John Patrick Starrs has been working in professional media and performing arts since age fourteen when he started his own media and theatre business and began spinning records for local schools and churches in his home state of Maine. He began professional news and sports announcing at WRKD at age sixteen, and has been in love with gadgets and widgets and electronic paraphernalia ever since.His media production company, "Starrs Universal" has been in operation continually since 1981, except for a 2-year hiatus while John served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona.John has a B.A. in Communications with a Broadcasting Production emphasis and a minor in Music from Brigham Young University.Throughout his career he has produced and directed myriad shows and events for stage and television. He has worked as a theater sound designer, and as an audio mastering engineer for numerous musical and spoken word dramatic projects.He has won awards for his work with Odyssey Dance Theatre, Brigham Young University and BYU Television, The Mormon Arts Festival and as the founder of the Watchmen Institute, a non-profit company with the purpose of producing and promoting the best in art and media. His distribution company, B.U.M.P. LTD., manages multiple streams of media with the goal of lifting, inpiring and helping.John is a member of the Silver Telly Awards Council, after having received their highest award for the production of 'The Historic Mormon Tabernacle' for BYU Virtual Tours. He served as Producer and Director for the projects' 18 hour interactive DVD, as web distribution developer, and as co-author of the project’s book with 5 BYU Religious EducatorsJohn lives in Orem, Utah with his sweetheart Sharolyn, overseeing the activities of their 4 awesomely wonderful children. Truly, as the producers of "Great Starrs" these are John and Sharolyn's finest achievements.Specialties: Husband and DadMedia MogulLive Theatre and Pre-Produced Media integration
Listed skills include Video, Editing, Training, Director, and 23 others.
