{"id":2567,"date":"2020-06-15T18:44:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T22:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monlove.com\/?page_id=2567"},"modified":"2025-05-16T16:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T20:04:49","slug":"headoffice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monlove.com\/fr\/headoffice\/","title":{"rendered":"Monlove Bureau"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founders<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Ella\n\t

Ella Louise Allaire<\/p>\n\t

CEO & FOUNDER | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR<\/p>\n\t

Ella Louise Allaire is a CEO, producer, show designer, composer, librettist, lyricist, international speaker, mentor, and entrepreneur. She received a Gold Stevie Award (2024) in the category Creative Executive of the Year, as well as a Silver Stevie Award (2024) in the category Woman of the Year. Over the years, she has gained an international reputation by handling both the creative and production management sides of the business. This makes her a highly sought-after, one-of-a-kind Creative Executive Manager in the entertainment industry. For 20 years, as CEO and founder of the award-winning company MONLOVE, Ella Louise spearheaded numerous projects on both the creative and business management sides, including securing financing. She has directed hundreds of employees, creatives, office managers, consultants, business partners, and high-profile clientele. Since 2022, her work has included the creation and production of the family musical Scooby-Doo! and the Lost City of Gold, for which she signed the original concept, book, music, and lyrics, while also overseeing a multi-million-dollar production budget. Additionally, she led the immersive educational experience All Systems Are Go!, a Peanuts\u2122 adventure on the Artemis missions, which was presented for two years (2023-2025) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Featuring Snoopy and the beloved Peanuts characters, the experience attracted millions of visitors. In 2022-23, she wrote and developed the new live show Bugs Bunny’s Great Big Musical Extravaganza (A Looney Tunes Spectacular). With her team, she created a revolutionary system for the innovative immersive dining experience Le Festin\u2122 (set to open in 2026).<\/p>\n

As CEO, Ella Louise has championed workplace equity initiatives, ensuring equal salary opportunities and fostering diversity in production roles. During the latest touring leg of Scooby-Doo! in Abu Dhabi (2024), MONLOVE continued its efforts to promote diversity in technical roles. Ella Louise has been nominated for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneurs Award (in 2022 and 2016) and was a finalist at the Quebec Business Women Award for international achievements in 2022 and 2023. Under her leadership, MONLOVE has won four Gold Stevie Awards, including Best Media & Entertainment Company – Small. She was one of the ten worldwide finalists at the WEPitch Competition Challenge in Denver at the WBENC International Day event in March 2024 for her innovative, socially impactful projects. While touring in the USA with Scooby-Doo! and the Lost City of Gold, Ella Louise managed to keep all staff, artists, and technicians well supported during the stressful workplace conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic by making tailored adjustments and safe travel arrangements. In April 2024, she successfully navigated international logistical challenges during the Abu Dhabi tour adapting to scheduling changes while ensuring a seamless production experience.<\/p>\n

Ella Louise divides her time between overseeing new projects and speaking at prestigious events such as SXSW, HUB Montreal, EDC (Export Development Canada) Retreat in Ottawa, and the Quebec Women Entrepreneurs: Cap vers la r\u00e9ussite convention. She is also an active mentor for numerous business accelerators, including La Piscine, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting cultural and creative entrepreneurs. Her extensive body of work includes numerous Cirque du Soleil productions such as K\u00c0 (MGM, Las Vegas), Zed (Tokyo Disney), and Alegr\u00eda (where she wrote the song Rinalto Vera), as well as the feature film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, co-produced by James Cameron and Cirque du Soleil. She was also the creative force behind the original concept, book, music, and lyrics for 20th Century Fox’s multi-billion-dollar franchise Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure, which broke sales records with over 3 million viewers and was voted the #1 show in Europe in 2013.<\/p>\n

Other credits include The Nut Job Live & Friends, the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Conan the Barbarian, Philippe Noiret: Gentleman Saltimbanque, The Scorpion King 2, Dateline NBC, NFL Films, The Oprah Winfrey Show, music cues for the video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, McDonald’s Fishing commercial, The Musical Box show for the Acrobatic Troupe of China, and the feature film Journey to the Center of the Earth. Ella Louise graduated from McGill University, where she received the James McGill Award and the Music Faculty Award. Admitted to the master’s program at the University of Montreal in film composition, she was awarded the Canada Council Fellowship. She was also a candidate in the MBA program at HEC Montreal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Test\n\t

Martin Lord Ferguson<\/p>\n\t

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR<\/p>\n\t

MARTIN LORD FERGUSON is a distinguished Creative Executive, Graphic designer, editor, programmer, Show Creator\/Producer, Scriptwriter, Composer, Lyricist and Sound Engineer, renowned for his versatile talents and successfully managing and negotiating numerous multi-million-dollar productions. Over the last 25 years, Martin has built an international reputation by excelling in both the creative and managerial aspects of productions.<\/p>\n

