Tom Blessing IV

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Thomas E. Blessing IV (born July 23, 1966) is an independent film and television producer and artist manager from Yellow Springs, Ohio. He is known for his role as a production manager (line-producer) on the television series pilot Loveline (1996),[1] for his production management work with Dick Clark Productions[2] and co-producing the experimental feature film Irish Whiskey (1997).[3] More recently, he co-produced the documentary film The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006)[4] and from September 2006 through 2007 co-developed and managed[5]the musical act BoomBox.[6]

Blessing consults, develops and manages talent and project-oriented business endeavors for entertainment and education through the company he and attorney Nathan J. Elter founded in 1997, AlchemyHouse Productions, Inc., based in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and Los Angeles, California.[7] The "co-operation" strives to provide access bridges and knowledge to new and existing talent and markets by integrating Collective Intelligence models on projects. Blessing is a technical production consultant, cinematic[8] and still photographer[9] and co-owner of a sound and stage company.[10]

The grandson of a "Black March" survivor and World War II POW (Stalag Luft IV);[11] his father, Thomas E. Blessing III, is a past Greene County, Ohio, Commissioner[12] and stockbroker; Blessing's mother, Jane, a lifelong school teacher.[13] He grew up in rural Ohio, and graduated from Antioch University McGregor; earning a B.A. in the humanities and management majors and later received an M.A. in the team-based management program.

Serving as a past union Chief Steward (later President) of UE Local 796, Blessing negotiated three collective agreements between Antioch University McGregor and the membership. The most publicized being called 'Hellish', when talks broke down between negotiating teams through the involvement of college students and demonstrations, drawing "extensive media coverage."[14] Subsequent negotiations would become more harmonious as Blessing championed the membership towards integrative bargaining techniques[15] and to forgo legal representation in the direct bargaining process.[16]Aside from entertainment, he has worked for the University as their web developer and information coordinator since 1997.[17]

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  1. ^ "Loveline" (1996) - Full cast and crew
  2. ^ Tom Blessing: ZoomInfo Business People Information
  3. ^ Irish Whiskey - 1997 - John Bradford Pagano, Jon Stevens - Variety Profiles
  4. ^ The Power of Community (How Cuba survived peak oil) | Cinema Politica
  5. ^ Thomas E. Blessing IV - Biography
  6. ^ Athens Music Foundation Podcast - Athcast
  7. ^ AlchemyHouse Productions, Inc. - Welcome!
  8. ^ Lamson Library ยป The Power Of Community How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
  9. ^ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=1096112
  10. ^ ProductionHUB : Directory : AlchemyHouse Productions, Inc
  11. ^ NARA - AAD - Display Full Records - World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946
  12. ^ Greene County Records Center & Archives/Office of Records & Information - Elected Officials Search
  13. ^ Xenia Community Schools
  14. ^ UE News: Local 796 Prevails In 'Hellish' Talks With McGregor School
  15. ^ http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/interest-based_bargaining/
  16. ^ UE News: Local 796 Enjoys 'Really Different' Negotiations
  17. ^ Antioch University McGregor - SAS - Admissions
  18. ^ The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)
  19. ^ 31st Academy of Country Music Awards (1995) (TV)
  20. ^ Sea World/Busch Gardens Party for the Planet (1995) (TV)
  21. ^ Jerry Lewis Stars Across America (1995) (TV)
  22. ^ "Loveline" (1996) - Full cast and crew
  23. ^ Irish Whiskey (1997)
  24. ^ The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006) - Cast & Crew - MSN Movies