Into the Blu has of many seasoned contributors on staff. The following bios will let you get a little background on each of the contributors as well as their review equipment.

Jeremy Frost – Founder / Editor / Reviewer

Jeremy Frost co-founded UpcomingDiscs.com in 2001 and has since gone on to launch FeatureForum.com, HDDb.net and most recently IntotheBlu.com. Over the past 7+ years He has reviewed hundreds of DVD’s and Blu-ray titles. A home theater enthusiasts at heart, Jeremy loves film, entertainment as well as emerging technologies.

Jeremy’s theater setup includes:

• Panasonic 50″ 1080p Plasma HDTV (TCP50G15)
• Emotiva (MMC-1) Audio-Video Processor
• Emotiva (LPA-1) 7-Channel Audio Power Amplifier
• Panasonic (DMP-BD80) Blu-ray Player
• Totem Acoustic (Tribe) Speakers (x7)
• Paradigm 8″ Powered Subwoofer

Brian White – Reviewer / Contributor

Brian works in the IT industry as a Telecom Administrator.  Secretly, he is an artist by nature, with a long resume that includes songwriting, recording, website designing, video editing, and even attempts at writing screen plays/novels.  Once smitten by the Blu-ray format back in 2006, in which his first disc was coincidentally Into The Blue, he proceeded to donate his DVD collection vowing to never let his eyes be hurt by them again.  Brian began writing movie reviews on his personal website as a way to keep in touch and share his thoughts with friends who all know him for being a movie obsessed fanatic.  It was then that people really started to compliment him on his writing abilities and how he is analytically able to get his thoughts across in an understandable, yet entertaining, manner.  When not working, watching movies, or studying for his next certification exam Brian enjoys spending time with his wife Maricar, his 3 pets, and his Mustang GT named after Jessica Alba’s short lived TV show Dark Angel.  He went on a spending spree the past couple of years and amassed a collection of 4 HDTV’s, 2 complete surround sound systems, 3 Blu-ray players, and 2 HD DVD players.  He keeps a complete repository of his Blu-ray collection on his personal site which can be viewed at http://brianewhite.com/?page_id=13. His home theatre setup where he spends the majority of time includes the following:

• TV: 52″ Sony XBR4
• Blu-Ray Player: 60 Gig PS3
• HD DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A35
• Receiver: Onkyo 605 (all sources connected via HDMI)
• Speakers: 5.1 Klipsch Main/Center/Rears/15 inch powered Sub Woofer

Kristina Kehler - Reviewer

Kristina has been supporting Blu-ray since it original launch, boasting a collection worthy of several bookshelves. Beyond writing for IntotheBlu, Kristina enjoys checking out the latest movies on the silver screen and spending her cash on the latest in Home Entertainment technology, and of course Blu-ray discs. Her passion for critiquing movies stems back several years while writing for the high school paper, becoming the go to girl for the latest and greatest in film, with to the point reviews this arm chair critics love for good movies shows.

Kristina’s Setup includes:

• Samsung 52 INCH 1080p

• Blu-ray player – Sony BDP2500

• Toshiba HD-A20

• Danon 7.1 Receiver

• Klipsch Speakers

Gregg Senko – Reviewer

Gregg spends his workdays as a supervisor in the student loan industry. He was previously offered a spot in the smash-hit production, Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance and maintains his Irish dance skills today. In his spare time, Gregg enjoys playing the bagpipes, watching hockey and baseball and of course, experiencing films on the magnificent format we know as Blu-ray.

Gregg’s setup includes:

• Sony Bravia 40” LCD (1080p)
• Blu-ray player: 40 gig PS3
• Receiver: Panasonic SA-HE100
• Speakers: Polk Audio
• Subwoofer: Sony SA-W3000

Jamie Shuhyta – Reviewer

Jamie Shuhyta is an avid Blu-ray fan, who by day works as a Math/Science teacher.   Jamie has been collecting BD material ever since the inception of the format, and currently has over 150 titles in his collection.  In his spare time, and outside of reviewing for IntotheBlu, Jamie builds custom cars and is always looking to get the newest piece of technology into his possession.

