Johnathan Ashe
Ashe@wrestlingproducer.com
Production roles at a glance:
– Executive Producer for Game Changer Wrestling, in charge of producing and directing the live broadcast of over 80 events per year in the US, Japan, Australia, The UK and Germany. Liaison between company management and their broadcast partners with Triller.TV. Second in command at all live events and in charge of all non-wrestling aspects including the entire look and feel of the presentation, both in-house and what airs on the broadcast.
– Librarian and administrator of Game Changer Wrestling’s video library, curating content from over 400 past events, and categorizing new events as they happen.
– Technical Director for Major League Wrestling’s live PLEs and television tapings.
– Assembly editor for Major League Wrestling: Fusion, airing on beIN Sports, Sky Sports, and in over 60 countries.
– Head of production for Empire State Wrestling (ESW) in charge of audio, video, lighting, ring cues and time management (2009-Present).
– Primary video and audio content creator for Empire State Wrestling.
– Developed and implemented current production levels for Empire State Wrestling, including installing audio and video components and associated wiring within our primary venue.
– Line producer for Empire State Wrestling’s live Twitch broadcasts, previously utilized Facebook Live and YouTube Live.
– Director and showrunner for Empire State Wrestling’s weekly television show on Buffalo, NY’s WBXZ (2019-Present).
– Executive producer and director for Xcite Wrestling (2012-2022)
– Member of the Squared Circle Wrestling (2CW) production crew, responsible for 3 internet Pay-Per-Views in 2013 and 2014, and executive producer for 2 streaming events in 2021.
– DVD production and video editing for Empire State Wrestling and formerly for Ultimate Wrestling (Geneva, NY).
– Former producer and editor for Pier 6 Wrestling’s weekly television show on Rochester, NY’s CW-16 and Buffalo, NY’s WBXZ (2011-2015).
Assembly editor for select episodes of Major League Wrestling: Fusion.
Executive producer for Game Changer Wrestling live streams. In charge of all aspects of the live broadcast including video switching, audio, producing announcers, playing pretapes, replay cues, and communication with our production crew and venue staff. Administrator of GCW’s video library and liaison between GCW and our broadcast partners Triller.TV and Wrestle Universe.
Executive producer for events held at world famous venues such as Korakuen Hall (Tokyo), The Roxy (Los Angeles), Harpos (Detroit), Center Stage Theater (Atlanta), The Midway (San Francisco), Melrose Ballroom (NYC), Washington Hall (Seattle) and associate producer for events at The Hammerstein Ballroom (NYC). On-site producer and director for GCW events in The UK, Mexico, Japan, Australia and Germany.
Creator, producer and administrator for Empire State Wrestling’s video library which spans nearly 20 years, and liaison between ESW and their on-demand partners, including IWTV.
Executive Producer for Xcite Wrestling, showrunner and lead agent for their live events and video producer for their IWTV channel.
Director and showrunner for Empire State Wrestling’s weekly television show, airing locally in Buffalo, NY on WBXZ (Independent).
Video producer and package editor for Empire State Wrestling.
Production team and backup camera operator for Smash Wrestling’s weekly television show, airing nationally across Canada and the United Kingdom on The Fight Network.
Former producer and video editor of Pier 6 Wrestling Shakedown, aired in Rochester, NY on WHAM-TV (CW Affiliate) and in Buffalo, NY on WBXZ from 2011 to 2015.
Sites my work has been featured on:
– IWTV (independentwrestling.tv)
– Triller.TV (Game Changer Wrestling events starting in November 2021 – https://www.fite.tv/channel/game-changer-wrestling)
– Beyond Wrestling’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrlktHVN81M)
– Wrestlezone.com’s “Free Match Monday” (https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/1068609-free-match-monday-thurston-blackwood)
– WrestlingInc.com’s “Feature Match Friday” (3 times) (https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2018/12/jordynne-grace-jonathan-gresham-get-engaged-649068/, https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/03/joey-janela-spring-break-iii-651741/ and https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/06/big-tag-match-announced-for-roh-bitw-654940/)
Additional roles:
– Assistant producer for Impact Wrestling’s “Brace for Impact” live Twitch special in conjunction with Smash Wrestling (2/2/2019). Responsible for the connection and integrity of the live stream, handled all lower-third graphics. Supplied vital video equipment that made broadcast possible.
– Assisted with pre-planning and logistics for Impact Wrestling’s “One Night Only: Night of the Dummies” PPV in conjunction with Xcite Wrestling (8/25/2018). Content creator and venue layout, including lighting truss and video formatting.
– Head of production for House of Hardcore’s Massena, NY event (6/2/2018). Handled music and audio, provided visual cues to crew and talent.
– Member of the production team for Progress Wrestling’s Toronto 2019 event (8/8/2019). Assisted the executive producer with logistics and the overall production of the event.
– Member of the production team for wXw’s Toronto 2019 events (8/8/2019 and 8/9/2019). Assisted the executive producer with logistics and the overall production of the event. Both of these events are available on the WWE Network (8/8/2019 and 8/9/2019).
– Member of the production team for “The Summit”, a joint event with SHIMMER, RISE, Femmes Fatales and Smash Wrestling, held in Toronto on 8/10/2019. Assisted the executive producer with logistics and the overall production of the event, and also performed as a referee at the event.
– Executive producer for the 2017 and 2019 wrestling events held during rock band Every Time I Die‘s annual Christmas music festival. In charge of time management, cues and the audio/video aspects of the event.
Software and hardware experience:
– Final Cut Pro
– Sony Vegas
– Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop and After Effects)
– Live video switchers (Blackmagic, Roland and Tricaster)
– Wirecast
– vMix
– OBS Studio
– LiveU mobile units
– American DJ’s MyDMX software
– Audio editing software (Logic Pro, Audacity and Goldwave)
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