her twins and she has never looked back. Cindy’s writing accomplishments include a broad spectrum of media; a full-length novel, short stories, four screenplays, and she is currently working on a new screenplay. Cindy is also the co-director/writer/producer of "Traveling Rose," a short comedic animation created for emotional education, and the writer/producer of a 20 minute short to promote her screenplay “Rough Point”.

She has over 15 years of diversified experience in a variety of companies, including Koch Entertainment, Drake Media Network, Don Buchwald & Associates, Inc., Cablevision (AMC, BRAVO and WE: Women’s Entertainment), and the Nassau County Film Office. Cindy has worked with Donna Drake (President, Drake Media Network), and Donna McKenna (Casting Director and Independent Film Producer) on the cable and radio talk show “Indie’s Insider” and as a Production Assistant on various film productions with Donna McKenna. She also developed scripts for corporate videos and commercials for Donna Drake, and has organized and participated in a variety of fundraisers, such as the Huntington Arts Council Laff-Off Comedy Competition and Talent Show Competition, Day of Beauty Breast Cancer Awareness, Long Island Cares, and continues to volunteer whenever she can.

Cindy was a Top Finalist in the Project Greenlight Contest, a Finalist in the Open Door Contest sponsored by Script Magazine, Winner of the Queens College 2003-04 Writing Contest for Best Screenplay and had a feature article published in the Long Island Parenting News. She has trained with professors from the NYU Film Program and continues to work on new projects with Ned Stuart of Lang Syne Films, an experienced and talented producer/writer/actor.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from Queens College and lives in Plainview, NY, with her husband, Mitchell, and twins, Jan and Andrew.

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Chris Catalano is the owner of C2 It Multimedia, a content creation company working in the Audio, Video and Web production genres. Chris started his company after spending 14 years with Verizon in various corporate positions. During his tenure at Verizon he spent a good portion of his time traveling throughout the US and internationally in support of the company's improvement initiatives. During the last few years with Verizon, Chris was spending a significant amount of personal time consulting with private clients on the side. As the demands of the consulting work continued to increase it became apparent that it was time to create C2 It Multimedia. Several years later the business has expanded significantly and now caters to corporate, small business and private clients. Chris oversees the majority of the work created by C2 It, but tries to delegate as much as possible.

Chris' home life consists of spending time with his wife Shelley, young twin children, Jackson and Kayley and their two dogs, Andi and Rose. The entire family are outdoor enthusiasts and try to take advantage of any opportunity to get out and explore. Chris and his wife also like to spend time supporting one of their favorite non-profit organizations, the Guide Dog Foundation. They volunteer their time and C2 It Multimedia volunteers their services to the organization on a routine basis.

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Linda Bruno has been working as a voice over actress for more than 15 years. She started in Florida with a background in theatre and radio broadcasting before making the leap to New York City in 1997. Since then she has voiced for countless clients including TLC, VH1, McDonald's, The Weather Channel, and Nickelodeon to name a few. Linda has a variety of reads – from sarcastic and witty for VH1, to upbeat and friendly for Nickelodeon. Versatility is what she is known for and the reason so many of her clients have continued to repeatedly use her on their projects. Radio imaging clients include KFSH FM in Los Angeles and Bay FM in Japan, as well as many rock heritage and talk stations. Her voice is versatile enough to appeal to the female demographic and yet still attract the male audience as well.
Her full time job is voiceovers, and when she’s not busy voicing for TV and Radio stations, she can be found teaching "The Art of Voice Overs" in New York. Contact us at Live It Up for more information.

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Tony Liuzzi has been a notable fixture on the metropolitan area’s video production scene since 1983. For the past seven years he has produced the BOLI Awards (Best on Long Island) for the Long Island Advertising Club. Edited programs for an array of noteworthy broadcast and corporate clients such as American Movie Classics, Bravo, WE: Women’s Entertainment, Independent Film Channel, Discovery Channel, Cablevision and 98.3 KJOY. Corporate clients include David Lerner Associates, Unisys, Holophile Inc. Catholic Charities, Adecco, Winthrop Hospital, AGFA, Long Island Advertising Club, Fuji Medical Systems, and the NY Islanders hockey.

When it comes to video and post production Tony has been the go to guy, consulting for John Edwards “Crossing Over” and the rebuild of the New York Islanders edit suites. He introduced web conferenceing software “Abobe Connect Pro” to David Lerner Associates for their weekly meetings.

Tony Liuzzi was the founder and president of Accom’s Sphere Non-Linear Edit Systems’ professional video trade association. Also he is a member of the national Digital Video Disc Association (DVDA), the Long Island Advertising Club (LIAC) and Final Cut Pro User Group New York (FCPUGNY). His achievements have been recognized by numerous industry awards and honors including four Telly’s, two Communicator Awards, International Film & Video Festival Awards,
An Emmy for American Movie Classics “Behind the Screen”, A New York Emmy Nomination, and two Best-of-Long Island Awards (BOLI’s).

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Matthew Holota is an independent filmmaker and multimedia producer/editor currently living in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. He has extensive experience in producing feature films, documentaries and broadcast television, and helped launch the web video portals Islanders TV, Rangers OnDemand and Knicks OnDemand.
Matthew graduated with honors from St. Bonaventure University in 2001 with a B.A. in Journalism/Mass Communications and a minor in Philosophy. He enjoys movies, music and requesting books from the Brooklyn Public Library that may or may not arrive at his local branch. He has spent time in Japan, the UK, China and most of the Canadian provinces.

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Maria Martino is a Dix Hills, NY Native who graduated from Half Hollow Hills High School East in 1984. While working full time, she attended Farmingdale State College and graduated with an Associates Degree in Business Administration in 1992. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Farmingdale State College with an expected graduation of Fall 2010. Maria has over 15 years of diversified work experience with background in television working as a Segment Producer on a Home show, Joy Philbin's Haven. She married in 1996 and currently lives in Babylon, NY, with her husband Bill and her two children, Matthew, 10, and Nicole, 6. She took time off from the workforce to raise her children and is currently working as a segment producer on Live It Up! Show. Her interests are sewing, fitness and boating.

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