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Kent Vanderberg Degreed in Communication Arts and battle-tested from practically every production position and field experience imaginable, Kent Vanderberg brings a wealth of real-life knowledge and skills to his roles of Executive Producer and Director. Graduating from University of Wisconsin-Madison after attending New York University film school, Kent’s working experience began as a Videographer at PBS-affiliate WHA-Television. After two years directing nightly live concerts and producing video promos for London’s Hippodrome, Kent returned to the US to be a Broadcast Producer at advertising agency J.W. Messner in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Establishing Big Sky Productions in 1989, Kent traveled the world documenting and communicating the global expansion of Michigan-based appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corporation. Relocating to Orlando in 1997, Kent established a continuing relationship with the Walt Disney Company, producing numerous videos for Disney Cruise Line, Walt Disney Entertainment and Disney’s Worldwide Conservation Fund, as well as commercials and promos for Disney’s Yellow Shoes Marketing Group. Kent’s credits as a Live-Event multi-camera director include concerts by Earth, Wind and Fire, Smashmouth, Lionel Ritchie and many more, as well as corporate events for clients including Whirlpool Corporation and Walt Disney World annual event “ESPN: The Weekend”. Three years as Executive Producer for Orlando’s MyMediaWorks contributed direct-response television experience producing and directing several broadcast infomercials for Dynetech partner-clients including Quiznos and Wizetrade. Documentary experience includes “The Waters of Yellowstone” and four stories of the global reach and impact of the students and faculty of Johns Hopkins University. A former DJ and student of music theory, Kent’s musicality factors strongly in the rhythms of his work.