History
Connect Studios LA was started in 2004 by Lynn Milano. She created a studio where actors could learn and network with casting professionals in a clean, respectful and supportive environment. She called it 'Signature Studios'. In keeping with the name, actors and casting directors signed their names on the walls of the studio. In 2008, Jeremy Scott Johnson, took over the reigns and the name of the business was shortened to the acronym SSLA'. In 2011, he passed the torch to Ayumi Iizuka and Doug Morency so that he could refocus his time back to his acting career and family life...oh, and also to get a Masters Degree. Ayumi and Doug took over the studio in March of 2011.They continue to maintain the core goals of the studio while looking for ways to improve the experience for the actor. They came up with a new motto: