Louise scott

Nashville, TN (USA)
Role(s):
C-Level Executive (CEO, CFO, etc.)

Defy Gravity Productions

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Location: Nashville
Industry: Entertainment
Year Founded: 2009
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Business Stage: Creation/Idea
Entity Type: Sole Proprietorship
Description: Brief Summary of the future expansion of Defy Gravity Productions: Defy Gravity Productions is looking to expand into the publishing and recording end of the music industry. There is a proposal ready to go, but capital/ funding is at the minimum to get it off the ground. This company was found and has been financed strictly with personal fund of its founder and owner, T. Louise Scott. There is have a Publicist firm that is ready to jump in and get DGP stamped into deeper within the music industry and place us on top of the board as well as all my artist that will be signed through the branding of my company of DGP. The final goal for DGP in the next 5 years will become a fast running company, with the title of Record Label/ Publishing company and recording studios attached to the name. As it stands now, DGP has book shows for not only our rostered artist, but for other artist that have been on the billboard charts as well as won awards in the industry. Grammy award winners. When DGP has the capital, it could take this company to a step higher level than before. DGP has really gone into the promoting end of the shows. However, this company would like to take it notch higher to be able to work as the promoter or co promoters for shows like Brett Micheals or Keith Urban, and have sell out shows and festivals in the summer months as well as year round. These are people are the people that we have access to as well as people from recent years. You will see as you take a look at a funding profile, how the break down summary will explain more about Defy Gravity Productions and its future and where it should be heading. ____________________________________________________________________________ Funding Profile: Defy Gravity Productions PO BOX 110222 Nashville, TN 37222 Name Of Contact Person: T. Louise Scott Enterprise Name: Defy Gravity Productions Address: PO BOX 110222 City: Nashville State: TN Zip code: 37222 Email Address: (URL removed) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certification: I certify that the information provided in this form is true, accurate, and adequately presents a representation of the condition of my enterprise. T. Louise Scott, CEO / Found & Owner of Defy Gravity Productions Must be signed by Contact Person listed above: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. PROFILE FACTS 1. Select the developmental stage of your enterprise: Enterprise Stage: Common Characteristics: Early Stage Firm A venture that has been organized but operating less than 2-3 years. Turnaround A venture in need of immediate assistance 2. Venture Location-- Corporate or Home Office Location City: Nashville State: TN 3. How much money do you need to reach your immediate goals? $ 500,000.000- One million 4. Will you accept funding from more than one investor to reach the dollar amount needed? YES 5. Which industry group(s) best describes your enterprise: Entertainment Communications/Publishing Marketing and Media Relations Productions Arts 6. What is the MINIMUM amount you would accept from any single investor? $250,000.00 7. Is a written business plan complete and available for review? YES,Both of the full length and shorten versions 8. Show your actual sales and profits before taxes for the last twelve months (if any). By the end of the 2010 fiscal year, Defy Gravity Cleared over $770,000.00. Those fund are from retainer fees, merchandise, Promotional services, website development and design. 9. What are your projected sales five years from now? over $5 million, specify $ 8-10+ million 10. What is the legal form of your business at present? Sole Proprietorship [ as it stands now] However looking to change to a Partnership 11. How soon after financing will operating cash flow reach break-even level? 18 Months 12. Which basic type of financing do you prefer? Sell a part of your enterprise to an investor (equity capital) offering a partnership of the company B. FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS: A. Please complete the pro forma income statement as projected for the next 3 years. Total Start-up Expansion Expense total needed $500,0000- one million First year Revenue Margins: $2 million Five year Revenue Margins: $8- 10+ million These figures do not include the mechanical and performance royalties which Defy Gravity will hold on any projects that we are directly involved in. In the first year, that dollar amount would exceed over $ 200,000 alone. Merchandise can exceed the dollar amount of a tour artist within the first year of being on the road of 300,000 for the company. Potential Customers: Averaging the Figures: Increasing revenue by 15-20,000 per yr. Always keeping 30 Sr. and 22 JR Roster clients Opening the roster twice a year for new acts Increasing in numbers: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Retainer fee $48,000-64,000 $48,000-82,000 $78,000-104,000 Recording Projects $324,000 $1,620,000 $1,944000.000 Publishing $250,000 $500,000 $2.5 million ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $622,000 $2.2 million+ $4+ million B. How much Personal Cash have you AND your immediate families invested in your venture to date in total? $ 30,0000.00 C. What rate of return can an investor expect? Up to 35% on the initial investment funding Up to 10 % from Royalties from the publishing and merchandising & recordings per year over a five year return. D. Please indicate the uses of the capital specified: 5 year lease space with option to buy Renovation of space for studio Recording equipment Office equipment Travel fund [5 year] To trade shows for endorsements & General business Artist development Permits and licensing Staffing Salary [first18 months only] 2 year of services for the publicist company C. Investors SEARCH OPTIONS: 1. Specify the desired geographic area to limit your investor search. Nationwide search Open to: Regional only (home state and all adjoining states) Open to: Local only (approx. 500 miles) Would be open to: World-Wide or Specific Location [but only if proper background checks are completed. 2. Enterprise is interested in loans ONLY: NO,looking for partnership, either active or silent, partnering up is the best option for this company. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. BUSINESS PLAN SUMMARY: Summery of the Future of DGP: Defy Gravity is ready to take that next big steps, starting with these: 1. Open our own recording studio 2. Publishing Company: (URL removed) IS ready to be everything short of a record label. 4. Open its own photography/video-graphy studio. Maintain all copyrights to all of the work done as well as the royalties for a larger profit margin through out the course of that artist career. 