As the Senior Vice-President of the acclaimed company MONLOVE, Martin’s impressive portfolio included writing the book, music, and lyrics for the mega-success Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure (20th Century Fox, Stage Entertainment). This production achieved record audiences in Paris, drawing over 60,000 spectators in a five-day run, and in Hamburg, with over 30,000 spectators in a single weekend, surpassing major acts like Coldplay and U2. Martin is also the co-creator and co-producer of family musicals such as The Nut Job Live and Friends, Scooby-Doo! and the Lost City of Gold, and the upcoming Bugs Bunny’s Great Big Musical Extravaganza, featuring the internationally recognized Looney Tunes characters.<\/p>\n

Additionally, he is involved in the immersive educational experience All Systems Are Go! centered on NASA’s Artemis mission, currently playing at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Martin’s career began as a music producer and engineer, producing over 30 albums for renowned artists such as Cirque du Soleil, Holiday on Ice, Roch Voisine, Ginette Reno, Elise Velle, and Mitsou. For over 25 years, he has contributed to various fields including theater, large-format shows, advertising, TV series, feature films, and songwriting. His score for White Skin earned two prestigious Canadian awards: “Best New Director” at the Toronto Film Festival and “Best First Movie” at the Genie Awards. He also composed for the TV series Fortier, which achieved a 60% market share, making it the most-watched drama series in Canadian history.<\/p>\n\t

THE TEAM<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\"NATHALIE\n\t

NATHALIE DUMAS<\/strong>
\nSenior Accountant<\/h2>\n\t

Accountant for over 25 years. From 1996 to 2018 as consultant for many companies in various spheres of activity including controller at Gaudreau Assurances.\u00a0 Now senior accountant at MONLOVE.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"MARIE-CLAUDE\n\t

MARIE-CLAUDE NO\u00cbL<\/strong>
\nBookkeeper<\/h2>\n\tGraduated from Coll\u00e8ge de Rosemont in 2017, Marie-Claude has been working as an accounting technician at MONLOVE since 2022.\n\t\t\t\t\"Eric\n\t

\u00c9RIC GINGRAS<\/strong>
\nProduction Director<\/h2>\n\t

For more than ten years, Eric was in charge of production at TOHU. Under its governance there were hundreds of productions and Montreal Completement Cirque. Eric has brought his vast experience to MONLOVE’s team as production director for international projects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"SERGE\n\t

SERGE POUPART<\/strong>
\nSenior Technical Director<\/h2>\n\tFor more than twenty years, Serge has worked in event management and of show production. His extensive experiences within companies such as Cirque du Soleil, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Canadian Grand Prix, Just for Laughs Festival, Tohu, and the Backstreet Boys, has made him a leader in his field.\n\t\t\t\t\"Gang\n\t\t\t\t\"LEO\n\t

LEO LESCOT<\/strong>
\nProduction Merchandiser \u00b0\u00a0Graphic Designer<\/h2>\n\tWith a profile in visual creation, graphic design and printing of promotional material. Leo has been spearheading merchandising at MONLOVE.\n\t\t\t\t\"Patrick\n\t

PATRICK MARTEL<\/strong>
\nConcepteur des marionnettes<\/h2>\n\t

Patrick Martel has been working as a puppet designer and puppeteer for over 25 years, and has collaborated with, to name a few, the Center for Puppetry Arts (Don Quixote), T\u00e9l\u00e9fiction, Lemieux\/Pilon, Kid Koala (Nufonia Must Fall), \u00c0 nous deux! with Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de l’Avant-Pays, and Toruk, the large-scale production by Cirque du Soleil.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Genevieve\n\t

GENEVI\u00c8VE FORTIN<\/strong>
\nChef des ateliers de fabrication costumes et marionnettes<\/h2>\n\t

Genevi\u00e8ve Fortin has held several positions in stage costumes over the past 20 years. She has been wardrobe assistant for various companies such as L’Op\u00e9ra de Montr\u00e9al and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Currently head dresser at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts in Montreal, she has also been a dresser for Yves P. Pelletier and Forever Gentlemen on tour.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Todd\"\n\t

WILLIAM TODD-JONES<\/strong>
\nConcepteur des marionnettes<\/h2>\n\t

William Todd-Jones est concepteur de marionnettes gallois, interpr\u00e8te, r\u00e9alisateur, consultant en mouvement et \u00e9crivain, pour le cin\u00e9ma, la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision et le th\u00e9\u00e2tre au Royaume-Uni et \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger. Il a travaill\u00e9 pour l'organisation Jim Henson au Royaume-Uni et sur de multiples projets incluant Harry Potter et les Oscars.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"ASAG","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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