Thomas E. Blessing IV is an independent film and television producer and project manager from

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. He is known for his role as a production manager (line-producer) on the television series pilot ''

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'' (1996),">"Loveline" (1996) – Full cast and crew
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and co-producing the experimental feature film ''Irish Whiskey'' (1997). He co-produced the award-winning documentary film '' The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil'' (2006). Since September 2006 he has managed and developed musical touring acts including

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, The Werks,

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and others. Blessing co-created The

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(2010-2012) and manages live events such as Hookahville Music Festival, a popular event that has been produced twice a year since 1992 in Ohio and founded by the band Əkoostik hookah. Blessing consults, develops and manages talent and project-oriented business endeavors for entertainment and education through the company he and attorney Nathan J. Elter founded in 1997, AlchemyHouse Productions, Inc., based in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and Los Angeles, California. The "co-operation" strives to provide access bridges and knowledge to new and existing talent and markets by integrating

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models on projects. Blessing is a technical production consultant, cinematic and still photographer. The grandson of a "Black March" survivor and

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( Stalag Luft IV); his father, Thomas E. Blessing III, is a past

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, Commissioner and stockbroker; Blessing's mother, Jane, a lifelong school teacher. He grew up in rural Ohio, and graduated from Antioch University Midwest; earning a B.A. in the

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and management majors and later received an M.A. in the team-based management program.

Partial filmography

* ''The 52nd Annual

Golden Globe The Golden Globe Awards are awards presented for excellence in both international film and television. It is an annual award ceremony held since 1944 to honor artists and professionals and their work. The ceremony is normally held every Januar ...

Awards'' (1995) (TV) * ''31st

Academy of Country Music The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Among the founders were Eddie Miller (songwriter), Eddie Miller, Tommy Wiggins, and Mickey and Chris ...

Awards'' (1995) (TV) * ''

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Party for the Planet'' (1995) (TV) * ''

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Stars Across America'' (1995) (TV) * ''

'' Pilot Episode (1996) (TV) * ''

Irish Whiskey Irish whiskey ( or ''uisce beatha'') is whiskey made on the island of Ireland. The word 'whiskey' (or whisky) comes from the Irish , meaning ''water of life''. Irish whiskey was once the most popular spirit in the world, though a long period of ...

'' (1997) * '' The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil'' (2006)The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006) – Green Planet Films
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References

External links

Official websiteOfficial BoomBox websiteAntioch University McGregorBeyond Theory Y
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