5. DGP have had interest in doing a pilot for a network, with the help of our Publicist team, EMG. ____________________________________________________________________________ By having Defy Gravity open our own recording studio and Publishing Company, it will bring in more revenue on a more steady basis. By having the space is located in the heart of Music City USA, it will be easy to access for both clients and the general public for the services that would be offered. It will be required that all clients that are signed to Defy Gravity Productions will have to use only our studios and publishing company. This way it would guarantee the financing to the company ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of Funding and Revenue Profits Total Start-up Expansion Expense total needed $500,0000 - $one million First year Revenue Margins: $2 million Five year Revenue Margins: $8- 10+ million ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of DGP : Manager Statements: With an inquiry you will be provided with all these charts for you to view, you will see easily to see all revenue that is out there to be made.. Defy Gravity has been in the thick of the Nashville scene long enough to know what works and what does not. The main stay of the money is in Publishing and Merchandising. Developing a new artist on a 7-10 year plan, is the key for a long term working relationship not only with the artist, but the labels and concert promoters that DGP has already developed a working relationship with and will continue long into the future. By have artist sign exclusive management contracts, it will guarantee a long and profitable career for both the company and the artist. Defy Gravity is in this for the long run, to make not only the company a success, but all of the artist that we work with, Both unknown as well as Grammy winners. If our artist do not succeed, nor does Defy Gravity. There will nothing but the best that will come out of the door of DGP, anything less than above excellent will not be acceptable. If it is not a chart topper, an award winning material, the public will never hear or see it. Also by having all the copyrights to everything from the visual art to recordings, and print, Defy Gravity will hold all the rights to receive all of the royalties for all the work that is produced by this company. In a matter of a few short years, Defy Gravity will go from just under a million dollar gross profiting company to exceeding 10 million dollars in sales and revenue, all for a minimal start up expansion fee, compared to the overall profit margins. Management Team: The management team would include the top of the top here in Nashville, from writers, producers, film and photographer crew as well as artist manager. Anyone and everyone on the production side will hold a college degree and many years of experience as well as the highest awards in their field. ___________________________________________________________________________ The Plan for making DGP a Household Name: Through the publicist company [EMG] that is willing to Brand Defy Gravity Production as a major force within the music industry, we will be able to gain access to award shows like the Country Music Awards, the Grammy, and the American Music Awards so our artists can reach their target audience and gain commercial success ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Here is the deal: In exchange for your investment, you be offered a partnership within the company which at that point you are will have up to 35% of equity of the company, plus 10% of the royalties from the publishing and recording and Merchandise from the artist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Closing Statement: As you will see with all the charts that will be provided to you to view, it will be very apparent that all the revenue that is out there to be made... Defy Gravity has been in the thick of the Nashville scene long enough to know what works and what does not in today’s Market. The Main stay of the money is in publishing and Merchandising. Developing Artist on a 7-10 years exclusive plan is the key for that long term working relationships, not only with the artist, but the labels, and concert promoters. For which DGP has already developed a working relationship with and will continue for many years to come. Exclusive management Deals: By having a policy to have all the artist sign exclusive management deal, it will guarantee a long and profitable career for both the company and artist. Defy Gravity is in this for the long run, to make not only the company a success, but all if the artist that are signed to the roster of DGP. With working with both the unknown as well as Grammy award winners, we have the key to making Defy Gravity a household name both nationally and internationally. The bottom line is if the artist of Defy Gravity does not succeed, then neither does the company. Nothing but the best is the quality of Defy Gravity Productions: There will be nothing but the best that will come out of the doors of DGP, anything less than award winning excellence will just not be acceptable, and the public will never hear or see it. the goal would be have all recognition from the peers and industry as well as the public, and have it show though the awards, plaques in every office of Defy Gravity, in every regional office across the country. Copyrights and royalties: With Defy Gravity owning all the copyrights to all the visual, audio and printed works, it will open the door to even higher profits through the royalties and merchandise of its artists and artist the DGP work with. These rights and royalties will be exclusively to only this company unless sold or rented out to the artist or manufactures, where it will be branded and licensed, for the soul purpose to create even more revenue for Defy Gravity Productions. Overall Goals: Monetary Goals The overall monetary goals for Defy Gravity Productions of Nashville, TN, is to go from just under a million dollar gross profiting company to exceeding a multi-million dollar mark in sales and revenue, all for a minimal start up expansion fee, all compared to the over all profit margins in a few short years, of the beginning of this project. Feeling the force of Defy Gravity: The overall goals for the company itself is to make Defy Gravity a force to be reckoned with. A name that people will just know that if you want something done, a career to be made, this is the place to go. Defy Gravity is a company that is wanting and willing and ready to run up against the big major companies in Nashville, and across the country. There are projects withing to happen, but will not get a chance until the funding is there to have it don. There are Grammy award winners of past current and even future winners waiting to get thing u and running so we can make everything happen. There is a TV Pilot waiting to be make. Connections are there to have it happen, but the funding isn’t. Ask yourself this: Are your ready to turn your investment into millions over the course of a few short years? Are you ready to partner up with Defy Gravity and be part of the winning team to have number one hits in the ratings for Television and chart toppers artist, and have the awards sitting on your desk? Are you ready to become one of the team that will become one of the largest company in the music and entertainment industry? Are you ready to be a force to be reckoned with? Do you have these overall goals too? If you answer is Yes, contact me at Defy Gravity and let’s partner up, partner!!!