Ray has worked with and toured worldwide for over twenty years with internationally known entertainment shows as event producer, tour manager, artist manager, production manager, stage manager, lighting designer, set designer, and rigger.

Tours have included: Alice Cooper, Chicago, Doug Henning Magic, Mike Love’s (Beach Boys) Endless Summer Beach Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Frank Zappa, Kuczer, Loggins and Messina, Paul Anka, Seals and Crofts, Stevie Wonder, The Beach Boys, The Jacksons' "Victory" Tour, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Tiffany and The Beach Boys Cheerleaders.  A very short list of artist and bands that Mr. Upton worked with for one to three weeks at a time when they were special projects or opening acts on tours Ray was production manager for: Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Captain & Tennille, Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Grateful Dead, Heart, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Santana, and The Cars.

Mr. Upton has also been involved in the creation, production, producing and clearing of music videos, video segments, public service announcements, and television shows.  Some projects include: ChildHelp USA, Different Heroes, Different Dreams, From the Heart, Solutions, The Beach Boys' Endless Summer, The Beach Boys live cost-to-cost TV concert at Queen Mary & Washington D.C., United Way Campaign Video, Virtual set destination exercise show, and virtual set music videos. Other TV shows include: Dick Clark's American Bandstand, American Bandstand 25 Anniversary Special, Midnight Special, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, The Tonight Show, The Merv Griffin Show, and The Mike Douglas Show.

When living in Boston, Mr. Upton worked on eight operas with Opera Company of Boston, "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well," the off-Broadway run of "One Flew Over the Coo Coo's Nest," four dramatic productions at Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theater and three sessions with the Boston Ballet.  While working as production stage manager at the Boston Orpheum Theater Ray worked on one to three week runs with productions such as Hal Holbrook’s Mark Twain Tonight, Godspell, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, and The James Brown Review.  Mr. Upton also created, wrote, and produced the rock opera production entitled, "Aquarium."

Susie Bellows – Company Manager and Co-Artistic Director - Susie founded and established the Talent Lab 2282 facilities to provide a base of operations for her multiple organizations and partnerships to operate from, including Live Arts Live.

She also founded the company ”Revelations”, Ventura County’s premiere professional and pre-professional contemporary & aerial dance company.

Revelations was established to cultivate and expand the artistic endeavors of new and upcoming talent and to inspire and educate varied audiences with significant, impassioned dance works and thought provoking performances.

As owner and director of LA Dancesource, Susie has organized unique and innovative dance intensives and workshops created specifically for high school dance teams.  Together with her internationally renowned master teachers, Susie has inspired hundreds of dancers throughout Southern California. LA Dancesource has recently developed a dance curriculum that blends both creativity and structure to provide a sophisticated forum in which aspiring dancers can explore and apply the various disciplines of dance both on the ground and in the air.  LA Dancesource provides artistic development and rigorous training for all dancers in an open nurturing environment.

Susie is also co-owner of Designworks, a custom dancewear and costume company, catering to both professional and studio dance companies.

In addition, she recently produced a cabaret show with the Hollywood Pin-Up Girls, choreographed by Terry Beeman and Nikki Blakeslee, which is being considered for the 2008 Armed Forces Entertainment tour.

Prior to LA Dancesource, Susie owned and operated Studio One Dance Center, a community-based dance studio which offered both competitive and recreational dance programs.  She has taught dance at the preschool and novice levels and served as Dance Team Advisor for Westlake High School - championing the team in the securing of five years of consecutive national titles.