Bio : Scooby Doo! and the Lost City of Gold

About Ella Louise Alliare (Book / Music & Lyrics / Producer): 
Ella Louise Allaire is a show designer, librettist, composer, lyricist, producer and entrepreneur. Over the years she has acquired an international reputation that makes her a highly sought after creator in the entertainment business. She is the writer of the Original Concept, Book, Music and Lyrics for the multi-billion dollar franchise from 20th Century Fox – the arena spectacular - Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure with colleague Martin Lord Ferguson. Ice Age Live! has broken attendance records with over 3 million spectators (being named the #1 show in Europe for 2013) beating acts such as Coldplay and U2. It received over 60,000 spectators in a five-day run at Bercy Omnisports in Paris, 73,000 in Vienna, and has earned a LEA nomination for ‘Show of the Year’ and the 2013 – ‘Bestseller’ Award O2 World Hamburg.

She was involved in many Cirque du Soleil’s productions and collaborated on the 3D film: Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away, co-produced by James Cameron and Cirque du Soleil, and directed by Andrew Adamson (Chronicles of Narnia). Cirque du Soleil’s ZED (Tokyo Disney); and the world famous Alegria (arena) for which she wrote the song Rinalto Vera; KÀ (MGM, Las Vegas). TIME Magazine voted the KÀ soundtrack, “The year’s best new score” in 2005. Moreover, KÀ figured on the Billboard charts for over 56 weeks with a top five for 2006. Her work has been heard on many international productions including events for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, Conan The Barbarian, Avatar film trailer, Philippe Noiret: Gentleman Saltimbanque, The Scorpion King 2, Dateline NBC, NFL Films, The Oprah Winfrey Show, the video game: Spiderman – Shattered Dimensions, the McDonald’s commercial: Fishing, The Beijing Acrobatic Troupe of China: Musical Box, the feature film: Journey to the Center of the Earth, a collection of five CDs for APM Music Hollywood, a concert with The Quebec Symphony Orchestra, as well as two personal albums: Mon Or and Hérétique. Ella Louise recently finished working on The Nut Job Live & Friends and is currently working on her first Broadway musical, Venus of Paris. Ella Louise studied flute and piano at Le Conservatoire de Musique du Québec. As a teenager, she received “First Prize” two years in a row at “Les Concours de musique du Québec”. Thereafter, she was admitted to McGill University, the prestigious Schulich School of Music where she received two scholarships: the “James McGill Award” and the “Music Faculty Award” respectively. She was subsequently admitted to the Graduate program at the University of Montréal where she studied composition under the direction of Michel Longtin. Ella Louise Allaire received The Canada Council Grant for Professional Musicians.

About Martin Lord Ferguson (Book / Music & Lyrics / Co-Producer): 
Martin Lord Ferguson is a Canadian show creator/producer, sound engineer, script writer, composer and lyricist. His credits includes writing the Book, Music & Lyrics for the mega success: Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure (20th Century Fox, Stage Entertainment) with record audiences in Paris (over 60 000 spectators in a 5 day run) and Hamburg (over 30 000 spectators in a single weekend) beating acts like Coldplay and U2.

His credits also include The Nut Job Live & Friends (Monlove), Energia (Stage Entertainment), world renowned Cirque du Soleil’s shows: Kà, Zed and Saltimbanco (Arena), a trailer for the film: Avatar, Planes and hundreds more.

Martin started out as a music producer and engineer producing over 30 albums including Cirque du Soleil, Holiday on Ice, Roch Voisine, Ginette Reno, Mitsou & Elise Velle. For over 20 years he has been involved in every field of the industry including theatre and large format shows, advertising, TV series and feature films as well as song-writing. He scored “White Skin” which received two awards in Canada “Best new director,” Toronto Film Festival & “Best first movie,” Genie Awards, and the TV series “Fortier” which with a 60% market share was the biggest drama series ever in French Canadian history.

His music has been heard on many international productions including: “Cirque Du Soleil, Worlds Away” a 3D film co-produced by James Cameron and directed by Andrew Adamson (Shrek, Narnia...), “Conan The Barbarian” (2011), The “2010 Winter Olympic Games,” “The Scorpion King 2,” “The Huntsman: Winter’s War,” “Dateline NBC,” “the Cleveland show,” “NFL Films” and the video game “Spiderman - Shattered Dimensions”.

About Monlove

A world leader in adapting family brands for live stage and digital mediums, MONLOVE is a full production company specialized in developing creative content since 2005. With a vast experience on numerous Cirque du Soleil’s shows such as Kà, Mystere, Zed, Alegria, and building from the success of the critically acclaimed Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure, which toured 48 countries, was translated in 12 languages and grossed over $100 million, the company’s credo is to innovate with ideas that send a message of love and hope to the world.