Nick Thurlow spent 12 years in London, New York and Africa working in arbitrage and treasury management for firms such as HSBC, Banker’s Trust, and Standard Chartered Bank before moving to California to serve as CFO of Sonic Magic Studios. In 2004 he was appointed CEO of Sonic Magic and has since expanded the company, adding facilities in London and Louisiana. In 2006, Nick’s tireless entrepreneurial spirit lead him to partner with John Portnoy and Todd Williams to create Upload Films and co-found Louisiana Media Services with Nu-Image's VP of Post Production, Jordan Kessler.

Nick’s service companies have worked on over 150 movies since 2002. Nick has also produced over 20 films in the last 4 years.