Contrella Patrick Henry has been working as a Independent Producer of theatrical productions for over 15 years. She has worked in the capacity of Producer or Associate Producer  of  theatrical productions for independent production companies, including the live stage and DVD productions of “Love Ain’t Suppose to Hurt”, Otis Sallid’s “Gospel Gospel, Gospel”, “Spiritual”, & “Big Otis Jump Up Blues Revue”,  Soar Productions “A Taste of Life”, Candace Cole Productions of “Carnegie Hall is In My View”, “No More Drama”, NAACP award winning “Busline 210” & The Anointing, The Washington D.C. debut of “Inkle & Yarico”, MASS Productions Los Angeles and Touring Company productions of “What In Hell Do You Want” and “Tell Hell I Ain’t Comin’”, Roy Fegan’s “Treat Her Like a Lady”, and C-Jams Productions “Oh Mama”.  She has worked with award winning Writers, Directors, Musical Directors, Choreographers and creators such as Otis Sallid, Bill Duke, Candace Cole, Ruth Carter, Donald Welch, as well as produced and performed with such notables as BeBe Winans, Marla Gibbs, Dawnn Lewis, Dorian Wilson, TC Carson, BJ Crosby, Art Evans, and Pauletta Washington just to name a few.

Contrella’s independent administrative consulting expertise has been utilized in many aspects of business within and outside of the entertainment industry.  She has been General Manager for a Commercial, Music Video, Theater and TV/Film production company, P.O.V, as well as Independent Production Manager for TV Commercials, she was the Administrator for the West Grand Production Company, owned by Berry Gordy, Administrator for Haynes Entertainment Group, headed by award winning writer/entrepreneur Tony Haynes, and Assistant A&R Administrator for Motown Records.

Her professional experience in the arts began in 1986 in the music industry where she began working as a Product Coordinator for the original “Motown” Records.  She was quickly promoted to Assistant A&R Administrator where her expertise was utilized in the area of mechanical licensing and project coordinating. She has worked as an independent consultant to Attorneys with entertainment specialties, and has provided administrative consulting in various areas of business.

Contrella is a native of Los Angeles, and discovered her interest in the arts during her early
education, and continued to pursue her training during college  at the University of California at Irvine where she received her B.A. Degree. She later traveled with the Praise Repertory Company where she served as Co-Founder/Company Manager, as well as a featured performer, and it was with the repertory company that she discovered her affinity for the Producer/Administrative aspects of the arts.  She has continued actively producing, writing, and performing in live Theater and music since then, and she aspires to add more television and film experience to her credit.

Passion for the arts is second only to her passion and her love for God, her son Joshua LaMar, and
her commitment to her local church, The Word Center Church of Los Angeles where she serves as Musical Director. She gives praise to god for her mom. Gwen Patrick, who instilled stregnth and good moral values in her life early, and has continued her support even to this day. She knows that she has been blessed of the Lord “and highly favored”, and she gives all glory to her Heavenly Father for all of His abundant favor.