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Tom Grasty is a 15-year veteran of the advertising, public relations and entertainment industries. As Manager of Development for VH1 Motion Pictures, Grasty oversaw acquisition and creative development of all long-form projects for the network. Before joining VH1, Grasty was a senior story analyst at DreamWorks and HBO Pictures, where he evaluated screenplays, manuscripts, plays, treatments, director’s reels, Internet and animation projects to determine their merit for feature film and television. Since his departure from VH1, Grasty has capitalized on his broad range of contacts in film, television and music. He is a former Head of West Coast Operations for Mark Haefeli Productions, and has worked with artists such as Paul McCartney, Aerosmith and Neil Young. Grasty wrote and produced the documentary vignettes honoring the inductees at the Recording Academy Honors Gala in New York City. Currently, Grasty is Head of Development at Blaze TV, a Los Angeles-based film and television production company. Grasty is a member of the Academy of Arts & Television Sciences, and teaches at California State University, Fullerton, as well as UCLA Extension. He recently completed his first novel, a murder-mystery set in the rock world.