People on the Move

Design and VFX studio Spontaneous has hired Aaron King as creative director. He is a veteran CD who has been a driving force behind assorted iconic rebrands, promos, main titles and commercials for HBO, Showtime, LIFETIME, Syfy, ESPN, Olay, Citi and BMW.

Most recently, King served as partner at Be Creative Management, where he curated world-class studios in a number of disciplines ranging from strategy to execution. He oversaw concept and design across all platforms, including commercials, promos, television packaging, motion graphics, animation, print, key art and digital and social media.

King got his start as a creative director and designer for creative agency and design house Pittard Sullivan. He would eventually land at New York-based Pure as executive creative director, where he oversaw its transformation into a commercial visual effects and design company.

Spontaneous is part of Lively Group, the parent company of BlueRock, Scarlett and Ballistic. Lively Group is certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) as a certified woman-owned company.

Director Elliot Lim has come aboard the roster of NY-based production and animation company Not To Scale. His credits include campaigns for such brands as Ritz Carlton, Coach, Jaritos and MasterCard.

Lim’s work--featuring evocative animation--has been recognized at the 2005 Adobe Design Achievement Awards, the Icon Chef Challenge 2005 Chicago Resfest, and the 2007 Communication Arts Awards of Excellence.

Founded in London in 2005, Not To Scale also maintains studios in Amsterdam and New York City.

Industry veteran Meredith Nazzaro has joined NY-based audio house SuperExploder as sr. producer. With more than a decade of experience in postproduction, she has worked extensively across broadcast promotions and commercials, collaborating with leading television networks and ad agencies. As sr. producer, she will oversee all mixing, sound design and original music composition projects at SuperExploder.

After studying Communications at Rutgers University, New Jersey native Nazzaro got her start in the post industry at NYC audio post shop Bionic. She spent eight years there producing a wide range of network broadcast projects for the likes of USA Network, SyFy and The Food Network. She moved on to join audioEngine as executive producer, leading a team of seasoned mixers, composers and sound designers on commercial projects, including several Budweiser Super Bowl ads.

Company 3 has brought colorist Robert Curreri to its Detroit area facility. A prominent short-form colorist, Curreri has graded commercials for high profile brands including Honda, Target, Ford, Sprint, Volkswagen, Budweiser, Yahoo and Reebok, and music videos for artists including Beyonce, Lady Gaga, All American Rejects, Weezer and Kid Rock. Curreri’s work for My Chemical Romance earned him a Music Video Production Association Award for “Best Colorist.” Previously based in Los Angeles, Curreri relocated to the Motor City, where he will serve Company 3 clients in that region.

“I’ve spent a great deal of time working closely with Detroit-based clients, particularly in the automotive industry,” Curreri noted. “I’ve grown extremely fond of the Detroit community, so I eagerly accepted the opportunity to join Company 3 Detroit. I’m excited to be part of the Company 3 family once again.”

Curreri began his postproduction career as a music video colorist in the early ‘90s. Over the subsequent two decades, he built an impressive portfolio of work, collaborating with some of the industry’s most talented directors and cinematographers while at Company 3, R!ot and The Syndicate. Just before re-joining Company 3, Curreri worked as a freelance digital intermediate artist for feature films, music videos and commercials, most recently on the Foo Fighters HBO documentary series Sonic Highways, directed by Dave Grohl.

“Robert is a uniquely talented colorist,” said Stefan Sonnenfeld, Deluxe Creative Services’ CEO. “He will be a great addition to our roster of artists in and around the Detroit area. And, of course, he can work remotely with Company 3 clients in any location.”

A network for media and entertainment services across commercials, TV and feature films, Deluxe Creative Services is comprised of Beast, Company 3, EFILM, Encore, Level 3, and Method Studios.