Joy Road is an audio production company based in Los Angeles. Since forming the company in 2020, the company has produced The Undercovers (which was a #1 True Crime Podcast for Apple in 2020), Westward with Jerry West and Jim Brown for iHeartRadio, The League, with Richard Sherman and Taylor Rooks, a series with the NFL for Audible, which won the Signal Award, Shadowball: Rise of the Black Athlete, with Jemele Hill, also for Audible, and Scrooge: A Christmas Carol, which was the #1 Fiction podcast at the end of this past year for two months and an Ambie Award nominee. Joy Road was started by writer/producer P.G. Cuschieri and producer Jim Young.
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Jim Young is a producer at Joy Road Entertainment. He began his career with the award-winning documentary Year of the Bull for Showtime. Young has since produced a range of films, including Homecoming for Paramount, The Words starring Bradley Cooper, and Lovelace, which premiered at Sundance. His projects have featured top talent like Cuba Gooding Jr., Dev Patel, and Paul Rudd. Young’s work extends to sports podcasts like Westward with Dan Patrick and Shadowball with Jemele Hill. He continues to develop film and TV projects with major studios and networks.
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Neil Cabana has over 20 years in music, entertainment, marketing and advertising experience. An award winning music, documentary, podcast producer, digital marketer, he is a story teller, passionate creative director, music producer, sound designer, composer, film producer, director, editor, writer, designer and artist. Neil’s worked with brands including Lauren Monroe, Def Leppard, Audible, Motown, Warner Bros., Raven Drum Foundation, iHeart, Hulu, Netflix, AMEX, Kraft, Paramount Pictures, Fox , Adopt the Arts, Live Nation and more.
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Matthew Hatchette played eight seasons as wide receiver in the NFL. Since his retirement, Matthew has been involved in several ventures, including cofounder of Title Sports Drink, technology projects, sports marketing, Hollywood actor and a producer. Matthew’s first film, which he starred alongside John Leguizamo and Rosie Perez, The Take was an official selection at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. He is the host of the popular podcast series “Get’cha Popcorn Ready” with Terrell Owens.
Founder of Joy Road Entertainment
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Cuschieri has been a professional screenwriter since selling his first screenplay, 5150, to Columbia Pictures. In 2019, Mr. Cuschieri wrote the heist film, “Cut Throat City,” for Patriot Pictures which was released to rave reviews and hit number one on Netflix for the month of January 2020. The all-star cast included Shameik Moore, Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, Ethan Hawke and Eiza Gonzales. In the same year, Cuschieri released his first book, The Last Narc, a memoir of decorated DEA Agent Hector Berrellez. The book became a digital best-seller on Amazon and was the basis for the hit docuseries of the same name. Currently, Thunder Road Productions (“John Wick”) is producing a big-budget action pic for internationally Academy Award-winning actress, Michelle Yeoh. Film is set to shoot the top of 2025. He is also developing the project “Sacrament” with director Doug Liman and Academy Award-winning actor Casey Affleck.
Athlete/Speaker/Actor
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Curley Johnson played 18 seasons for the Harlem Globetrotters. A native of Peoria, Illinois he attended Peoria Central High School and gained all- American honors at Spoon River College in which he was 7th in the nation in shooting. Since retirement from the Globetrotters Curley has been on the speaking circuit receiving standing ovations nationally. He has his own basketball academy and camps. Curley has been involved in many humanitarian causes such as the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, Family Rescue, Big Brother Big Sister, The United Way, Special Olympics, AND Make A Wish Foundation. He has been featured on ABC’s Wide World of Sports, ESPN Classics, Larry King Live, Regis and Kathy Lee, Tonite Show with Jay Leno, Montell Williams, Best Damn Sports Show and many others.
Writer/Actress
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Adrianna Matamoros is a Cuban-American writer and actress in Los Angeles, CA. Growing up passionate about the arts and telling stories, Adrianna ventured into the writing world, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Lynn University with a degree in Multimedia Journalism. She has since lent her writing talent to numerous publications and award-winning networks like the Palm Beach Post, NBC, and, most recently, Joy Road Entertainment.
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Amira Rose Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas-Austin where she specializes in 20th Century American History with an emphasis on race, gender, sports, and politics. Recently named a Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, she finished up her first book, “Can’t Eat a Medal”: The Lives and Labors of Black Women Athletes in the Age of Jim Crow (UNC Press). Her work has appeared in scholarly journals including the Radical History Review and the Journal of African American History as well as popular outlets such as The Washington Post and Slate. Davis also provides sports commentary for NPR, ESPN, and BBC and serves on the advisory board of the Jackie Robinson Museum and the Arthur Ashe Legacy Foundation. Davis, the co-host of the Feminist sports podcast, Burn it All Down and the host of Season 3 of American Prodigies.
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Jessica Ann Brydon is a passionate storyteller who grew up all over the East Coast. Picking up acting at a young age, she loves storytelling in all mediums, theater, film, television. Her favorite playwright is Tennessee Williams. One of her favorite roles was playing Flannery O’Connor and Fan in A Christmas Carol. She currently works and resides in Los Angeles.
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