The Book of Us: Sheet Music

CAT ELLINGTON:

Cat Ellington is an American songwriter, casting director, poet, author, voice-over actress, and entrepreneur from Chicago, IL. Her professional credits include a library of nonfiction and poetry books, the multi-award-winning feature film Dual Mania, and original songs attributed to two of its soundtrack albums.

PRINCETON BROWN:

Of Jamaican descent, Princeton Brown is an LA-based music producer, mixing & mastering engineer, singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur who has his own Princeton Brown Mastering company. His father is a DJ in Jamaica, and his mother is a classical pianist. The co-composer and co-producer of Instrumentals: Music from the Motion Picture Dual Mania, Princeton Brown is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

JOSEPH STRICKLAND:

Joseph Strickland is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and author from Chicago, IL.

A former film festival judge for the 32nd Chicago International Film Festival and the 14th Annual Chicago International Children Film Festival, Strickland served as Chair of the Features Jury on the adult jury panel for the 15th Annual Chicago International Children Film Festival. The Making of Dual Mania: Filmmaking Chicago Style is his first collaborative work of nonfiction, co-authored with fellow writer and theater critic B.J. Patterson and author Cat Ellington, to whom Strickland is married. The fiery narrative takes its title from his award-winning directorial debut Dual Mania. Strickland enjoys watching Turner Classic Movies (TCM), reading, oil painting, visiting art museums, and watching the Chicago Bears.