JT Thomas
The Cleveland Fashion Media Group - FashionTV Network

Contact Info: P.O. 110208 Cleveland, Ohio 44111
Phone: 216-469-7898
Email: jtdigitalvideo@aol.com
Website: http://fashion.meetup.com/230/?gj=sj8 / http://www.fashiontvnetwork.com / http://www.youtube.com/groups_videos?name=ClevelandFashionGroup

Business started: Freelance Videographer for eight years

COSE Member since: 2006

Type of work: Digital filmmaker, mixed media using video, photography and streaming media. Produced TV Show, Concert DVD’s and fashion shows. Video content for business highlighting their product and services.

Benefits of membership: Networking opportunities, affordable medical benefits for freelance artists and overwhelming resources of information to connect small businesses with potential new clients.

About: For over nine years, I’ve been videotaping the world’s biggest entertainers at the Rock Hall. In the summer of 2006, FashionTV Network was born. I decided to use the wealth of knowledge I’ve obtained at the Rock Hall to help emerging artists and businesses in a one- and two-part process to get video exposure and promote their products and services over the Web in other markets. Part 1, I’ve started FashionTV Network, which is a Fashion & Art video resource to connect with other artists and potential customers. Part 2, will be to focus on small and large business providing video content for their Web site.

As of March 12, 2007, FashionTV Network has attracted over 45,000 viewers and gained new alliance in other cities. Our business has grown in other areas, including expanding our coverage to Columbus and Chicago. We're also still developing our Web site and plan to be selling products in the spring of 2007. p>Connect: Creating an environment for artists to flourish so they can expand to many markets as their talent lets them, while also fostering a harmonizing atmosphere in Cleveland for digital artists to work and live.

Advice: The most important thing I've learned while filming the world’s biggest is that they all have failed many times in their life. If you don’t fail many times, you don’t get that hunger to succeed.

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