Encore Creative in TV Partnership

Encore Creative and Triumphant Entertainment have joined to form TriEn, LLC, a company dedicated to producing high end television entertainment productions in Arizona as well as projects across the country.

The partnership brings together Cecil Chambers, CEO of Triumphant Pictures, and Jeff Lowy, President of Encore Creative. Chambers has been a standout in the film industry, producing the feature films Blood Moon Rising, The Crypt and Steppin: The Movie. With a foot in the music world as well, he’s worked with some it’s biggest names, including Destiny’s Child, Michael Jackson, Usher and Christina Aguilera. Jeff Lowy has been in the live entertainment and special event industry for over 30 years, and has produced events for numerous Fortune 500 companies.

The goal of TriEn is to not only produce high-quality entertainment at the local level, but to bring jobs and revenue to the many talented industry professionals of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The programming will be the first it’s kind, with existing Arizona produced programming being predominantly News and Sports related.

Currently there are several TriEn projects in pre-production, all to be shot in Arizona. Cooking With The Legends, produced in conjunction with a successful local startup company called Foodies Like Us, features legendary MLB, NBA and NFL players along with local chefs. The show is slated for a spot on NBA Entertainment Channel and the initial episodes will potentially include luminaries like Bob Lanier, Ricky Henderson, Lafayette "Fat" Lever as well as current players, such as Amare Stoudamire. Shooting begins in April at the Chef's Loft in Downtown Scottsdale.

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Also, in production is the exercise video series Health and Wellness with Jackie Guerrido. Guerrido is a highly renowned Puerto Rican television and media personality, and the series will be produced in both English and Spanish, while a distribution deal is being discussed with Univision.

Additionally, TriEn has a teen-only talent show in pre-production, which will be the first of its kind on a major network or cable outlet; as well as "Big Tyme", a singing/talent show for adults for which the company is seeking corporate sponsorships and a high visibility venue. Newly signed TriEn recording artist Ja'nell Johnson is in the studio recording her first demo.

The Phoenix Business Journal has recently featured the new division of both Encore and Triumphant-the link can be found here.