We are a full service production agency of strategists, designers, artists, directors, musicians and creative producers who create content, platforms and experiences that help brands, products and people build relationships with consumers.
Through discovery, research, collaboration and knowledge, we take projects from the idea and conceptual stage, to launch and beyond.
GABRIEL MESSUTI
To say that Gabriel is passionate about life, family, health, music and creative endeavors, would be a huge understatement. As one of the founders of Orange Key, Gabriel brings his energy, enthusiasm and talent to every project.
Gabriel's work has been featured on projects for HBO, HOME SHOPPING NETWORK, FOX SPORTS, MLB, NFL, NASCAR, and MARVEL COMICS. With expertise in film scoring, digital audio workstations, graphic design, video production and web development, Gabriel continues to feed his appetite for all things creative, here at Orange Key.
A classically trained musician since the age of six, has studied with accomplished teachers such as Professor Oscar Ravina of the New York Philharmonic, Mrs. Marian Mumm of the Metropolitan Opera and Professor Ting Ho. He has performed with the Delbarton Abbey Orchestra and the Montclair State University Orchestra, as well as playing for various functions as the primary violin soloist.
Life took an unexpected turn several years ago, when Gabriel was diagnosed, and then treated for Hodgkin’s Disease. The ensuing surgery forced him to leave the violin because of the location of the treatment. This would be temporary, but it led to Gabriel taking on a new challenge, designing and building custom homes.
For the next ten years, Gabriel and his new company, would build high end custom homes that won awards for green technology and design.He was a member of The United States Green Building Council and his designs have been featured on Extreme Home Make-Over Edition.
Although the home building business was rewarding, his passion for music called him back to this first love.
Gabriel is now finishing his degree in music theory and composition at Montclair State University.
KATIE BORGHESE
Katherine Melissa Long Borghese (Katie) has been a student and practitioner of fine arts and home décor for more than a decade. Growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, Katie worked at her mother’s interior design firm before enrolling at Hollins University. She took advantage of the Hollins Abroad Program, and studied in Florence, Italy for a year before graduating in 2000 with a major in Art History.
Katie then moved to New York City, and interned for Bunny Williams, one of the world’s leading design firms. While in New York, Katie met and married Prince Scipione Borghese. The couple now lives in Far Hills, NJ, and have 4 beautiful children, Massimo, Francesca, Leonardo, and Isabella.
In 2008, Katie launched her new fragrance line, Casa di Francesca, on the Home Shopping Network (HSN). Inspired by both the Borghese’s storied Italian lineage and her love of art and travel, Katie encapsulated old world European elegance into Casa di Francesca’s array of Italian-made diffuser fragrances and hand-crafted accessories, including an exclusive collection of hand-made Murano glass decanters.
Despite her busy work and home life, Katie never misses an opportunity to give back to her community. She is actively involved with Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center, Heartworks, More than Me, Somerset Hills YMCA, Gill St. Bernard School, and Breast Cancer Network of Strength. Philanthropy is an important aspect of Katie’s new business, and she gives a percentage of Casa di Francesca sales to a number of charitable groups.
TONY BLACK
On any given day, in the last 25 years or so, you might find Tony Black making records in a recording studio with the likes of Alicia Keys, Wu Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G., Elton John or Michael Jackson... Or you might see him riding his Piaggio Vespa along the New Jersey coastline...or walking Mackie, his trustworthy Jack Russell Terrier...or painting abstract art to be exhibited in NYC...or blogging about a new Lexus Hybrid car on a project for Microsoft...and now, you can probably find him in a production meeting, a brainstorming session with a client, or storyboarding a video shoot for Orange Key.
Creativity and hard work have taken Tony down many roads in life.
Tony has received a Grammy Award for his work as a recording engineer on the album “The Diary of Alicia Keys” by Alica Keys. He has contributed to recordings that have achieved sales in excess of 30 million units. Although mainly based in New York City since the early 90’s his work has taken him to studios and stages all over the world.
Tony is a voting member of NARAS and AES, and has presented on speaking panels for conventions such as the CMJ Music Marathon and Wave Gathering Music Convention.
An exhibited abstract artist, a digital influencer by way of several blogs that he moderates, a musician, a writer and an avid cyclist. Needless to say, he likes to be busy...
Tony brings to Orange Key the experience of having coordinated and participated in multi-million dollar projects with extreme deadlines and expectations...And those are just the kind of projects he loves.