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Director - Blue Vault Digital
CEO & Founder - ASIA Pacific - Blue Pie Productions USA LLC

Dip.Fin. 1987, Member Institute of Export 
APRA Full Writer Member 1997 
Member of AIR 
Member of ARIA

With over 30 years of IT & Music industry experience, Damien brings his vast network and business skills to the table to expand and grow Blue Vault's roster of artists and labels globally. Damien’s specialist skill is the ability to integrate practical internet based communication systems into businesses and develop new markets. 

In 2011, under his leadership, Blue Vault expanded its office bases in the USA, UK, Canada and France. Blue Vault represents over 1300 artists, over 105 labels that are distributed or managed in full by the Blue Vault digital distribution systems. The company has a constantly expanding Film, TV, Cable and advertising division that now completes hundreds of license sales every month. 

The Blue Pie License catalogue has over 3,000,000 audio files that are available for license into white label music stores created by Blue Vault Digital or they can be licensed on request for Film, TV, Cable and general ad placements. Damien is the driving force and visionary behind the sales team and Blue Pie's global success.

As Damien says: 
" I started Blue Vault back in the early 90's to look after my sisters musical interests and to also manage the music business interests of a band that I was playing in. Over the next 10 years the Blue Pie label grew and in 2000 we expanded and got serious about the digital music space and here we are today. Each day is fun and I really do not work as I love every day. I get to do what I am passionate about and that is music. To me if you can find and follow your passion you never ever work, it is just what you do but sometimes you have wander around to find exactly what it is that you like and then stick to it. I am just thankful that I was given the right opportunities to be able to play and enjoy music at a young age and make this a part of my life every day. "

Damien draws on his vast musical knowledge and experience to create leverage for Blue Pie and Blue Vault Digital. Both have become leaders in the music industry as a direct result of the companies practical integration of digital entertainment systems, data management services and the continual exploitation and commercialisation of the Blue Pie music and digital entertainment catalogues around the world. 

Damien’s diverse and far reaching global networks in technology provide Blue Vault Digital with a market leading edge in web based communication systems, major label relationship management and digital business development tools. Throughout 2009 and 2010 as the GFC took hold of the world, Blue Vault encountered many challenges, and under Damien's leadership, Blue Vault managed to grow in one of the worlds worst periods in business history. 

Damien is an accomplished musician, composer and producer with numerous international recording credits to his name and top 40 chart achievements. The company is enjoying global recognition with Damien leading his team with successful licenses, chart positions and sales of the Blue Pie catalogue in Australia, USA, Canada, Europe and Asia. 

Board Positions include:

• CEO - Blue Vault Digital: www.bluevaultdigital.com 
• CEO - Australia - Blue Pie Productions USA LLC: www.bluepie.com.au
• Director and Founder - Planet Blue Pictures USA www.planetbluepictures.com

CEO - Pack Screen Australia 
Blue Vault Business Development Team - Blue Vault Digital

Peter Castaldi has worked in film distribution, exhibition, marketing and programming for more than 30 years. He has programmed some of Australia’s most successful independent cinemas (Valhalla Cinemas in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney, & Byron Bay amongst them) and been behind some of the country’s most innovative and successful Film Festivals, (Goat Island, Byron All Screens, The Olympic Arts Film Festival and The AFC’s Big Screen Tour). 

Peter was for 15 years one of the most highly regarded and most widely syndicated film reviewers and film & entertainment industry commentators. In his time with ABC Radio and Television, Optus Vision and Channel 10, he built a huge loyal audience and also garnered wide industry respect. For ABC Radio and Television, and Optus Vision he was, for a number of years the writer, producer, director and presenter of weekly radio and TV interstitials. For Foxtel he was the writer and producer of a major 30 part major on-air promotion, and a 30 minute “Bali Bombing” commemorative special. For the independent production company Melsa Films he was script editor and narration editor as well as production manager for the 55 minute documentary “Eintein’s Wife” for ABC TV in Australia and PBS in the US. 

In August 2008 Peter established “The Pack” as a theatrical releasing consultancy, specializing in feature sales and marketing. Since then “The Pack” has consulted on the release of, and managed the sales and marketing for “Bitter & Twisted”, ,(2008 AFS/ Christopher Weekes) “Acolytes (2009 Rough Beast/Jon Hewitt), “The Combination” (2009 AFS/David Field), “Restraint”, (2009 Filmworks/David Deneen),“Storage”, (2009 Rich Vein), “Going Vertical” (2009 Blue Sky Films) & “Playing For Charlie” (2010 Queen Ant Films), and managed the marketing strategies for “Cedar Boys”, (2009 Mushroom/ Hoyts/Serhat Caradee), “Accidents Happen” (2010 GFG and Hopscotch Films), and “The Clinic” (2010 Transmission/Bluewater Pictures) 

In 2009 Castaldi set up “Pack Screen” as an independent digital feature distribution company specializing in low & micro budget Australian feature productions. Pack Screen now has 5 titles on its book and is in negotiation with 20 other projects to represent them into the new cross-platform releasing models. Pack Screen aims to be Australia's leading independent feature distribution company specializing in cross platform delivery of independent Australian digital features. Pack Screen also develops features for production. 

Peter recently joined Umbrella Entertainment P/L to help their CEO Jeff Harrison establish their theatrical division. Peter is now uniquely positioned to be able to deliver content to all windows and platforms though his own activity and through his business relationships with Umbrella Entertainment and now Blue Pie. Umbrella Entertainment’s theatrical strategy is to build to 6 – 8 features a year to support their already very successful DVD and ancillaries releasing business. 

