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Loren Petersen is an American film producer. Along with his childhood friend director Brad Elmore, the two created EvilCo Productions after their successful micro-budget film The Wolfman's Hammer.

Personal Life
Petersen was born in The Dalles, Oregon to Mike Petersen, an insurance agent, and Laurie Petersen, a waitress. His family, along with two younger brothers was re-located in 1991 to Bend, Oregon where he would live through high school. It was in middle school where he and Brad Elmore would meet after getting kicked out of French class. They realized their friendship through a similar sense of humor and interest in music.

Business Life
Both Loren's Father and Grandfather were Farmers Insurance agents and after college he too opened his own insurance practice in Bend, Oregon that he grew over the course of 7 years. Following the success of The Wolfman's Hammer, he sold his business to pursue film-making full time.

His work on The Wolfman's Hammer came in the form of behind the scenes business work that included management of funds, procurement of resources, and organization of schedules. Following the principle filming, he organized press releases, and worked on the creation of EvilCo Productions