The strength of Keeping It Real Productions lies in a collaborative team that brings together production experience, artist advocacy, media understanding, and a shared commitment to authenticity.
The team collectively supports execution, creative direction, and strategic growth. Together, the team ensures that every project maintains integrity, quality, and cultural relevance.
Martin approaches each project with the same goal—to create imagery that resonates, endures, and tells a story worth remembering. Throughout his career, Martin has collaborated with a diverse range of clients—from global corporations to entertainment icons.
Martin’s portfolio includes work for internationally recognized brands such as Levi Strauss & Co. and McDonald’s, as well as major entertainment venues like Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Clubs. He has also worked with celebrated Canadian and US artists and personalities including Tom Cochrane, Don Cherry, Dan Hill, Joe Carter, Bo Diddley, Steven Seagal and Wave among many others.
Working across industries—from corporate and commercial work to entertainment and personality-driven storytelling—Martin brings a director’s sensibility and a photographer’s discipline to every project. His ability to adapt to different subjects while maintaining a cinematic aesthetic has made his work both versatile and distinctive.
Wanda Ryan contributes expertise in artist relations, concept development, branding, interviewing, storytelling, promotion, and industry connections. - including a fashion consultant and stylist for Keeping it Real Productions.
Through her work with over 600 independent artists and more than 65 produced shows, she ensures that each artist featured in Keeping It Real Productions is not only authentically documented but strategically positioned.
Her expertise in narrative development, audience reach, industry relationships, and promotional strategy transforms each project into a high-value career asset that builds visibility, strengthens brand identity, and connects artists to real industry opportunities while preserving their legacy.
It begins with the love of arts, all arts, performing, visual, literary… the passion of people, culture, and creativity, and what it brings to the human soul.
Barb Keck, a seasoned entrepreneur deeply immersed in the music realm, wears multiple hats with finesse - including a fashion consultant and stylist for Keeping it Real Productions.
From being a musician to spearheading a Music Awards for Independent Musicians across Canada, her journey is a symphony of diverse roles.
Brad Rundle began his music career at 9 when his father taught him how to play Folsom Prison Blues on the guitar. He busked his way through university and cut his teeth as an audio tech and DJ at CJAM, the campus radio station at Windsor U. Brad went on to manage and/or own several studios and recorded many of his own songs with artists such as Davey Diamond of the Kings, Hugh Marsh, Peter Bleakney, Mark Kelso, Michael Heffernan of the Gordon Lightfoot Band, and many others. He toured as 'sound guy' and producer with The Diesel Opera and provided tech support for them at CBGB's in New York and The Whiskey in L.A. While in L.A., he produced their album with engineer DavePearlman. After moving back to his hometown in Muskoka, Brad managed the Gravenhurst Opera House and produced shows for the likes of The Stameders, Alana Myles, and The Gatlan Brothers,
