About Spann Productions...
Spann Productions is a family owned/ operated company.We address educational needs by utilizing the entertainment medium. At Spann Productions we produce audio,video edutainment materials, write and publish books.We also give live performances that bring our products to life on stage. We believe that quality entertainment is inherently educational and when these two mediums are linked together, in creative innovative ways, it will inspire, encourage and engage audiences of all ages to have a successful entertaining educational experience or as we call it here at Spann Productions, " an edutainment experience"!
Education is going through dramatic changes that are being driven by both politics and technology, at Spann Productions we believe this is the time for innovative ideas and our company will provide those ideas. We are universal in scope but, we are capable of targeting groups in specific areas such as in the urban,rural and special needs populations. Using the entertainment medium as a delivery system enables us to meet the challenges of today's diverse student technology driven population at all levels.
OUR MISSION:
"To Use The Entertainment Medium As a Vehicle to Educate"
WHO WE ARE....
Jeff Spann
Owner/Chief Executive Officer
Spann Productions is the brainchild of CEO Jeff Spann, searching for a way to expand his reach to a wider audience, send a message to today's communities about how to help today"s youth and have an impact on the entertainment and educational industries, he formed his own company. A graduate of Ohio State University and University California Los Angeles , Jeff has taught for over 30 years in two of the largest school districts in the U S, Bakersfield City School District and The Los Angeles Unified School District. he has worked with diverse populations of students from elementary to high school. Jeff has taught in general and special education teaching in all the core subject areas. In the entertainment industry Jeff has been a singer, songwriter, producer and part owner of Simply CDs a Los Angeles area compact disc store. At Spann Productions, along with being the company's navigator he spends a lot of time in the creative department. He is the writer, author, narrator and publisher of the children's book " Aunt Lucy's Rolls".
Deborah Spann
Project Administrator
Deborah attended Ohio State University, Los Angeles Valley and Bakersfield City Colleges majoring in business. With over 25 years of accounting and finance experience she lends her expertise to the administrative area of the company. She worked several years for Elektra Asylum Records. Deborah along with her husband Jeff and cousin Yvonne Hairston owned and operated Simply CD's, a retail music store. Deborah also has 13 years of work related experience in the finance departments of both city and county school districts.
Novella Marie Spann
Talent Coordinator/Performer
Novella brings to the company her talent as an actress, theatrical producer and business entrepreneur. She has had minor roles in television and parts in national commercials. Prior to moving from Memphis to California Novella produced and performed in own theatrical productions. She has work for more than five years in the fashion industry where she has developed impeccable managerial skills as a "trouble shooter" successfully guiding stores to increasing their profit margin.
Kai Spann
Musician/Songwriter/Actor
Kai grew up in and around recording studios and the theater. He is a natural singer and taught himself both guitar and piano. Kai has performed in the studio and on stage in various venues such as schools, county fairs, local stage productions and theater halls. He has performed in a variety of musical genres. He is involved in nearly all Spann Productions studio projects and regularly goes on tour. He is currently working on a musical story version of one of his original songs - scheduled to be published this year. Kai also has trained and worked as a nutritionist and physical trainer.
Shawn Spann
Performer/Technology Assistant
Shawn has had a variety of experiences. From his youth he has participated in several sports; basketball, football, track, baseball, ice hockey golf and in his spare time has coached basketball and football. He is a natural performer on stage and off and has had experience as a model for a national magazine. Shawn holds a degree in Early Children Education and served four years in the Navy. His current project at Spann Productions is a Rap Video. Company CEO Jeff Spann expects it to go global and considers it "top secret". It is scheduled for release this Fall 2011.
David Spann
Technology Consult/Computer Programmer
David is a graduate of Ohio Dominican University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science. He is involved in research and development of edutainment software and assist's in maintaining computers and websites. He is the designer of Match N' Play, a children's edutainment match game that can be played online or offline.
What We Do...
Spann Productions is an exciting edutainment company. Our purpose is to connect entertainment and education, create innovative products and produce performances which engage audiences of all ages by stimulating their imagination and inspire them to reach their full potential. The Creative Production Department is where ideas are tested by students, parents,educators and the general population at large. An idea may end up as an audio CD, MP3 or in a DVD format. It may also become published as a book, story rhyme,story song, software or all of the above. Selected projects may be developed into live stage performances.
PUBLISHING:
The publishing department is responsible for publishing books, music, games and other print materials such as lesson guides or activities. This department also handles the technical details that involves the publishing industry.
PERFORMANCE:
We select quality talent, including young artist to perform our productions on stage, in recordings and other media formats.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT:
A Spann Productions project grows from a creative idea and an assessment of an educational need based on information gathered from our network of educational resources. Spann Productions has an expanding network of educators to assist us in the development of innovative ways to utilize our products in the classroom, at home and throughout the community. As our projects go through development they are shown to students,,educators and audiences who give us feedback on their experience. This information guides our creative production department in designing a high quality entertaining and useful product that is targeted toward an educational need.
