Jon Lafferty hails from a long line of Hollywood trailblazers who’ve left their mark on the television and agency world, so it was only natural he pursue a career in entertainment. But being the Lafferty who’s always had to do it his way, he took a little detour and went to Tokyo to start his career as a professional Japanese rapper. After 2 albums and countless tours and performances throughout the Japanese Hip Hop circuit, he made his way back to Los Angeles. After a few years of working in different production companies, he landed at Shadowmachine where he found himself working as the assistant to the Voice Director on Comedy Central’s TripTank.  With a renewed passion for animation, he reached out to his long time friend and creative partner, Dikega Hadnot, and founded Latebloom Entertainment. Through Latebloom, Jon endeavors to use his love of Hip Hop, TV and cartoons to create value creating content.

Dikega Hadnot

Creative Director/ Executive Producer

Dikega Hadnot got his start in Hollywood working as an assistant to both Terrence Malick and Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki on Malick’s Tree of Life and To The Wonder.  Acting on the two filmmakers advice, he moved back to LA to start his own journey in film. With his creative partner Jon he created a series of shorts titled Millennials, before moving into producing and directing music videos and branded content for the likes of Interscope, Puma, AHF, and other clients. He worked as a Creative Executive at Killermoxie Management, developing projects for writer/directors such as Nicholas Jarecki, Alex Ebert, and Richard Kelly before moving into his role as the Creative Director of Latebloom Entertainment with long time partner, Jon Lafferty.

Spencer Mandel

Executive Producer

A beat poet, bass player and history nerd from a family of medical doctors, Spencer went to Brown University to study International Relations. Spencer’s college band evolved into Incan Abraham, an LA-based band with two national tours and a full-length album under its belt, and acclaim from Pitchfork, Spin, NPR and TIME Magazine. After meeting his literary agent at a funeral, he realized that the screenplays he was writing on the side might not be half bad — and in collaborating on his band’s music videos he accidentally became a producer as well. He went to middle school with Jon and elementary school with Dikega, so the ties go deep. He also has a writing/directing partnership with Dikega called Gonzo Griot, repped by Elevate Talent Agency & Jackoway Law Firm.