Each month WorshipHouse Media will interview one of our producers. Our first monthly “Producer Profile” is with Rob Thomas, President of Igniter Media Group and WorshipHouse Media.

Rob has been married to his wife Haley since 2001. Rob and Haley have 2 kids: Cobb and Charly. Rob lives in Dallas and is an active member of Watermark Community Church. Igniter Media Group started shipping Igniter Videos, Volume 1 on September 15, 2003. WorshipHouse launched in October of 2005.

Here’s a fun fact about Rob: About 25 pounds ago, he could grab his right foot with his left hand and with his left foot, jump over it!

WHM: When did you first get into video?

Rob: I have always loved video, but didn’t officially ‘take’ to it till 1998. My first real job as a ‘video guy’ was at Blue Fish TV.

WHM: Good times! Where do you get inspiration as an artist and creator of church resources?

Rob: I am inspired by 3 things, 4 if you count my kids and wife. 1. Pain 2. Music 3. Rocky-the movie.

WHM: Rocky, huh? How does a video end up on an Igniter?

Rob: Not sure. Though the Igniter videos are becoming much more collaborative, they will still have to pass through the filter of what moves me. Whether it is comedy, drama, reflection, I have to have some sort of emotional connection to the videos.

WHM: What does Igniter currently offer?

Rob: We have 3 volumes of Mini-Movies, “Igniter Videos” Volumes 1-3. We also have “IgniterBacks Volume 1”, “Christmas v.1”, and our “Narnia Collection”.

WHM: Cool. What can we expect to see from you guys in ’06?

Rob: In 2006, we are releasing (for sure) “Easter v.1”, “Igniter Videos Volume 4” and “IgniterBacks Volume 2”. We also plan to release two new series that we are very excited about. We plan to release a volume called “Igniter Funnies”. There will be 3 or so clips on there from previous versions as well as 6-7 new clips. All funny (or at least attempt to be).

For more from Rob, check out the Igniter Blog, Snippets at www.ignitermedia.com/snippets