Jamie’s setup includes:

• Sharp 46 inch Aquos 1080p LC-46D64U
• Blu-ray Player – PS3 60Gig
• Onkyo SR-705 Receiver
• Polk Audio 8 piece monitor series
• Toshiba HD-A20

Retired Reviewers

Gino Sassani – Reviewer

Gino Sassani has been reviewing films on disc for Upcomingdiscs.com and Intotheblu.com since 2002 with over 550 reviews published. He began his reviewing career while hosting the local Tampa, Florida television program, In Focus with G.E.Sassani. Over the years he has become friends with the likes of Ray Harryhausen while assisting in the production of classic horror conventions.

Gino is also an award winning songwriter and Omega Records recording artist. His Ordinary Nights CD is the best selling disc in Omega Records history. The film industry awarded his song “Man Created A Man” with the horror song of the year for 2000.

Gino reviews his discs from his home theatre. “The Reel World”. Among the equipment you will find there:

• Panasonic CinemaMaster 47 Inch HD Rear Projection Monitor
• Onkyo TXSA804 7.1 Power Amp
• PS3 Blu-ray/Game System
• Klipsch Mains/Center Speakers
• Celestion Rear Speakers
• Cerwin-Vega LW-15 inch powered Sub Woofer

The Room is carpeted 360degrees with tiered seating for true sound reproduction.

Ryan Keefer – Reviewer

Ryan Keefer was born the son of a sharecropper in the Mississippi Delta. He managed to be adopted by Polish gypsies and live in the Washington, D.C. suburbs where he enjoys fried food, making crank calls to non-profit agencies and punching infants in the face when they sleep. He also manages to squeeze in some time to write for UpcomingDiscs.com, DVDVerdict.com and DVDTalk.com. His home theater equipment includes the following:

• TV: Sony KDS-R60XBR1
• DVD (all connected via HDMI):
• Blu-ray/HD DVD Player: Samsung BD-UP5000
• Blu-ray Player: Sony Playstation 3
• HD DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A35
• Region Free: Toshiba SD-4980
• Receiver: Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH
• Front Speakers: Definitive Technology BP7004
• Center Speakers: Definitive Technology CLR2300
• Rear Speakers: Sony SS-MB150H
• Sub: Velodyne CHT-8

Bill Geiger – Reviewer

Bill Geiger has been reviewing Blu-ray Discs since April of 2008, and has done a fantastic job for a newcomer to the reviewing community. Bill has been collecting DVD’s and Blu-ray’s for as long as he can remember. Bill, as a reviewer, is looking to expand his normal range of movie watching to include all genres. Bill also runs dvdcoma.com which houses all of his reviews done at IntotheBlu.com.

Bill’s Home Theater setup is as follows:

• Westinghouse LTV-32w6 32 Inch LCD (soon to be upgraded)
• Onkyo 605
• Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player
• Denon SYS76HTS Speakers (7.1)

Brian Wortz – Reviewer

Brian Wortz works in the health care industry when he isn’t busy making small inroads to creating his home theater environment. He has been reviewing DVD, Blu-ray, and HD-DVD (R.I.P.) for UpcomingDiscs and now IntotheBlu for the past year and has written retro game reviews for Defunctgames.com.

Aside from working and enjoying movies, Brian spends his time with his wife and daughters.

Brian’s setup includes, but is not limited to:

• Optima HD70 front projector
• 106” custom screen
• Onkyo TX-SR605 A/V receiver
• SLS Gold 5.1 ribbon speakers w/sub + 2x Element ElC6 In-ceiling speakers
• PS3 console/Blu-ray/media server x 2
• Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD player
• Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player
• Samsung 42” A450
• Element 42” W39US
• Custom HTPC
• Xbox360 w/Windows Media Extender
• Pioneer CLD-606 Laserdisc player
• Sony 32” WEGA Trinitron CRT
• Hitachi 65” Ultravision HD RPTV