Favorite Photos

Work History Part 4

All photos by Martin Theophilus

These pages were initially created to transfer photos from traditional scrapbooks to the internet in order to both preserve and make the pictures and history available to family and friends. It has become more extensive than I intended. However, I see it as a way to save the details before they slip away.

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2000's

Through Phantom Productions, Inc., Chris provides booking, coordination and site management for DPM & Martin provides computer and multimedia support.  Click the link below to view information about DPM shows.

David Perkoff Music

 

Chris, Martin & Bach, Summer 2004

Audio Engineering Society at Austin City Limits

Go to Central Texas AES

Martin and Greeters at DPM event

Abba Gold performing at DPM event

Chris & Martin videotaping
Michael Lane Sims
at Floyd Dominos home

Martin's production for the City of Austin's BIG project

   

Web Site Work

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Martin worked for the Texas Center for Disability Studies from 1997 to 2000. UT TCDS then contracted with Chris and Martin's Phantom Productions, Inc. to provide those same services from 2000 to 2017 providing systems support and media production.

Martin's UT editing bay TCDS Education Building

Martin's UT editing bay

Martin's UT Office

Texas Center for Disability Studies display case at the University of Texas College of Education building.  Display created to provide notice of TCDS' current location

Anne Roberts UT UAP/TCDS

Karen Fonken, Chris & Martin

Chris and Martin with Nancy at the Stubbs EC benefit

EveryChild - Nancy's retirement party - Linda Thune, RC Elizabeth Tucker, Colleen.

EveryChild - Nancy's retirement party - Lisa Shepherd

EveryChild - Nancy's retirement party 2016

Chris and Martin have enjoyed seeing Martin Burke (who also worked at Cortex) in numerous wonderful Austin plays.

 

 

 

Delta Airlines Cortex shoot by Phantom Productions

PPI Studio 2005

2005 Chairman's Award Video

Fox News Story • story on Phantom

Martin in PPI Museum 2005

Phantom Productions' 2006 ad in the Ballooning magazine launching our DVD hot air balloon collection. go to the hot air balloon DVD page

PPI Studio October 2006

 

2006 Poteet Strawberry Festival Documentation

Phantom produced recruiting video for EveryChild Texas

Chris working on script with actors

recording the Spanish audio for the Tx DADS Consumer Directed Services - Phantom Studio 02/077

Martin, Kendra, Ana, Mike & Chris

Chris with Marvin Hamlisch at DPM event

DPM produced the Lee Ann Womack show for the Principal Financial Group at the Hyatt Lost Pines  M1  M2

In September 2007, Phantom produced three videos for IBAT with location shoots in Austin, Stephenville and the Woodlands.  Independent Bankers Association of Texas - Foundation, President's Award and Chairman's Award - view videos

Sheila and John's wedding - San Juan, Puerto Rico • MORE PICS & Movies

 

EveryChildTexas - Jaden's Support Family  - view video clips

DVD for TCDS & TDDC on "Moving to a Better Life" about persons with disabilities leaving institutions. 

EveryChild's Annual Benefit Event- Feb 8, 2009 at Stubb's Bar-B-Q, Austin, Texas

Spanish recording session with Ludim, Mike Genesis and Emmanuel

Chris coming back from checking on Tracie's gig at the Hyatt Lost Pines Ball Room

For David Perkoff Music - document entertainment services for  the First Tee of Greater Austin featuring the Special Interest Band and host Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo.  - view movie clips

For David Perkoff Music - document entertainment services at Austin Cabaret Theatre "Love Boat Twisted"   - view brief video clip

video shoot (Ft. Hood families with children with disabilities) at Peaceable Kingdom for UT TCDS

 

   

Phantom provided vintage reel to reel transfer for Austin's Heavy Light Record company

 

         

For Acadêmicos da Ópera's 2 performances at the 2011 Austin Carnaval Brasileiro • view video clip on YouTube

The Cowboy Bruce Trio playing at a DPM event at the Hyatt Lost Pines - video

Video shoot for UT's TCDS at Peaceable Kingdom

Chris shot video of The Jackie Bristow Trio at a DPM event at the Hyatt Lost Pines  • movie

The University of Texas at Austin - Social Justice Week - School of Social Work & the Texas Center for Disability Studies • view video clip

