OUR TEAM

JAMES HOLMES, president & c.e.o.
James has been working in theatre, film, photography, the Internet, and music for the past 14 years, much of which has been spent as Cue Media’s Creative Director.

James has received several awards for shortfilms and music videos, including Best Experimental Video at the 1999 Utah Short Film & Video Festival for Flat Earth, which he and Hyrum Summerhays wrote, produced, and edited within a three-day period. James’s short film Cold was honored with Best Original Score at the 2002–03 International Festival of Cinema & Technology. His music video Little Girl with Blue Eyes was screened at the 2003 Utah Arts Festival and the 2003 Gloria International Film Festival, won Best Director and Best Animation at the 2003 Mess Productions Film Festival, and won a Special Merit Award at the 2002 Utah Short Film & Video Festival.

 

HYRUM SUMMERHAYS, vice-president of audio & music
Hyrum is the original founder of Cue Media and brings with him over 15 years of experience in the audio production community. He has a deep working knowledge of the principles of sound and has worked with countless musicians, voice-over talent, actors, and producers.

As the head of Eden's Watchtower Records, Hyrum has overseen the production, duplication, and distribution of several releases from each of the label's art.

In the corporate world Hyrum has worked with Sony Playstation, Maverik Country Stores, Iomega, Novell, and many many others.

OLIVER VALENZUELA, vice-president of marketing
Born and raised in Santiago, Chile, Oliver moved to the United States in 1996, after living in Argentina for two years. He attended Salt Lake Community College in 1997 to pursue a degree in Graphic Design and Multimedia. In 1998 he started working as a graphic designer for a sign company, eventually heading the art department. From there he was hired by an internet-development company to take over high-profile projects like the artwork for the independent films Extreme BMX, Miracle Boy, and Nyquist, and his company’s graphic- and HTML-support for Intel.

In 2004 he started his own company, NueveStudio, and after establishing a beneficial working relationship with Cue Media, was invited to become a partner, and to head the Graphic Design and Internet departments.