The 2 principals of Avalon Media group are Raymond Bell and Ralph Riccardi.
Raymond A Bell
Raymond Bell is a producer and distributor of independent feature films, documentaries, pledge promotion specials and special interest programming. Mr Bell has extensive knowledge of all major media platforms and is an expert in development, sales and licensing of all forms of audio visual content. MR Bell draws upon his 20 plus years of knowledge, expertise and contacts to provide his clients with many services.
Raymond Bell Background information:
Mr. Bell brings over 20 years of experience in the media industry in the areas of development, production, marketing, merchandising and acquisitions of programming. For over 7 years, Mr. Bell was the President and CEO of Barr Media Group (“Barr”), a 60 year old company, which was one of the premier producers and distributers of film and video programming to the educational, retail, broadcast and corporate training markets. Over his career Mr. Bell has produced, directed and marketed hundreds of hours of programs such as, “Teamwork” with Pat Riley, “Cory Everson’s Step Aerobics series”, “Global 2000” with President Jimmy Carter, “History of World War II” with the Library of Congress, and “Fisher Price Little Peoples Videos” with Stan Lee/Marvel Productions. Mr. Bell received his B.A from Kean University in Fine Arts and is certified to teach grades K-12. He also attended graduate school in Film, Art, and Photography at Montclair State University.
Ralph Riccardi
Mr. Riccardi is presently a contract video producer and editor (preditor) for a major pharmaceutical company. He has produced and edited 2 short films, “Eat Me” (zombie) and “The Highly Observant Bill White” (mystery thriller). Both were shot on the Red One and are currently on the festival circuit. He produced and photographed (DP) an HD pledge special for WGBH PBS Boston, “An Introduction to The Inner Game with Tim Gallwey” Prior to his current contract position, he produced and edited an HD 26-part automotive lifestyle series for New England Sports Network (NESN) called “Cruisin’ New England”. He also produced an 8-part motorcycle build series featuring NFL stars called Celebrity Build for Fox Sports Network (FSN) in New England. He produced and edited a music special in the Bay area based on the book by the same title called “The Voices of Latin Rock”. He produced and edited broadcast and web segments for George Barris, creator of the original Batmobile, and many other high-profile personalities in the automotive industry for Barris Kustom Industries. He has shot and edited many commercials and short form promotional videos for numerous commercial clients including Loreal Professional, the Yellow Pages and City Search.
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