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Britney Spears “Slave 4 U” - Wade Robson, Brian Friedman
WADE ROBSON
He was a prodigy before he knew what the word meant. He has a list of clients that tops off around Britney Spears and *NSYNC. He is Wade J. Robson, a creative entity with 13 years of experience in only 19 years of life. You’ve seen his work all over television, motion pictures, music videos, sold out concerts, award ceremonies and elsewhere. Wade is on a path to greatness which is only the beginning.
Wade, Australian by birth and American by choice, made an entrance into entertainment and never looked back. Putting in countless hours of work at an amazingly early age, Wade was able to advance far beyond the realm of classic childhood, becoming a professional long before most people reach amateur status. At three years old, while many of us were still only beginning to walk, Wade was memorizing the dance steps of Michael Jackson’s infamous “Thriller” video. At five when most of us were still learning to tie our shoes, Wade was dancing circles around competition and performing in front of capacity crowds with the King of Pop himself. By the time he was nine, he had appeared in three of Michael Jackson’s biggest videos-“ Black or White. “Jam” and “Heal the World.” From this point there were Academy Awards performances, television appearances, rap albums, music production, dance classes (teaching them, that is), acting roles in major motion pictures and choreography. And then he turned sixteen.
This was around the time when he received a request to choreograph for Britney Spears. After seeing his talent first hand, Britney chose not to continue to use Wade just as a choreographer. Instead, he would direct her entire stage show, choreographing her every move, remixing the music, directing the video segments and designing the sets. His outstanding work ethic and eagle’s eye to detail presented him with opportunities that made apparent his arrival to the top of his class. He has since choreographed and appeared with Britney in the first Pepsi commercial and he choreographed, wrote and produced the jingle and co-directed Britney's second Pepsi Commercial, danced in the extremely popular GAP commercial campaign, masterminded *NSYNC’s 2001 MTV Music Awards performance and their 2001 Pop Odyssey Tour, as well as their dynamic showings at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards and their 2000 No Strings Attached Tour. The relationship with Britney and *NSYNC continues to flourish, as Wade co-wrote and produced 4 songs from *NSYNC’s multi-platinum Celebrity album, including the Grammy nominated single “Gone.”
When asked about Wade’s talent and capabilities, Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC offers, “He is a total perfectionist.” When Wade is asked himself, he responds, “I have my vision, and I will not stop until it is fulfilled. It’s gone past just dancing. It’s about creating a story line that draws people in and wont let them go.” This story line has since been adapted for immensely popular artists such as Mandy Moore, Pink, Usher, Tyrese, Youngstown, IMX and Mya. Wade has gone from being the man behind the scenes to the creative force driving the vehicle of certain success for today’s biggest superstars. And by the way, he’s now nineteen.
‘Who is Wade J. Robson,’ the answer almost seems elementary. He is nothing less than an entertainer of unlimited creative capacity who found his route and continues to blaze his way while moving to the speed of lights, camera, action.
BRIAN FRIEDMAN
 Brian's dance career started at the age of 13. He came to LA from Scottsdale, AZ, and shortly after got his break working under the direction of Kenny Ortega in "Newsies". Over the next decade the success continued working with such artists as Michael Jackson, Prince, George Michael, and Paula Abdul.
Brian's opportunities soared in 2001 when he started down the road toward choreography. He served as assistant to Michael Rooney on Fat Boy Slims' "Weapon Of Choice" with Christopher Walken, and Wade Robson on "MTV Icon" Janet Jackson, both award-nominated and winning projects. Shortly after, Brian and Wade collaborated on choreography for Britney Spears' video "I'm A Slave 4 U", and the "Dream Within A Dream" 2001 tour.
In the last year, Brian has made a name for himself as a choreographer in his own right, working with Ellen Degeneres, Sean Hayes of "Will & Grace", Mayte for the "Tommy Lee" tour, Aaron Carter "Winter Party" and "Rock, Rap, Retro" tours, Christina Milian, and Britney Spears' hit videos "Overprotected", "I Love Rock & Roll", and "Boys."
Brian would like to take this opportunity to thank Wade Robson for giving him the chance to pursue his dream, and also his mother Judi Friedman for being his biggest support, and the wind beneath his wings.
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