The Final Word - Leadership Diamond by Peter Koestenbaum - Peter Block - Michael Murray - Marsha Clark - Dallas, Texas • view  video clip

For Acadêmicos da Ópera's 2 performances at the 2012 Austin Carnaval Brasileiro • This year's theme was" The Wizard of Oz" • view video clip on YouTube

David Perkoff Music's Little Big Band performing at the Bob Bullock Museum, Austin, TX • view video clip

Inclusion Interviews for the Texas Center for Disability Studies • The University of Texas at Austin - video

Laura Buckner for the Texas Center for Disability Studies • The University of Texas at Austin - Person Centered Thinking - video

Robert G. Metzner - founder Califone & Roberts Recorders - in Beverly Hills, CA - produced for the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording

AmeriCorps Vista Inclusion Clips for OneStar -  AmeriCorps Inclusion - video

David Hough, Audio Director for  Austin City Limits - produced for the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording video

TCDS HHSC Academy conference Dallas May 14 & 15, 2013

         

Chris & Martin went to Dodee & Billy Crockett's Blue Rock Studio birthday party where Rupert Neve signed his 5088 console.  The new console had just been installed in the studio, first photo shows Rupert and his wife Evelyn looking at the article about him in the Austin American Statesman.  Danny Britt whom Chris books invited us to the event and Christine Albert sent Dodee and Billy a note about our attending.  video

Malcolm Harper & the history of Reelsound Recordings - produced for the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording video part 1  video part 2

     

James Mikulenka and Last Tango playing at Gracie's in Bastrop - produced for the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording video

       

 

While Floyd Domino is widely recognized for his years with Asleep at the Wheel and the revival of Western Swing, Floyd began his career with a broad grounding in jazz, boogie woogie, swing and blues piano. - video

Produced for the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording

 

Tom Vernon who writes for Telos recently toured our Museum as part of a story he's writing on vintage equipment.  - video

Produced for the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording

 

Mike Murray - presentation overviews - video

       

July 23, 2014 - Phil & Maria Van Praag toured the collection and Phil was interviewed.  Phil's book the Evolution of the Audio Recorder was given to Martin in 1998 and it became the basis for acquiring man of the tape recorders in the collection.  MOMSR interview with Phil

 

 

 

       

Phantom TCDS video shoot MCC Austin with Laura and Shelley - October 8 & 9, 2014

 

 

Visit by mastering engineer Paul Stubblebine, his wife Connie and friends from San Francisco who toured the Museum. Martin interviewed Paul for the Museum.

        

Jim Cartwright held his annual party celebrating Thomas Edison's birthday (168th) by recording a group of Austin musicians on a cylinder recorder • video

         

Chris & Martin Producing video about Terra Nova Studios for MOMSR - view video

           

Chris & Martin interviewed Ray Benson with Asleep At The Wheel at Bismeaux Studios for MOMSR - view video

June 2021 Work Update synopsis:

As work  on the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording progresses, Chris retired booking entertainment for David Perkoff Music December 31, 2018 (over 25 years). Martin provided media services to the University of Texas at Austin' Texas Center for Disability Studies until the end of June, 2016. This included developing their new Drupal web site and several media jobs including a major video shoot in San Antonio for the Arc of Texas and TCDS. After the UT contract (initiated in 2002) came to an unexpected end, Phantom was asked to create a new "mobile friendly Drupal 8 website for the Texas Project FIRST. This was an ongoing contract (since 2002 and ending 2019) with the Family to Family Network of Houston. Additionally, Phantom continues to manage the web contract, also initiated in 2002 with the EveryhildTexas non-profit.

Chris continues to enjoy her horsey endeavors. Unfortunately she's lost both of her long time horses Dancer , KD and Taffie. Margarita is her current horse.

As mentioned earlier, Martin was exposed to very positive influences in law enforcement from his Boy Scout leader Tx DPS Officer Carl Williams, who later became Sheriff of Brewster County and later was an initial member of the then new (1969) Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Education and Standards. Martin worked for several years as a law enforcement dispatcher for Brewster County Communications while attending Sul Ross State College and earning a degree in Music. When his first Band Director's position was changed to A Texas History position, Martin declined the contract and went to work for Sul Ross as a State Police Officer in the newly created Campus Security operations around the State.