Pack Screen and Blue Vault Digital also aim to take an annual slate of 2-4 features into limited theatrical distribution (in a traditional releasing strategy) and to then manage these titles either directly or through partnerships into all other terrestrial and non-terrestrial windows. They will further look at up to 5 features solely for cross platform terrestrial and digital cloud distribution releasing. 

Peter through “The Pack” & “Pack Screen” works with Damien Reilly and the Blue Pie Business Development Team to develop new business, and opportunities, for Blue Pie's clients. Peter provides his vast years of experience in Film, TV and Radio + access to his global network to help our clients with the development of their film projects, scripts, marketing and promotional strategies or as a general trouble shooter. We are very honoured to have Peter on the team. For more information on Peter you can visit his website at www.packscreen.com

Operations Manager – Blue Vault Digital
CTO & Systems Analyst – Blue Pie Productions USA LLC
CTO & Systems Analyst – Magic Blue Creative

Rufus Shrestha has a Masters Degree in Commerce and is our resident technical guru. His combined commercial and technical experiences over the past 10 years provide him with that extra edge as Blue Vault Digital’s Operations Manager. 

Rufus has seven years previous business experience running his own company back in Nepal. Rufus is the Magic Blue Creative project manager for our larger web design, systems development and programming projects. 

No problem or project is too small and every problem has an answer is Rufus’s motto. 

Rufus keeps the multimedia machines and technology systems online and information flowing 24x7x365 days a year at Blue Vault and Magic Blue Creative. He is highly intelligent and every client praises his work. Rufus is our Mr Technology.

Senior Systems Developer – Blue Vault Digital
Senior Systems Developer – Blue Pie Productions USA LLC
Senior Systems Developer – Magic Blue Creative

Ken Ngo has a Masters degree in Information Technology. He is an extremely talented programmer and has been responsible for developing many of the diverse and complicated Internet applications that run the Blue Vault Digital and Magic Blue Creative core systems and infrastructure projects for our customers. 

He is at the forefront of his field of expertise, using the most advanced and cutting edge technology available and preferring to work with open source languages and applications. 

Ken has a real passion for analysing and programming and he has developed into an IT professional that is able to solve just about any programming issue and always with a smile. 

He is very popular with our staff and his calm and cool nature make him invaluable to the team when solving complex problems.

Jingle Master – Blue Vault Digital

When it comes to song writing Craig Fraser has a great talent for adding the colour, the twist or the quirkiness, which can transform a basic song into a memorable tune that will prick up a listener’s ear and become firmly entrenched in their mind.

Maybe it was a combination of banjo and bagpipe playing grandparents, opera singing parents or just the fact that nobody quite see the world as Craig does but Chris Spencer from Who’s Who of Australian Rock sums it up best with “Fraser’s high standard of song writing means he’s able to write songs that range from ballads to high energy freak-outs.”

Having played the piano for more than 30 years Craig has played Punk, Country, Rock, the list goes on but his true passion is writing and with a vast library of lyrics and melodies Craig is constantly recording and collaborating.
Joining the Blue Pie team is a natural progression for Craig, enabling him to share his talents with the awesome Blue Pie artist roster and create those memorable tunes, jingles, 3 part epics or anything else in between you might need.

Craig works with Damien Reilly and the global team at Blue Pie. We are honoured to have Craig on the team. We look forward to many long years of success with Craig. For more information on Craig you can visit his website at www.craigfraserband.com

Marketing Manager – Blue Vault Digital | Blue Pie Productions USA LLC
Project Coordinator – www.hurricanehealing.us

With a vast background in music, performing, marketing and music journalism Celline plays a key role as Marketing Manager for Blue Vault Digital and Blue Pie Records.

Completing a Bachelor of Arts in Communication at the University of Technology, Celline has acquired a broad understanding of all marketing and promotional strategies, which she brings to the table. In the past she has also been a piano teacher and performer, having completed all AMEB piano examinations.

Celline is also the Project Coordinator of Hurricane Healing, a project that seeks to raise funds for those affected by natural disaster areas such as the recent tsunami in Japan and earthquake in New Zealand.

Media and Press Manager
Blue Vault Digital
Blue Pie Productions USA LLC

Tayte brings to the table a wealth of experience and skills in a diverse range of fields. Moving from Brisbane in 2010, Tayte joined the company as Media and Press Manager for Blue Vault Digital and Blue Pie Records and has become a key member of the company.

Having completed a Bachelor of Business Management (majoring in Event Management and Travel & Tourism) at the University of Queensland, she assists with the development of the core strategies for the Blue Pie model. With two years worth of experience working at a Multi-Arts Entertainment venue ‘Brisbane Powerhouse’ along with various other volunteering efforts  (Brisbane Festival and Brisbane Twestival) she has acquired a great understanding of the lives scene for musicians and artists.

Tayte is a multi-skilled individual as she has also volunteered as Production Assistant for the play ‘Alaska’ in 2010 and currently works as a freelance photographer.

Design Manager
Blue Vault Digital
Blue Pie Productions USA LLC
Magic Blue Creative

Yuka is the creative expert at Magic Blue Creative, contributing her designs to Blue Vault Digital and Blue Pie Records. Having completed a Bachelor of Design in Visual Communications at the University of Technology, she provides the company with the freshest and most innovative designs.

Yuka’s quality skills with Adope Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, InDesign makes her a very computer savvy and fast-paced designer, and is a great asset to the company.