Don Alves Jr.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Don Alves Jr. ~ Profile
Founder and Managing Director of Starwood Film Productions, LLC. Don originally established this company in 1994 and has been doing business in and around Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada for well over three decades to date. Don Alves Jr. has built quite a reputation in the entertainment industry as a whole but more over expressly in both, the Boxing world, Music world and now the Film industry.
Don in the past thirty eight years has been involved in many aspects of the entertainment industry and the like. Don has worked with some of the greatest boxers of all time, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Antonio Tarver, Bernard Hopkins, Winky Wright, Diego Corrales, Antonio Vargas, Roy Jones Jr., Sugar Shane Mosley, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. just to name a few.
Don is recognized in the industry as a smart and savvy businessman who firmly believes that if you conduct business fairly your success is guaranteed to last because people will always want to work with you.
Education
Loyola Marymount University Palos Verdes Campus ~ Music & Art
Los Angeles Trade Technical College ~ Music Composition, Architectural Drafting Building of Structural Steel
Local # 25 Los Angeles, California ~ Carpenter Apprenticeship
Local # 33 I.A.T.S.E. Stage Hands, Grip Camera Operator, Spot, Cable page
Local # 720 I.A.T.S.E. Stage Hands ~ Rigging, Ground and High, LIghting, Sound
Experience
Scenic Artist ~ KABC TV Hollywood, California 9 years, Expeditor ~ Lockheed Aircraft 5 years, Journeyman Carpenter ~ Project "Barham Apartments" Lankershim Blvd., Production Manager of Changeover & Ice Systems Supervisor ~ Thomas & Mack Las Vegas, Nevada UNLV Campus, High Rigger ~ Aladdin Hotel & Casino (Theatre of the Performing Arts) 4 years, Ice Systems, Spot Operator, Ground Rigger,~ MGM Grand Garden Arena 4 years, Entertainment Director ~ Players Island Resort Hotel & Casino (Merv Griffin) also technical advisor for Theatre construction, 4 years, Stage Manager~ The Madhattan Production Show (Feld Productions) New York, New York Resort Hotel & Casino (Siegfried & Roy) 1 year Stage Manager~ The Lord of the Dance Production Show at New York, New York Resort Hotel & Casino (Michael Flatley) instrumental in the layout and design of his stage in Las Vegas, Nevada and his massive production in the U.K. along with Barry Thornhill 5 years, Having worked several breakout jobs such as: Worked as a technical advisor for the building of the Amphitheatre at the Bluewater Resort Hotel & Casino ~ Lake Havasau, California, Technical Arena construction advisor Players Island Resort Hotel & Casino ~ Mesquite, Nevada (Showroom & Lounge Build) Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino~ Production Manager of Entertainment, from 2003. (Assisting in the productions of Boxing, Concerts, Productiuon Shows and the like.)
Present
Corporate Production Manager of Entertainment & Sports for MGM REsorts International Las Vegas, NV Leading in the production of all Boxing Events, Concerts, UFC Fights and Major Festivals IE: Rock in Rio (From Brazil), Route 91, I Heart, Professional Bull Riding, Rock n Roll Marathon and many many more.
Now in his 15th year with the company he continues to find new and innovative ways to excel in his position and champions his career in the entertainment industry.
Founder and Managing Director of Starwood Film Productions, LLC. Don originally established this company in 1994 and has been doing business in and around Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada for well over three decades to date. Don Alves Jr. has built quite a reputation in the entertainment industry as a whole but more over expressly in both, the Boxing world, Music world and now the Film industry.
Don in the past thirty eight years has been involved in many aspects of the entertainment industry and the like. Don has worked with some of the greatest boxers of all time, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Antonio Tarver, Bernard Hopkins, Winky Wright, Diego Corrales, Antonio Vargas, Roy Jones Jr., Sugar Shane Mosley, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. just to name a few.
Don is recognized in the industry as a smart and savvy businessman who firmly believes that if you conduct business fairly your success is guaranteed to last because people will always want to work with you.
Education
Loyola Marymount University Palos Verdes Campus ~ Music & Art
Los Angeles Trade Technical College ~ Music Composition, Architectural Drafting Building of Structural Steel
Local # 25 Los Angeles, California ~ Carpenter Apprenticeship
Local # 33 I.A.T.S.E. Stage Hands, Grip Camera Operator, Spot, Cable page
Local # 720 I.A.T.S.E. Stage Hands ~ Rigging, Ground and High, LIghting, Sound
Experience
Scenic Artist ~ KABC TV Hollywood, California 9 years, Expeditor ~ Lockheed Aircraft 5 years, Journeyman Carpenter ~ Project "Barham Apartments" Lankershim Blvd., Production Manager of Changeover & Ice Systems Supervisor ~ Thomas & Mack Las Vegas, Nevada UNLV Campus, High Rigger ~ Aladdin Hotel & Casino (Theatre of the Performing Arts) 4 years, Ice Systems, Spot Operator, Ground Rigger,~ MGM Grand Garden Arena 4 years, Entertainment Director ~ Players Island Resort Hotel & Casino (Merv Griffin) also technical advisor for Theatre construction, 4 years, Stage Manager~ The Madhattan Production Show (Feld Productions) New York, New York Resort Hotel & Casino (Siegfried & Roy) 1 year Stage Manager~ The Lord of the Dance Production Show at New York, New York Resort Hotel & Casino (Michael Flatley) instrumental in the layout and design of his stage in Las Vegas, Nevada and his massive production in the U.K. along with Barry Thornhill 5 years, Having worked several breakout jobs such as: Worked as a technical advisor for the building of the Amphitheatre at the Bluewater Resort Hotel & Casino ~ Lake Havasau, California, Technical Arena construction advisor Players Island Resort Hotel & Casino ~ Mesquite, Nevada (Showroom & Lounge Build) Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino~ Production Manager of Entertainment, from 2003. (Assisting in the productions of Boxing, Concerts, Productiuon Shows and the like.)
Present
Corporate Production Manager of Entertainment & Sports for MGM REsorts International Las Vegas, NV Leading in the production of all Boxing Events, Concerts, UFC Fights and Major Festivals IE: Rock in Rio (From Brazil), Route 91, I Heart, Professional Bull Riding, Rock n Roll Marathon and many many more.
Now in his 15th year with the company he continues to find new and innovative ways to excel in his position and champions his career in the entertainment industry.