BreakTheMatrix is pleased to announce that Keith Baxter has joined the company as Creative Director in Hollywood. Mr. Baxter (48) has a long and distinguished career as a writer, director, producer and music composer over a period of more than 20 years at major Hollywood studios. Keith will be responsible for oversight and production of all BreakTheMatrix television content, beginning with our entertainment television shows "The Public Trust" and "Liberty and Nemesis" presently in the production planning stage. Mr. Baxter starts in his new position at BreakTheMatrix in August, 2008.

Keith was born and raised in Prince George, British Columbia, and he is a lifelong libertarian and freedom lover. In 1980, Mr. Baxter left Canada and came to California, where he studied at the Hollywood Musicians Institute. In 1985, Mr. Baxter embarked on dual careers in music and animation, working as a Character Designer at Filmation Studios, and beginning in 1988 Keith went to work for Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank as a writer and director of animation features. He was a pioneer in computer animation at Warner Bros., where he directed "Marvin the Martian," a stereoscopic theme park animation feature starring Daffy Duck and (who else?) Marvin the Martian. Mr. Baxter was with Warner Bros. for five years writing and producing entertainment features, as well as commercials for national companies including Pepsi Cola and Parker Brothers.

In 1994, Mr. Baxter went to Dreamworks Studios, where he worked as a writer, show runner and songwriter on numerous television animation features such as "Toonsylvania." Thereafter, Mr. Baxter went to Disney Studios, where he directed multiple projects featuring Mickey Mouse and Winnie The Pooh. During his years at Disney, Keith wrote story on such features as "Tigger," "Junglebook 2," "Lion King 1 1/2," and "Home on the Range." Over his long career, Mr. Baxter has also composed numerous television musical theme works, including themes for "The Mask," "Beethoven," and "Hitz."

Most recently, Keith worked again at Dreamworks for a second stint as a writer, animator and director. Mr. Baxter worked on such Dreamworks features as "Sharktail," "Flushed Away," Shrek The Halls," and Madagascar 2." Mr. Baxter also composed the songs for "Flushed Away," and he produced and directed more than a dozen Dreamworks features in his capacity as Supervising Writer and Director of Short Films. Mr. Baxter is also the author of a recently released childrens' book "Scrambled Ink," published by Dark Horse Publishers.

We welcome Keith Baxter in his new position as head of our BreakTheMatrix Hollywood creative team.

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