About
Meet the team
Tony Wesley
CEO
Nicknamed Mr. Wave, Tony Draughon Wesley was born and raised in the Bronx NY in 1965.
As a child, Tony spent years searching for his “place in life”. After sincere searches for who he was, Tony found himself through the art of dance and was inspired by a true legend— the late Michael Jackson. Jackson’s performance of his dance The Robot inspired Tony to pursue his passion and gifting in dance. As he began to pursue his strengths, the culture and his neighborhood lent themselves to his development.
As he progressed, this new style of dance—b-boying and breakdance— began to create his now well known title of Mr. Wave. He assumed this name because he created the illusion that his body parts were waving—this was unlike anything anyone had ever seen!
As he began to add his personal twist to dance, Tony became known around the community – at that time as Dr. Electric because of his seemingly electrifying body movements. Inspired by the music of the times, in 1983 his movements offered him the opportunity to become a member of a NYC B-Boy group; The New York City Breakers. The well known dancer, Kid Nice fell in love with Tony’s unique style of dance and suggested he perform at a national, televised event—the 1983 CBS Kennedy Center Honors.
That year, dance legend Katherine Dunham as well as Frank Sinatra in addition to other creative luminaries, directed the event. This was only the beginning for Mr. Wave, later he was asked to dance at the White House and was even recognized by Bob Hope who proclaimed, “Mr. Wave couldn’t possibly have a single bone in his body.”
Mr. Wave’s innovative style of dance and ability to withstand the test of time has cemented him as a living legend of dance. In 2014 Mr. Wave kicked off his “I Never Left” campaign that led him to provide dance instruction and motivational sessions in Paris and Amsterdam. That campaign was the start of his re-branding as a motivational speaker and entrepreneur.
Recognizing the impact that sharing his story and struggles had on his young audiences; Wave, wanting to give back to his community and particularly the youngest of the same, launched the I Am That Kid Foundation, a platform by which dance classes, motivational seminars could impact the lives of the next generation of hip hop.
MIKI PACKETT
COO
Miki Packett is a freelance cinematographer who has worked across the globe creating many different main stream television shows that many people may know including “TMZ”, “American Idol”, “So You Think You Can Dance”, “America’s Got Talent”, “Dr. Phil”, and “Big Brother” just to name a few. He grew up in a military family and has lived in many countries which he credits for making him an adaptable shooter in stressful environments. “I was always the new kid and I thought it was normal to move every three or so years. Making friends and being in uncomfortable situations is where I thrived”.
His passion for lighting and problem solving on set has made him a valuable asset to “Reel Sung Productions”. “Since we are the ones in charge of creating the vision for our company, I want to bring an aesthetic to our productions so that the audience can understand what our talent has been through. We are the storytellers, and we want people to rely on Reel Sung to tell those stories honestly.”
“Moving into the future where technology changes with the blink of an eye we want to slow down the pace of evolution and re-tell the stories of the “unsung” heroes of our past using visual elements through our eyes.”
Nadia Ishmail
Sr. Program Manager
Nadia Ishmail is a seasoned specialist with over 15 years of experience managing multi-million dollar technical and operational projects in some of Canada’s largest companies, while also running a Holistic Center based on holistic wellness and internal healing.
Leading projects and operational teams in multiple industries makes Nadia versatile and flexible in ever changing environments.
Her ability to create and reinforce structural foundations in organizations of all sizes brings continuity and stability to any environment.
Her passion for music has connected Nadia to all genres and she has been able to combine Corporate, Sound and Energy healing with work dedicated to influential artists, producers actors and executives in the entertainment industry over the last 10 years.
Creating procedures, efficient processes, educating and communicating on all levels, are just a few ways Nadia supports the You Can’t Erase Me series. You Can’t Erase Me is a safe open space for our clients to discuss and heal emotional and past traumas, while honoring our True Legends of Hip Hop.
Mario lobo
COO
Mario Lobo’s artistic career began in 1984 attending the Dalia Condis Art school in North Bergen New Jersey at the age of 15.
After graduating High School, he attended the School of Visual Arts, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts.
He made a living illustrating clinical periodicals and the dance music industry creating covers for their catalogs and singers.
Mario worked for Strictly Rhythm Records in NYC and Subliminal Records; both are leading edge in the underground House music genre. He joined Continental Airlines in 1996 and in 2002 and began his digital artistic period in which he taught himself video editing, digital photography, field sound recording, voiceover writing and video capture.
He began to create training content for Continental Airlines that later in 2013 merged with United Airlines. Alongside the video training material. Mario started to photograph and record diverse dance events in New York City that led him to being recommended to edit a documentary based on the life of Tony “Mr. Wave” Wesley, a former New York City Breaker of Beat Street fame. Their joint venture allowed him to render Hip Hop in high quality to capture the humanity behind the most famous icons of the golden era of Hip Hop.
Working with Tony “Mr. Wave” Wesley prompted him to donate his editing services to Mr. Wave’s foundation “I AM That Kid.” Getting involved in the needs of the young within the fringed communities in the Chicago area, fostering good health and healing through dance.
Reel Sung Production documentary projects have led him to travel many places and interview many unsung heroes of Hip Hop. To hear all whose stories are yet to be told. Mario has a part of culture in his hands, and the goal is to educate first, bring quality of depiction unlike that has been done before, foster the culture, and bridge the world of art with the rest of humanity while depicting subjects with the dignity and respect they merit. Mario will continue to create wonderful content to inspire everyone from every age.