MTP Brings Award-Winning Powerhouse on Board for George R.R. Martin’s ‘The Skin Trade’ Feature Film

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – April 29, 2010) – (PINKSHEETS: MIKP) Mike The Pike Productions, Inc. (http://www.mikethepikeprods.com) announces the attachment of Filmworks/FX (www.FilmworksFX.com) and its President, Ken Locsmandi, as Executive Producer on the project. The portfolio of Filmworks/FX speaks for itself as Producer, Visual Effects and full-service post-production on large studio and independent features for years, including ‘City of Ember’, ‘Juno’, ‘You Don’t Mess With the Zohan’ and Mel Gibson’s tour de force, ‘Apocalypto’. Locsmandi’s work in visual effects, 3D animation and as an executive producer, among other roles, are impressive to say the least; from ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Fight Club’ to ‘Date Night’ among dozens of others. In 2001, he was awarded the Omni for Best Visual Effects on Television for the show JAG. He also co-authored After Effects@work, a respected book on visual effects techniques.

Filmworks/FX has a partnership with New Deal Studios on a 30,000 square foot studio located in Marina Del Rey, CA. New Deal Studios (www.NewDealStudios.com) is a production facility composed of a design firm, a miniature and practical effects workshop and a production company with stage and equipment rental. Recent theatrical releases for New Deal include 2012 by Roland Emmerich, Alice in Wonderland by Tim Burton and Shutter Island by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.Night at the Museum 2, Terminator Salvation, Watchmen, Batman: The Dark Knight, Hancock, I am Legend, Iron Man, Live Free or Die Hard and Resident Evil 3 are just a few of their past successes.

Skin Trade Producers Ryan Colucci, Beth Newbauer and Mark B. Newbauer are thrilled with the attachment. MTP CEO/President, Mark B. Newbauer, states, “This is yet another testament to our bringing on Ryan Colucci as Producer for this project. Aside from the synergy and passion necessary for collaboration on ‘The Skin Trade’, Ryan’s contacts and reputation have enabled us to make tremendous headway in development of this feature including this recent coup. This is just a piece of what we’re able to announce at this time, but the project is gaining industry traction and we are currently out to Directors on the piece.”

Colucci comments, “Ken’s involvement elevates the entire film as Filmworks/FX is one of the best kept secrets of Hollywood. It is not just one of the best full service post-houses, but a fully functional end-to-end soup-to-nuts facility. Ken brings a major component of value and success to ‘The Skin Trade’.”

Don’t miss details on this and other MIKP developments tonight at 6pm EST in a live CEO Q&A with Mark B. Newbauer at www.InvestmentNation.com , hosted by Jeff Montagne. The Q&A will also feature MIKP’s latest acquisition, OTC: ADCS and details about Mike the Pike Ventures’www.ServeNation.com, www.copswap.org, and more! All current and prospective investors and interested parties are encouraged to come and participate as it is interactive with up to 100 virtual seats available.

On that note, Newbauer has recently renewed subscriptions with OTCMarkets (www.otcmarkets.com) News & Disclosure service including OTCIQ for both MIKP and ADCS, allowing for updated company info to be submitted and made publicly available for the sake of company transparency and investor confidence. Company info including share structure and current financials will be updated over the next few weeks for both companies, as Mike the Pike Ventures is serving as the independent business ventures division outside of the entertainment industry for Mike the Pike Productions. It is a separate corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Mike the Pike Productions.

Mike the Pike Ventures will be completing a process to rebrand ADCS with a ticker symbol change and official company name change from Advanced Content Services to Mike the Pike Ventures through FINRA, it will be posting financials and info to OTCMarkets toward an upgrade in tier from ‘No Information’ to either ‘Limited or Current Information’ tier.

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