Bill Mitchell

My story, and I'm sticking to it.

Our initial incarnation, "The Video Rangers" was born in the dark ages of video. I recorded my first wedding in Chicago, before the invention of the camcorder. In those days we used a giant camera the weight of a cinder block, wired to a separate VCR the size of a Buick. It had to be rolled on a cart from place to place with a hundred foot extension cord still plugged into the wall...AND WE LIKED IT!

I went on to produce demo tapes and live performance videos for the entertainment industry including concerts and live theater. I was simultaneously working as a musician in theatrical productions throughout the U.S. and internationally with Chicago's "Free Street Theater" (directed by the legendary Patrick Henry), and "Godspell". I was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award (the "Jeff", Chicago's version of the "Tony") for "outstanding achievement in Chicago area theaters" for my work in Joe Papp's production of "I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road". We won "Best Musical", "Best Actress" (Gretchen Cryer), and "Best Director" (Word Baker) that year.

In 1982 I relocated to Hollywood to continue my musical role in "...Getting My Act Together..." at the Earl Carrol / Aquarius Theater in the Martin Tahse production. In 1984, our second incarnation in event videography began. I worked as a "Surveillance Specialist" for a large private investigative firm, and obtained video evidence used in multi-million dollar fraud and industrial espionage lawsuits.

In 1992 the time was right to move to greener pastures and we settled in the beautiful foothills of the mighty San Gabriel Mountains above Azusa California. In addition to recording hundreds of weddings and events in L.A. and Orange counties, I have produced a variety of projects for Arco, Kaiser Permanente, San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, AMC Theaters, Standard Oil, FOX TV, and KCBS TV.

In 2007, the Indianapolis Colts won the Superbowl.