With over thirty years experience in audio and video production, music manufacturing and distribution, record labels, and music publishing, Norbert brings a strong reputation and savvy to his position at TPC. Norbert is a music business professional with extensive management skills. He has received platinum and gold awards as a record producer and has a unique ability and understanding of the entertainment industry.

He began his career as a professional musician at the age of 13. He built and operated his first studio at the age of eighteen. Through his work as a producer for gospel acts, he realized their need for high quality records and tape duplication. To meet this need, he opened the Tape Plant, a state-of-the-art duplication facility, employing 31 persons full-time. The Tape Plant provided duplication services for several major gospel groups and large recording studios across the country, as well as manufacturing for a highly successful "Tape-of-the Month" service in New York. Through this experience, Norbert learned how to develop, record and manufacture talent oriented product at a high quality standard while keeping control of quality and cost.

In 1976, Norbert was presented with an opportunity to realize his dream of opening his own studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Upon relocating to Nashville, Norbert built and opened Music Square Productions located on Nashville's famous Music Row. In a short period of time, he was producing and engineering demos for MCA Records, ABC Records, United Artists Records, Tree Publishing, Warner Brothers and other publishing companies. He also recorded demos for such rising recording artists as: Dobie Gray, Louise Mandrell, Deborah Allen and Janie Fricke, to name a few. Along with those projects, Mr. Stovall built and assembled one of Nashville's finest mobile recording facilities, recording "live performances" for major Gospel acts including: J. D. Sumner and The Stamps, The Kingsmen, The Sego Brothers, and Naomi, The Singing Goffs and more.

In 1978, after three years of operation, Norbert decided to devote his time to developing and recording new artists. At this time, he relocated back to his roots in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his nephew, Allen Wright, designed and built Big Mama Recording Studios (named after his mother). With a new 24-Track "state-of-the-art" facility located in the foothills of The Great Smoky Mountains, his main goal was to attract major recording artists to the studio. Due to its high quality standards, relaxed atmosphere, unique methods of talent acquisition and Norbert's talent as a producer, Big Mama's has developed a winning reputation, not only locally, but nationally and internationally, as well.

In 1978, Earl Glick, producer of The Little Rascals and Laurel & Hardy and the founder of Hal Roach Studios in Hollywood, California, contacted Norbert, regarding music production for his new company called "The Singing Machine". Based on Norbert's excellent reputation as a producer in the gospel music industry, Mr. Glick contracted with Norbert to produce and record gospel soundtracks for a new "fad" called Karaoke. The first track recorded was "What A Friend We Have In Jesus". The Singing Machine then contracted with Big Mama to produce and record additional soundtracks for Country, Rock 'n' Roll, Children's' Music and other musical styles. In 1983, TPC began producing tracks for license by another industry leader, Pocket Songs, over a five year period.

In 1989, the Chartbuster Karaoke division of TPC was formed to further the development of quality Karaoke soundtracks for this newly emerging market. To date, Norbert has produced and built Chartbuster Karaoke into the second largest Karaoke catalog in the country. He has produced over 5,000 songs and records 40 to 60 new karaoke songs each month.

Norbert's credits are extensive and include the following: Music Director for over 450 episodes of I-40 Paradise for the Nashville Network; Multimedia Productions - 1982 World's Fair TV Special; ABC TV - Christmas Special with Dolly Parton called, "A Smoky Mountain Christmas"; Gold and Platinum Awards as a producer of Major Artist Christmas Albums for artists like Tony Orlando, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, Larry Gatlin, Waylon Jennings and others (see appendix for complete artist listing); The Walt Disney Company - music and dialogue recording for the Cherokee Language version of the animated feature film - "Pocahontas"; recording sessions with LeVar Burton for Reading Rainbow and Star Trek The Next Generation - CD-ROM Game for Spectrum Holobytes, and other major projects.

Norbert is currently working on several projects with Grammy Award winning producer Larry Butler - of "Kenny Rogers" fame. He is also developing several new Christmas and specialty recording projects for several clients. Norbert is developing a new Gospel record Label with album projects being negotiated with Tony Orlando and Mickey Gilley. Norbert continues to develop new talent and, of course, his production duties with Chartbuster Karaoke.

Norbert is dedicated to producing and recording products of the finest quality. It is his vision and professionalism that drives TPC. He is our visionary and cornerstone. Norbert Stovall is destined to continue to develop and produce new projects, products, and markets that will insure the continuing growth and development of TPC into the 21st Century.

