BIO
NUMA BALTASAR FERNÁNDEZ WAS BORN IN 1979 IN QUEENS, NY TO ARGENTINE AND URUGUAYAN PARENTS. HE WAS PRESENTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN PRODUCTION FOR THE FIRST TIME AS A PA IN 1997 FOR MTV. HIS BILINGUAL ABILITY AND PASSIONATE CHARACTER PROVED TO BE AN ASSET AS HE WAS INVITED OVER AND OVER TO WORK ON SHOWS SUCH AS “SPRING BREAK“ IN CANCUN, MEXICO AND THE BAHAMAS AS WELL AS SHOWS LIKE “FASHIONABLY LOUD”.
AS THE YEARS PROGRESSED HE FOUND A PASSION IN CAMERAS AS A CAMERA ASSISTANT ON SHOWS LIKE “FLAVA OF LOVE” AND “MEET THE BARKERS” FOR MTV. HE NEVER VEERED FROM THE INDUSTRY AND KEPT CLIMBING UP THE LADDER, CAM OPERATING FOR ADVENTURE SHOWS LIKE “FAST AND LOUD” IN ADDITION TO SHOWS LIKE “THE BACHELOR” AND “THE BIGGEST LOSER”. HE LEVELED UP IN THE BUSINESS AS BECAME A PRODUCER/SHOOTER FOR SHOWS LIKE “WICKED TUNA” AND “AMERICAN RESTORATION”. THIS WAS THE MOST INTENSIVE LEARNING CURVE FOR HIM AS AUDIO AND STORY WAS ADDED TO HIS REPERTOIRE, BUT THE NEXT STAGE WAS WHERE HE FOUND HIS LOVE OF LIGHTING. AS A DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SHOWS COVERING ALL SPECTRUMS SUCH AS “ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE” TO “ON TOUR WITH KEVIN HART,” NUMA FINE TUNED HIS EYE AND UNDERSTOOD THAT THE NEXT STAGE WAS PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.
ACCUMULATING CLIENTS AND PUTTING HIS REPUTATION TO THE TEST, NUMA THEN OPENED UP KALAWALA PRODUCTIONS AND NOW OFFERS THE WHOLE 9 YARDS, PRODUCTIONS FROM CONCEPT TO DELIVERABLES. THE JOURNEY HAS BEEN LONG BUT FRUITFUL, BUT HE FEELS IT’S ONLY JUST BEGUN. HIS PASSION AND RELENTLESS EFFORT IS PROVING TO TRANSLATE THROUGH KALAWALA PRODUCTIONS, A YOUNG YET FORMIDABLE CREATIVE PRODUCTION AGENCY.
JEREMIAH ALEXIS VERDECIAS IS A PRODUCER / EDITOR / WRITER / SHOOTER / DAD / CUBANRICAN / JEW BORN AND BRED IN JAMAICA, QUEENS NY. A LIFELONG FAN OF THE METS AND THE KNICKS (SADLY) AND A NEW MEDIA CONTENT SPECIALIST, HE'S PRODUCED WEB-SERIES AND WRITTEN FEATURES FOR PRINT, BROADCAST MEDIA AND BRANDS ALIKE, SUCH AS ESPN, INSOMNIAC EVENTS, TWITTER, VICE, NME, LA TIMES, RED BULL, CURRENT TV, CHAMPIONS.CO, LA WEEKLY, OK PLAYER, VIBE MAGAZINE, MUSIC LABEL RAZOR & TIE & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE'S WEBSITE JUSTINTIMBERLAKE.COM. IN HIS 4 YEAR STINT AT RED BULL MEDIA HE BROKE GROUND BY PRODUCING THEIR FIRST MUSIC BASED CONTENT SUCH AS THE WEB SERIES THE URBAN NOMAD AS WELL AS MULTIPLE DOCUMENTARIES AND FEATURE ARTICLES. HE WAS ALSO THE MUSIC AND CULTURE EDITOR FOR PRINT AND ONLINE MAGAZINE DEVOUR AND PRODUCED THE FIRST MUSIC BASED WEB SERIES TO PREMIER ON BOTH THE LA TIMES AND LATER LA WEEKLY AND OC WEEKLY.
IN 2017 JEREMIAH HELPED LAUNCH TWITTERS FIRST LIVE TALK SHOW “WHAT’S HAPPENING” IN HIS ROLE AS HEAD WRITER AND PRODUCER. JEREMIAH, AS A FREE LANCE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, HAS RECENTLY PRODUCED BRANDED CONTENT FOR ESPN AND FOX, AS WELL AS PRODUCED AND EDITED A DOCUMENTARY ON FAMED CHEF CHARLIE TROTTER. ALONG WITH ONE OF HIS CHILDHOOD FRIENDS, NUMA FERNANDEZ, HE FORMED CREATIVE PRODUCTION AGENCY KALAWALA PRODUCTIONS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN PRODUCING AN UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY SERIES THE CITY, WHO'S PREMIER SEASON WILL FEATURE THE CITY OF BALTIMORE. IN ADDITION TO HIS WORK IN THE ENTERTAINMENT FIELD, JEREMIAH IS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE NOT FOR PROFIT, THE GOODNESS TOUR, WHICH SINCE 2014, HAS BROUGHT MUSIC AND ART BASED THERAPIES TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, FACING MAJOR ADVERSITY.
