Will and Deni McIntyre are a photography and filmmaking team based in western North Carolina. Will produces and also shoots; Deni directs and edits. Together they produced six seasons of the Emmy-nominated PBS series David Holt's State of Music for PBS beginning in 2016. Since 2022 they have co-produced three seasons of My Music with Rhiannon Giddens. The most recent began airing in May 2025 and can be viewed at PBS.org or via Apple + or Prime.
Schenley Sargusingh, director of photography, is a graduate of the NC School of the Arts film program with a focus on cinematography. Over the past 20 years he has worked with studios creating content for legacy media networks, streaming platforms, and independent films. He has extensive experience managing camera, lighting, and grip production crews for indie short films, feature films, commercials, and documentaries. His goal is to facilitate the creation of images that evoke a connection to the work or project for the audience. Schenley has worn various hats on the crews of both David Holt's State of Music and My Music With Rhiannon Giddens.
Aaron Bittikofer, production audio engineer, is a veteran with thirty years of music experience in the studio and on location, working with commercial and documentary video producers who need high-quality sound on location. Aaron worked on both David Holt's State of Music and My Music With Rhiannon Giddens. His work has also been heard on Destination America, the DIY Network, Yahoo News! with Katie Kouric, Discovery Channel, and Animal Planet. He is a bassist (upright and electric) who has studied with Carol Kaye and Robbie Link. He studied composing and improvisation with Medeski, Martin, and Wood and studied arranging with Steven Bernstein and Jim Crew. A current long-term project has involved capturing audio for a documentary about the US men's soccer team in preparation for the World Cup.
Adam Pinnell is a gaffer/ lighting technician, key grip, and photo assistant with a 3-ton grip & electric truck and lighting add-ons. He is passionate about the art of lighting and documenting a beautifully lit subject. He worked on David Holt's State of Music and My Music with Rhiannon Giddens as a gaffer and also works as a stills photographer. Adam is based in Greensboro, NC.
Sara Woodmansee, workshop coordinator, is a photographer who has worked as a line producer on four seasons of David Holt's State of Music and two seasons of My Music with Rhiannon Giddens. She was a successful fundraiser as well as assistant producer on a short doc called Making Sense Backwards: The Nick Bragg Story, which was a selection for the 2025 River Run Film Festival. It aired on PBS NC in October 2025.
Nick Iway is a filmmaker from Asheville who recently finished editing a personal film titled The Pigeon Life, about his passion for keeping and training homing pigeons. Filming for The Pigeon Life took him to London and Paris as well as many locations in the United States. Nick's checkered past includes work as a set designer, director, producer, key grip, and camera operator. Most recently he was on location with a project filming cenote exploration in the Yucatán.
Crew / Presenters
Laura Boosinger is a musician, folklorist, and storyteller whose performances and recordings have earned her a reputation as one of North Carolina’s most talented singers and interpreters of the music of the Southern mountains.
Brittany Bowen is an award-winning content producer and marketing educator who has partnered with multiple Fortune 500 organizations. She's built content strategy programs for clients such as PepsiCo, Brighthouse Financial, and Verizon and has conducted hundreds of interviews to produce story-driven creative content. Her experience in media development gives her insights into building cost-effective, high-impact work. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, she lives in Greensboro, NC with her husband and cat.
