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The Office meets YouTube

You gotta be crazy to fight "the man" -- fortunately, the cast of THE GENTS is nuts!  Turning the tables on the music biz, this team of rebels scours YouTube for up and coming talent to launch through their record label.  There's a method to their madness, but that doesn't mean their methods always work.  Passion, chaos, and creativity drive this crew, and beyond the music they're committed to defending free speech and saving the American Dream!  This scripted comedy series proves that you don’t need anyone’s permission to be an artist, all you need is YouTube, a little courage -- and The Gents.

WHO ARE THE GENTS?  Rich and Hersh ("The Gents") are renegade music lovers who live by one rule: “If the crowd wants it, the crowd will have it.”  Thanks to YouTube, musicians don't need the “music biz” - they just need someone to nurture their talent and help them find their audience.
 
The Gents' business model is simple: forget “the man” and build careers without ever stepping into the old showbiz gauntlet.

THE CAST  Los Angeles is our home turf, so it only makes sense that the cast of THE GENTS is comprised of rising stand-up comics, actors, and voiceover artists.  The show features guest stars such as Rachel Reilly (The Amazing Race, Big Brother) and talented artists from YouTube.  The pilot presentation cast includes Rich Aronovitch (Comedy Central, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) and Zara Mizrahi (Comedy Store, The Improv).

WHERE'S MY PLEDGE AT?  We’ve taken this idea as far as we can with our own resources -- with your help, we can get the first two episodes shot and edited, pay our cast and crew, commission original theme music, do soundtrack music, audio mixing, and put it out for the world to see for free.  

Any support we receive in excess of our requested funding will go toward the quality and promotion of this series.

TELL ME ABOUT THE PRIZES.  They’re fun and awesome, but most of all we want them to be valuable to our supporters.  We so appreciate any contribution you make that we’ve come up with prizes that reward your involvement with fun, comedy, and entertainment!  Value is important to us, so please let us know what you think of the prizes.

TELL ME ABOUT THE TEAM.  Raging Artists creates and markets original content, while empowering others to do the same. The artistic soul suffers in “normal society” so it is fitting that RA embraces the kindred spirits of tragedy and comedy. We all experience pain, and we convert those experiences into entertainment through the prism of comedy – we call it Enterpainment. There are no boundaries within these walls, only sledgehammers aimed at preconceptions. At Raging Artists, each team member brings a unique creative energy to their role, whatever it may be.

This series is directed by Justo Diaz (CEO), written by Justo Diaz and Hershel Rephun (CCO) and stars Hersh Rephun and Ernie Noh (CFO).  THE GENTS is produced by Marjorie Diaz (COO).

AM I A RAGING ARTIST?  A raging artist acts first, asks questions later, and never apologizes for passion, creativity, and bringing dreams to life.  If you’re still on this page, chances are YOU’RE a raging artist, which is why we’re inviting you to be part of THE GENTS.  

AWESOME!  I’M IN!  That’s friggin' fantastic!  Your contribution, however big or small, will bring us one step closer to proving to the world that anyone can get down with their unique creativity!

Thank you all and remember - the only way up is to go all out!

“I’m taking my rage to the stage, or puttin' it on the page, or any space, I’m doing it all, too late to start small, I can fall, or I can fly - got that look in my eye. I have the courage to fail cuz I wanna succeed...”
Hersh