TALENT FORMATION:
Our creative production department forms a "team of talent' which may include writers, illustrators, technicians, educators, musicians, actors, singers and other professionals. Following our mission statement, "to use the entertainment media as a vehicle to educate", they set out to meet the goals and objectives that will help create a project or product that becomes an "edutainment experience" to remember.
Education is going through dramatic changes that are being driven by both politics and technology, at Spann Productions we believe this is the time for innovative ideas and our company will provide those ideas. We are universal in scope but, we are capable of targeting groups in specific areas such as in the urban,rural and special needs populations. Using the entertainment medium as a delivery system enables us to meet the challenges of today's diverse student technology driven population at all levels.
OUR MISSION:
"To Use The Entertainment Medium As a Vehicle to Educate"
WHO WE ARE....
Jeff Spann
Owner/Chief Executive Officer
Spann Productions is the brainchild of CEO Jeff Spann, searching for a way to expand his reach to a wider audience, send a message to today's communities about how to help today"s youth and have an impact on the entertainment and educational industries, he formed his own company. A graduate of Ohio State University and University California Los Angeles , Jeff has taught for over 30 years in two of the largest school districts in the U S, Bakersfield City School District and The Los Angeles Unified School District. he has worked with diverse populations of students from elementary to high school. Jeff has taught in general and special education teaching in all the core subject areas. In the entertainment industry Jeff has been a singer, songwriter, producer and part owner of Simply CDs a Los Angeles area compact disc store. At Spann Productions, along with being the company's navigator he spends a lot of time in the creative department. He is the writer, author, narrator and publisher of the children's book " Aunt Lucy's Rolls".
Deborah Spann
Project Administrator
Deborah attended Ohio State University, Los Angeles Valley and Bakersfield City Colleges majoring in business. With over 25 years of accounting and finance experience she lends her expertise to the administrative area of the company. She worked several years for Elektra Asylum Records. Deborah along with her husband Jeff and cousin Yvonne Hairston owned and operated Simply CD's, a retail music store. Deborah also has 13 years of work related experience in the finance departments of both city and county school districts.
Novella Marie Spann
Talent Coordinator/Performer
Novella brings to the company her talent as an actress, theatrical producer and business entrepreneur. She has had minor roles in television and parts in national commercials. Prior to moving from Memphis to California Novella produced and performed in own theatrical productions. She has work for more than five years in the fashion industry where she has developed impeccable managerial skills as a "trouble shooter" successfully guiding stores to increasing their profit margin.
Kai Spann
Musician/Songwriter/Actor
Kai grew up in and around recording studios and the theater. He is a natural singer and taught himself both guitar and piano. Kai has performed in the studio and on stage in various venues such as schools, county fairs, local stage productions and theater halls. He has performed in a variety of musical genres. He is involved in nearly all Spann Productions studio projects and regularly goes on tour. He is currently working on a musical story version of one of his original songs - scheduled to be published this year. Kai also has trained and worked as a nutritionist and physical trainer.
Shawn Spann
Performer/Technology Assistant
Shawn has had a variety of experiences. From his youth he has participated in several sports; basketball, football, track, baseball, ice hockey golf and in his spare time has coached basketball and football. He is a natural performer on stage and off and has had experience as a model for a national magazine. Shawn holds a degree in Early Children Education and served four years in the Navy. His current project at Spann Productions is a Rap Video. Company CEO Jeff Spann expects it to go global and considers it "top secret". It is scheduled for release this Fall 2011.
David Spann
Technology Consult/Computer Programmer
David is a graduate of Ohio Dominican University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science. He is involved in research and development of edutainment software and assist's in maintaining computers and websites. He is the designer of Match N' Play, a children's edutainment match game that can be played online or offline.
What We Do...
Spann Productions is an exciting edutainment company. Our purpose is to connect entertainment and education, create innovative products and produce performances which engage audiences of all ages by stimulating their imagination and inspire them to reach their full potential. The Creative Production Department is where ideas are tested by students, parents,educators and the general population at large. An idea may end up as an audio CD, MP3 or in a DVD format. It may also become published as a book, story rhyme,story song, software or all of the above. Selected projects may be developed into live stage performances.
PUBLISHING:
The publishing department is responsible for publishing books, music, games and other print materials such as lesson guides or activities. This department also handles the technical details that involves the publishing industry.
PERFORMANCE:
We select quality talent, including young artist to perform our productions on stage, in recordings and other media formats.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT:
A Spann Productions project grows from a creative idea and an assessment of an educational need based on information gathered from our network of educational resources. Spann Productions has an expanding network of educators to assist us in the development of innovative ways to utilize our products in the classroom, at home and throughout the community. As our projects go through development they are shown to students,,educators and audiences who give us feedback on their experience. This information guides our creative production department in designing a high quality entertaining and useful product that is targeted toward an educational need.
TALENT FORMATION:
Our creative production department forms a "team of talent' which may include writers, illustrators, technicians, educators, musicians, actors, singers and other professionals. Following our mission statement, "to use the entertainment media as a vehicle to educate", they set out to meet the goals and objectives that will help create a project or product that becomes an "edutainment experience" to remember.
