The Chicago Consortium: Defining A New Approach

[John Patterson]

Collaboration. Jim Olen’s heard that word uttered repeatedly in his 20-year career.

“I hear it all the time, there’s not enough collaboration, ” he said.

The time is ripe, Olen believes, for a new approach in the creative industry, and sought to align his Chicago-based music company Rhythm Café with other independent companies to offer a flexible solution to the production and post-production world. The result of his efforts has led to the announcement of the Chicago Consortium.

Olen’s opinion is that in this changing economy, a group of companies that work independently but also complement each other’s services can offer a creative and cost-effective solution. [more]