Allen started TPC with Norbert Stovall in 1989. He has extensive experience as a record producer / recording engineer with over 100 projects to his credit. In 1982, he was contracted as the Audio Production Mixer for TNN's Nashville Network and performed these duties for over 2 years and 465 episodes. Allen was instrumental in the development of video and film production services for TPC, as well as the integration of computer systems into the TPC umbrella. As Tennessee Production Center's Staff Video Producer and Director his credits include corporate videos, music videos, television programming, "live" performance videos, and television commercials.

Allen's experience as a computer technician spans over 17 years. He is TPC's Information Systems (IS) Manager. Allen is responsible for designing and maintaining TPC's computer network, Internet marketing and access, database creation and management, software evaluation, installation and training, and all computer systems related functions and responsibilities.

Allen is a key member of our Technology Staff. His creative and technical skills allow TPC to keep pace with the rapidly changing media and technology markets upon which we are dependent.

Greg has over 20 years experience in sales, marketing, purchasing and manufacturing. He has vast experience in building million dollar companies such as Jewel Creations and United American Video (UAV).

1978 - 1984 Jewel Creations - a family owned and operated business that manufactured and imported costume jewelry and belts. Greg was responsible for all manufacturing and purchasing of raw materials. His duties required extensive travel to the Far East to negotiate the importation of their products. Sales reached $5 million in 1983.

1985 - 1986 New Media Management - a contract sales company specializing in cable television sales. Greg started as a salesman and was promoted to Sales Manager in eight weeks. He managed a staff of thirty while with the company. Greg left New Media Management to join the staff of United American Video.

1986 - 1996 United American Video (UAV) - an entertainment company which manufactures and distributes videos, CD's, Karaoke Music and CD-ROM products on a nationwide basis, Greg was hired as a sales person and was promoted to Vice President in 1988. Greg's responsibilities included sales and support for major accounts and importing of raw materials. Sales were over $2 million per year by 1988. In 1994, Sales reached $3.8 million. In May of 1996, Greg left UAV to take a position as Vice President of Sales for TPC.

1996 to Present TPC, Inc. - Greg's responsibilities include sales and licensing of music masters, karaoke products and video production services. Greg has established the current Chartbuster Karaoke sales and distribution programs. Greg has also placed TPC's Christmas with The Legends of Country Music product on the QVC shopping network and the Shop at Home network. Greg has also finalized negotiations to place TPC's Smoky Mountain Christmas product with Laserlight, the largest cassette and CD distribution catalog in the United States. Greg is currently establishing Chartbuster's telemarketing department for karaoke distribution, as well as maintaining established and new karaoke dealer and distributor accounts. Greg is also instrumental in establishing TPC's sales and marketing plans.

Stan's eclectic mix of management and accounting education and experience combined with a musical background has made him the perfect match for TPC's internal accounting and finance function. Stan has been involved in the management of small businesses for over 18 years.

Stan began his career immediately out of high school with Shemco, Inc. - a $15 million per year, family owned, coal mining and processing company. Stan began working as an explosive technician and quickly worked his way up to the processing plant manager position where his creativity and ingenuity helped him to create a 312% increase in production with plant efficiency increasing by over 60%.

At the decline of the coal industry in the late 1980's, Stan moved on to create a landscaping and lawn maintenance company, Marcom Landscapes, the purpose of which - to create seasonal income while attending undergraduate school. During this time, Stan completed an A.A.S. degree from Roane State Community College in Small Business Management, then a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Tennessee, and is currently in the last stages of completing his MBA, also from the University of Tennessee.

In 1993, Stan began gaining public accounting experience by preparing personal income taxes for Financial Management Network, Inc., and later performing job costs analysis for Lawhorn & Associates, both public accounting firms. In late 1995, Stan accepted the controller's position with Fasser, Inc., a $9 Million per year computer hardware distributor. There, Stan developed Fasser's first accounting department, employing four. As sales increased, Stan implemented many successful controls, management systems, and procedures that produced massive increases in efficiency and profitability. In early 1997, Stan left his position at Fasser, Inc. to help develop a startup company, Montgomery Micro, LLC and to pursue other challenging opportunities. Stan's professional goals include earning the Certified Managerial Accountant designation (Licensed by the AIMCA) by year end, 1998.

Stan currently holds both the position of CFO at Montgomery Micro, LLC and Controller for TPC, Inc.