Heartbeat is large enough to make “miracles” happen and small enough to provide each client with the personalized attention they seek from a full-service production & event partner.

Our Team Includes

Melinda Grable

Senior Partner/Founder

Jon Anderson

Executive Producer/Founder

How does a good old boy from Dyersburg, TN, become the Executive Producer of spectacular events like Fedex President’s Club at The National Gallery in Barcelona, Spain; or engage hundreds of hospitality industry team members to dance in a music video? It happened like this….Representing the Department of Defense, Jon Anderson entertained troops around the globe, and that experience provided the impetus to make every show a memory for every audience. Touring with his own band and appearing at major US fairs and festivals, while managing a recording studio, gave him the “inside look and feel” of what a touring musician’s life is like. Throw in several years of performing in successful theme park shows, and ultimately producing recording sessions for parks across the country, and you have the ultimate Executive Producer with experience in all aspects of the entertainment business.

A rare combination of street-smart musician, show producer, songwriter and "get 'er" done drive, Anderson is the conduit for Heartbeat’s success. As Heartbeat Productions’ President and Co-Founder, he brings all facets of the entertainment business to the epi-center, or Heart, of any project.

Knowledgeable, affable, and definitely a groove-meister, Jon Anderson exudes good times in the business he loves.

Kris Mofanz

Director/Choreographer

Kris is an experienced show producer, director, and choreographer with a powerful blend of management expertise and creative energy. From his beginnings as a performer to his now extensive production accomplishments, Kris has contributed to the design and production of numerous live shows, corporate industrials, and press events.

Kris started his career in entertainment as a dance performer, beginning at a very young age. He has performed with and choreographed for numerous international music groups including Blumchen, Das Model, and the Backstreet Boys, in theaters, arenas, and stadiums worldwide. Transitioning from performance to management, Kris later become Entertainment Director for a major model/talent agency in Las Vegas, where his reputation for innovative event design and wildly successful press events and product branding efforts were solidified. And as producer for such events as the world premiere of "Resident Evil: Extinction," Kris has worked with celebrity talent including Janet Jackson, Pamela Anderson, Ashton Kutcher, Bruce Willis, and Carmen Electra.

Kris' years of experience have garnered countless successes for clients including Universal Hollywood, Universal Orlando, Nike, Microsoft, The Home Depot, Trumpet Foundation, Universal Orlando, Knott's Berry Farm, and Paramount Parks, among others. Kris has also been instrumental to some of the biggest event happenings in Las Vegas, including the multi-day grand opening of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, numerous events for TAO Nightclub, and a variety of large-scale fashion productions for Fashion Show Mall.

L. Alan Reitano

Film - Video - Music

L. Alan Reitano began his career as a recording engineer for Memphis based Highwater Records and over the course of a decade recorded nearly two dozen blues albums including Hammie Nixon's critically acclaimed “Tapping that Thang” and Jessie Mae Hemphill's “Feelin' Good” which won the Handy Award for Best Acoustic Blues Album in 1992.  He also did several projects with legendary Rock and Soul producer Don Nix and has worked with Heartbeat since it's inception more than two decades ago.

It was film classes at U.of M. with Peabody Award Winners Steve Ross and David Appelby that turned his attention to film.   After a brief term as an assistant video editor at Ardent Teleproductions working on national commercials and music videos including Z.Z. Top, DeGarmo and Key and the Everly Brothers, Alan formed Cypress Creek Creative/Providence Moving Pictures, a multi-media company producing independent video and music for clients ranging from Hilton Hotels to Bridgestone/Firestone, FedEx,  Ford Motor Company, Ingram Entertainment and many more... and of course Heartbeat Productions

From 2002 -2006 was part of Bud Schaetzle and David Branson's team that created Martina McBride's giant screen multi-media extravaganza, “The Joy of Christmas.”