Shortly thereafter Martin took a job with the Texas DPW, travelling the tri-county region certifying recipients. When Martin's first wife Carol, graduated with a Masters degree from Sul Ross, she was accepted as a Midland High School English Teacher. With Carl Williams assistance, Martin applied to both the Texas DPS and the Midland Police Departments. They declined to employ Martin as a police officer due to his losing a kidney at age three, thus placing him at high risk (also had caused him to be 4F for the draft).

So Martin returned to the TxDPW, which was fortuitous as he was transferred into a new Child Protective Services position that was being integrated with the counties in Texas. Martin was assigned to the CPS Unit in the Ector County Courthouse where he began investigating CPS cases. The Ector County Sheriff's Dept. enabled Martin to continue using his Brewster County law enforcement radio which was a great asset. After two years, Martin was promoted to the CPS unit's Supervisory position, where he remained for 5 years and then was promoted again to a Training Director's position. Subsequently, Martin was promoted to the Austin Texas Department of Human Services Management Training Division and later became Chief of Services managing trainers around the State (right).

After married Chris in 1985, Martin and Chris continued with the TXDHS until Chris left in 1989 and Martin left in 1990 join Chris as they grew their recording and artist managementbusiness. After a couple of close significant management situations failed, artist management was not generating the expected results. During a Texas Music promotional trip to MIDEM in Cannes, France, some Canadian friends recommended we move to booking corporate entertainment. Chris began looking into corporate entertainment and formed a union with David Perkoff Music. During this transition, Martin provided media support. As health insurance costs increased, Martin returned to State employment to recoup his retirement which then provided health insurance coverage. The UT TCDS hired Martin as a Media Producer. After completing the 3 years necessary to secure the State retirement, Martin left UT. The UT TCDS Director asked Martin to continue part time, however he preferred not to due to the restrictions of time and leave. A contract between UT and Phantom Productions, Inc. was initiated in 2000 and lasted until 2016

During the 2000 period, Martin also agreed to work part time and then full time for Cortex Interactive, which was co-owned by a friend Debby Kalk. Martin was hired as the IT and Media person. He had not intended to learn IT, however previously UT did not have office space for Martin's UT media gear. So it was arranged to be in a UT networking room, at which point UT IT said they could not support it. So, the IT responsibility was added to Martin's media duties and the crazy IT experience began. The IT jobs turned out to be very helpful to Martin's Cortex and Phantom work down the line.

Martin continued monitoring law enforcement radio traffic over the past 50 years since his early police dispatching days. In February, 2017 Martin applied for and was admitted into the combined Bastrop County Sheriff's Department -Bastrop Police Department Joint Citizens Academy. He graduated on April 20,2017 and on June 9, 2017 completed his time to enable his accessing the Bastrop SO's COP car and other law enforcement resources.

In 2017, Martin missed being involved in law enforcement. He applied and was accepted into the joint Bastrop Police Department/ Bastrop Sheriff's Department's Joint Citizens Academy. After attending classes one night a week for 12 weeks, Martin Graduated.     Combined Bastrop Police Dept & Sheriff's Department Citizens Police Academy		Martin could now go on patrol with Bastrop Police and Sheriff's officers, as well as ride out in a citizens patrol car with other volunteers .
Bastrop Police Officer Hamrick	Martin helped set up kids games and volunteered to work traffic for the Bastrop Juneteenth Parade with COPS (below) Providing presence several hours at Pope Bend & Hwy 71 and directing traffic when lights went out.	Martin volunteered a couple of mornings with the Bastrop Police Dept's Junior Police Academy • video
Martin Bastrop Sheriff's Office patrol	Martin volunteered part time with the Teen Police Academy for the Bastrop Police Dept which included meeting "Waffle" the new BISD Police dog.	Hank and Martin rode out
BSO Sgt Stark (Left) received the Bastrop Sheriff's Department's outstanding patrol award wrote a commendation for Martin
BSO CSE hosted the PHI helicopter		For folks interested in the Big Bend and its history we highly recommend Carl Williams recently released book "More than a Badge" DPS rideout

              

Martin patrol December 7, 2019 • close patrols and then came across and called in fire • video

              

Martin's Telluride - Law communications and Ham radio for SkyWarn and event assist. Martin also volunteers with the Bastrop Police Department

    

Bastrop Sheriff's Dept. Ford SUV

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