CrazyHeadSpace Team
Elisabeth Davis - Creator, Composer, Lyricist
Liz Davis fell in love with performing, creating theatre and writing songs from the time she lay her fingers on a toy piano. She began writing, performing and directing in the early 90s; her satirical, irreverent works often addressing issues focused on mental health, institutionalization, political inequity, and interpersonal isolationism so prevalent in today’s culture.
Crazy Head Space was created in 1995 as a celebratory musical tribute honoring those who are labeled, othered, and stigmatized because they happen to be living with a mental illness. Liz, a woman who has bipolar disorder herself, views mental illness as one of the last human conditions still kept in the closet and observes that those living with psychiatric disorders are often the least prioritized and cared for in our culture. She hopes Crazy Head Space will serve as a bridge, unifying people wherever they are on life’s wobbly spectrum of sanity.
Since 2005, Elisabeth has worked as a creative arts therapist in psychiatric hospitals, prisons, medical facilities, and specialized schools. She holds a doctorate in Chinese medicine and currently practices in New York City, where she lives with her Boston Terrier, Nino.
Michelangelo Sosnowitz - Composer, Music Producer
Chances are, you may have already heard Michelangelo Sosnowitz' music in the form of a film score, commercial jingle, teaser, media logo or pop song.
Notable credits include music for HBO's Generation Kill and the opening theme to Battles BC and The Works on the History Channel. Michelangelo has written music for programs on ABC, CBS, PBS, Style Network, USA Network, Lifetime Network, Yes Network, VH1, Univision, ION Television, as well as films on Amazon Prime and most other streaming platforms. He wrote the music to the award-winning comedy series Cop Show, written by and starring Colin Quinn and produced by Jerry Seinfeld. Notable feature film scores include the Dan Fogler directorial debut ‘Hysterical Psycho’, the Deborah Kampmeier films ‘SPLiT’ and ‘Tape’, the Allie Dvorin film ‘A Novel Romance’ and the Julia Verdin films ‘The Lost Girls’ and ‘Maya’.
Along with film and television music, Michelangelo has written commercial music for Animal Planet, Chiller Network, Garnier Fructis, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, SK Energy Drink, Mercedes-Benz, Acuvue, Coke Energy and many more. He has also written music for short films, plays, musicals, ballet, documentaries, video games, podcasts, elevator muzak (seriously!), industrial films and the Jumbotron at MSG. He has won awards for original music in film and theater including Best Score at the First Run Film Festival and Best Score at the Midtown International Theater Festival.
Michelangelo is also a prolific recording artist, writing and producing albums and songs for several artists across different styles of music. He has placed songs high on the CMJ charts as well as satellite, domestic and internet radio.
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Hilary Braunfeld - Executive Producer
Hilary is an experienced retail executive who has managed up to 5 billion dollars for companies such as Macy’s Inc. and Saks Off Fifth. Her ability to forecast and manage budgets of all shapes and sizes led to a natural transition to producing. She went on to produce the film Split, by Deborah Kampmeier in 2016 for which she was an Executive Producer. Hilary’s love for the arts started at an early age. Her mother was a professional ballerina, and exposed Hilary to the theater world in NYC. She was in the film, “Top Banana” (1954). Hilary met Michelangelo in 2002; soon after meeting, she heard a few songs from CHS and instantly felt connected to the musical and its subject matter as her mom suffered from mental illness. In 2009, Hilary played a pivotal role in the reprisal of CHS, in its off-off-Broadway debut in NYC. At one of the sold-out Crazy Head Space shows, Hilary sat next to Michelangelo’s cousin, Jeorjie, with whom there was an immediate bond while watching the performance.
Jeorjie Ornstein - Executive Producer
Jeorjie has spent her career producing live events for global clientele including movie premieres, store & hotel openings, and social gatherings. Skilled at evaluating and recommending innovative enhancements to projects to create industry exposure and increase business opportunities, Jeorjie has been able to maximize any budget to meet client needs and expectations. The daughter of an actor and model, she grew up in and around the entertainment industry and all that comes with it. Jeorjie’s biological mom, an artist, lived in her own fantastical reality, struggling with mental illness from a very young age. In 2009, Jeorjie went to see her cousin Michelangelo’s musical, CHS, which hit extremely close to home. Witnessing this incredibly moving story, she knew she needed to be involved in bringing it to the world, and why not start off on the big screen!