(1992). In 1995, she started working in feature animation at Walt Disney Pictures. While there, she was the editor of The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) and Mulan II (2004). While at Sony Pictures Animation, she was the editor of Open Season (2006). Ziegenhagen-Shefland has been married to Alan Shefland, a fellow editor, since 1997 and they have one son, Gabriel, who is 14. She is currently working on a documentary in Minnesota. N.E.R.D., with Hugo and childhood friend Shae Haley. Together, they have had multiple, critically acclaimed platinum albums, Grammy nominations and wins, and a fan base that stretches the globe. Their newest album, “Nothing,” was released on June 15. Additionally, Williams is an entrepreneur and a oneman conglomerate with business ventures including his clothing lines Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream; an eco-fabric company called Bionic Yarn; artistic collaborations with Murakami and the Emmanuel Perrotin GREGORY PERLER (Edited by) is a film Gallery; and a jewelry line with Louis Vuitton. editor who has lived and worked in Los Angeles for 20 years. A New York University film school graduate, he moved to Los Angeles in 1990 when he was hired as an assistant editor on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (the first of only two animated films to be HEITOR PEREIRA (Score by) is establishing a reputation for bringing international flavors to mainstream American scores. From a Santa Monica studio jammed with hundreds of instruments from around the nominated for an Academy Award ® for Best world, Pereira has composed scores for It’s Complicated, Picture). He was promoted to associate editor during this production. In addition to Despicable Me, Perler’s previous feature-animation credits include A Goofy Movie, Tarzan, the Oscar ® -nominated Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and the Oscar ® -winning Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. His live-action credits include 102 Dalmatians, Enchanted, the Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert film and two telefilms based on the classic “Eloise” children’s books. Perler was an editor on the first season of the highly rated USA Network series Royal Pains and is currently editing Illumination Entertainment’s Hop, which will be released in April 2011. Running the Sahara, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Illegal Tender, Curious George, Ask the Dust, Real Women Have Curves, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights and Riding in Cars With Boys. Pereira attracted Hans Zimmer’s attention for his outstanding skills as a guitarist. Zimmer hired Pereira to play on a few scores, and soon Pereira was following in the footsteps of other well-known musicians-turnedfilm-composers including Zimmer, James Newton Howard and Danny Elfman. Pereira has played guitar on and/or contributed music to the scores of Mission: Impossible II, Black Hawk Down, Spanglish, As Good as It Gets, I Am Sam, The Pledge, Something’s Gotta Give, Shrek 2, Madagascar, Man on Fire, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, The Rundown, Flushed Away, The Holiday, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, The Simpsons Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/ producer PHARRELL WILLIAMS (Original Songs and Themes by/Score by) has made history for being one of the most successful and prolific entertainers to emerge during the last decade. Williams is part of the beat-making duo The Neptunes, with Chad Hugo, and the incredible trio Movie, The Kite Runner, Bee Movie, The Dark Knight and Angels & Demons. Born to a family of musicians in the south of Brazil, Pereira completed his conservatory studies in guitar, harmony, counterpoint and composition in Rio de Janeiro. He quickly began playing with some of the leading artists in Brazil and attracted the attention – 42 –
of the producer of the band Simply Red. He entertained millions of fans around the world as that band’s lead guitarist. He has also released three solo albums of his own music. Throughout his career, Pereira has played guitar on the albums of widely diverse artists who esteem him as much for his unique sensibility as his astonishing guitar virtuosity. These artists include Sergio Mendes, Caetano Veloso, Ivan Lins, Jack Johnson, Bryan Adams, Sir Elton John, Willie Nelson, Shania Twain, Seal and Nelly Furtado. — despicable me — – 43 –