User:Jimkuehnel/sandbox

Jim Kuehnel is a record producer, artist manager, production manager, tour manager and event producer, who was active in the music industry until 2015. He is also known as and is active as an educator, writer, editor and film director. Jim spent most of his adult life in the entertainment industry. Before getting behind the camera and turning his focus onto film, he produced records, national tours, corporate functions, comedy festivals, and a variety of large scale events. He booked thousands of shows across North America and Europe and has toured extensively on both continents, as well as China. In 2006, he left the heavy travels behind and turned to passing on his knowledge to the next generations and started a private arts college that he still runs to this day. Jim also launched a video production company where he became heavily involved in the creative process, which brought him to write, edit, produce and direct the 2017 documentary feature film "The Pitch". A May 27, 2017 press release announced that AMG Visuals acquired all international broadcast and theatrical rights to the film with Sony Entertainment handling North American and international broadcast distribution. Jim is resides in Saint John, NB, Canada with his wife Sue and daughter Nikki.