Adam Schlachter - Writer-Director-Producer

Born in Puerto Rico, raised in Miami, and living in Hollywood, Adam Schlachter has an M.F.A. from the American Film Institute, a Professional Certificate from UCLA, a B.F.A. from Florida State University, and an Associate Membership in the Writers Guild of America. A finalist in Esquire Magazine’s "Cinema Competition", he has written and directed dozens of shorts, including "The Stain On The Sidewalk" and "Father Figure", written seven feature screenplays, including "They Sway Toward The Sun" and "Stray Bullet", and attended seven esteemed filmmaking and television workshops, including the Berlinale Talent Campus, the Cannes Film Program, the CBS Directing Initiative, and the NBC-Universal Writers Showcase. Adam’s thesis film, "My Backyard Was A Mountain", qualified and was shortlisted for the Academy Awards, screened at over one hundred and fifty international film festivals, and won over thirty grand prizes. His debut feature, "The 7", is available for distribution through Worldwide Film Entertainment.

"Cahuenga & Selma"

Van Kassabian - Editor-Co-Producer

Van Kassabian received a B.A. in Telecommunications and Film from California State University, Los Angeles . His initial industry work came as a production intern at Lakeshore Entertainment and as a production assistant at Sally Field's production company, Fogwood Films. He once relocated to Prague, Czech Republic, where he started a company that supervised post production for independent films. He also edited student projects at the prestigious FAMU Film School and produced his first feature film there. His directorial debut, a short film titled "Head To Love", was screened at numerous international film festivals, including the Polish Horror Festival, where it was shown simultaneously at twenty-three cineplexes around the country, preceding the premiere midnight screening of "Saw VI". "Hollywood Whores" is his sixth film as an editor, his forth film as a producer or co-producer, and his debut as an actor.

"Melrose & Gardner"

Kenneth Lampl - Music Score

Residing in New Jersey, Kenneth Lampl is an award-winning composer of both film and classical concert music. A graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, he had the opportunity to study film scoring with John Williams. He has scored sixteen feature films and over thirty short films, including "Winter Of Frozen Dreams", starring Thora Birch and Keith Carradine, "35 & Ticking", starring Megan Good and Nicole Ari Parker, "Royal Kill", starring Eric Roberts and Pat Morita, and "Kandisha", starring David Carradine. Ken has also created music for the films, "Pokemon: The First Movie", "Mew Vs. Mewtwo", and "Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns".

"6th & Main"

John Traunwieser - Sound Designer

Born and raised in Australia, John Traunwieser discovered his love for film sound at a young age and studied sound engineering and mixing at a prestigious film academy. "Hollywood Whores" marks his debut as a re-recording mixer for a feature, having previously held that position on the short films, "The Old Dog", "Being Handy", and "Timeless Confessions". He is or has been in the sound department for the feature films, "Green Zone", "How To Train Your Dragon", "Fair Game", "Knight And Day", "Mars Needs Moms!", "Rio", "Kung Fu Panda 2", "Happy Feet 2 In 3D", and "Ice Age: Continental Drift".

"3rd & Fairfax"

Samuel Serrano - Original Songs

Samuel Serrano performs his music under a pseudonym, "jus me sam i am". Originally slated to debut as an actor in the "Flick" character role in "Hollywood Whores", but unavailable for production due to scheduling conflicts, Adam Schlachter offered him the opportunity to write original songs for the film’s soundtrack, as he still wanted Samuel’s musical presence in the final mix. His music tracks, produced by George Blaine, Stephen Brown, and Darin Black from Cut The Check Music, LLC, include "Let’s Go To Cali", "Shut Shit Down", "Back & Forth", "I’m Sorry", "I’m Grown", and the epic, "Neva Give Up".

"Sunset & Serrano"

John Anderson - Music Supervisor

John Anderson is the ringmaster of Hunnypot Unlimited, a multifaceted music publishing, artist representation, marketing, and film and television placement organization. Through Hunnypot Radio and the Hunnypot Website, he provides exposure to cutting-edge music and changes the palate of listeners worldwide through endorsement, promotion, packaging, and/or planning of live music concerts and events. John spent over twenty years as a music publisher, representing the catalogues of Pete Townshend, John Mellencamp, Nick Cave, Beyonce, The Allman Brothers, Willie Nelson, Corrine Bailey Ray, Snow Patrol, Kings Of Leon, Far East Movement, Hot Pink DeLorean, Dr. Hollywood, Fischerspooner, The Cramps, Talib Kweli, Blackstar, and The Coup. He is also on the Music Industry Executive Fundraising Committee for The City Of Hope, the premier music industry charity organization, and is a member of the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Film & Television Task Force.

"Sunset & Crescent Heights"

Vanessa Macedo - Associate Producer

Hailing from the streets of Elizabeth, New Jersey, of Colombian-Brazilian descent, Vanessa Macedo is a film theorist, a world traveler, a soil soul lover, and a citizen of the world. She has worked in several productions in New York and Los Angeles. Vanessa is determined to write and produce films that will knock your eyes out of their sockets and make you change the world one reel at a time. Her passions include traveling to the unknown, musicals that make you want to dance, and tea with the British. Her weakness is a good conversation, and her strength is the green ambiance of parks. Vanessa spends her time farming on strangers’ lands, riding horses and bikes, and wishing she could one day live in a shoebox made of candy. She longs to visit Australia and go on a spiritual walkabout.

"Santa Monica & Vine"

Anup Sugunan - Associate Producer

Anup Sugunan started his film journey as the director of programming for a prominent film festival and was a contributor on several radio broadcasts. He founded “Filmmaker Interviews”, an online magazine where he interviewed Don Davis (composer of “The Matrix”), Ted Tally (writer of “The Silence Of The Lambs”), and many up-and-coming filmmakers. He has guest-lectured at many universities and high schools on the various aspects of filmmaking and its value to society and taught film production to children at a foster academy. Anup won the Best Cinematographer Award from the Washington D.C. World Music and Independent Film Festival, is a filmmaker/photographer for A.R. Rahman (Oscar-winning composer of “Slumdog Millionaire”) on his Jai Ho World Tour, and is a professional headshot photographer.  A music enthusiast and rock guitarist, he was selected to appear in VH1’s “Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp”.

"Sunset & San Vicente"