Patric Z

The co-founder of Industrial Street Productions, Patric has background combining vivid storytelling with extreme technology. Patric is a seasoned producer, actor, and director with over 20 years' experience helming acclaimed, multi-million dollar, entertainment projects. From 1996's revolutionary "Mission: Impossible - The Web Adventure", to 2010's "Time Jumper" (TimeJumperComics.com) -- the first digital collaboration between Disney and the legendary Stan Lee -- Patric has served as producer on the some of the most groundbreaking projects of our era. Patric's most recent projects include the official web site for Walt Disney and his Museum (WaltDisney.org). He is currently developing a UFC-flavored, action-comedy series and overseeing the digital release of the acclaimed independent hit film "Left-Overs," which he sold in the Cannes Film Market in 1998. In addition to "Left-Overs," he also co-produced the best-selling "Images of Chaos, an Artwork for Television," which has been featured at the American Film Institute, The Long Beach Museum of Art, and is sold around the world. An actor since the age of 8, Patric has been a SAG-AFTRA member since 16. He's appeared in numerous feature films and TV shows including the PBS Special "Campus Culture Wars," "Reno911!," and "The West Wing." Recently, he appeared on the hit web series "Where the Bears Are" (WhereTheBearsAre.tv). On stage, he works regularly with Theatre of NOTE and Sacred Fools in Hollywood, and has played title roles in Uncle Vanya, Romeo and Juliet, and Richard III, and appeared in numerous original works, most notably a two year stint as the psycho-killer Marcos in Grubb Graebner's hit show "Lives of the Neo-Modern Fang People" at the Theatre of N.O.T.E. A major supporter of the LA arts and theatre scene, he spent three years as co-artists-in-residence with his partner Billy Hamilton at the avant garde Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, and spent 13 years on the Board of Directors for the acclaimed and adventurous Theatre of NOTE, helping to bring the company to its home in the heart of Hollywood. He has produced numerous award-winning stage productions, including "Kyler & Tyler Hit Zero Tolerance" and Leon Martell's "Feed Them Dogs." Patric has directed music videos for local artists The Maxfield Rabbit and Phil Ward. His stage directing credits include "Seven in the City," the acclaimed North American premiere of "Home Sweet Home in Central America," "The York Devil," and "Blackout." Prior to full-time employment in entertainment, Patric has been a Telecommunications Consultant for McDonnell Douglas\Boeing, a Data Center Manager for Tenet Healthcare Corporation, a radiator mechanic, and a paperboy. Patric has done volunteer work for such groups as Rebuild L.A., KPFK 90.7 FM, Recording for the Blind, and Well Again.