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From Apollo Soundstages to High Orbit: The Long Road to Writing Band on the Run

Band on the Run is a completed debut novel manuscript by Norm Levy. After more than twenty-five years working at the intersection of Hollywood, music, technology, and space-adjacent industries, Levy began developing the story that inspired the novel. He is currently introducing the manuscript to literary agents as he seeks the right publishing partner.

While collaborating with major studios on large-scale film productions, Levy gained firsthand insight into how ambitious worlds are built, including logistics, design, music, spectacle, and audience experience. That vantage point helped inspire a story designed not just to be read, but experienced. The novel integrates original music, iconic technology, and cinematic environments from the ground up.

A formative chapter of Levy’s career took place at Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York, located on the historic site where the Apollo Lunar Modules were designed and built, including the module that carried humanity to the Moon. Standing inside former aerospace test facilities while guiding filmmakers through the soundstages left a lasting impression, fusing storytelling and space history into the foundation of Band on the Run.

Levy’s career spans entertainment, immersive technology, and emerging platforms. He developed a voice-based social platform adopted by all major record labels and later served on the launch team for Nokia’s OZO Professional VR Camera, working with studios, sports leagues, and media organizations as virtual reality entered mainstream production. His fascination with space deepened while working with Virgin Galactic’s Zero-G Festival, where he witnessed firsthand how modern visionaries transformed space from abstraction into action.

A lifelong student of history and space exploration, Levy draws inspiration from physicist Gerard K. O’Neill’s vision of permanent human life beyond Earth. Shaped over years of research, revision, and real-world technological change, Band on the Run brings that vision into the very near future at a moment when rockets now routinely land themselves. The story is grounded in real science, lived experience, and the belief that humanity’s next chapter will be written by young voices bold enough to rise.

Band on the Run is a completed young adult speculative novel manuscript currently seeking literary representation.

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Norm Levy Joins Tunies Group as Strategic Advisor

Tunies Group announced that media entrepreneur and industry connector Norm Levy has joined the company as a Strategic Advisor, where he will help introduce the company to long-term investors and strategic partners as it builds a new platform for children’s intellectual property.

Tunies Group is developing a next-generation children’s IP ecosystem built around animated content, music, consumer products, and live experiences. At the center of the platform is its flagship property, The Tunies, a music-driven animated universe designed to promote creativity, positivity, and emotional development for young audiences.

Founded by longtime music industry executive Ricky Anderson, whose career includes senior A&R roles at GOOD Music and Def Jam Records, Tunies has already demonstrated early organic traction online, surpassing 150 million YouTube views and building a growing global audience of families discovering the characters through digital-first platforms.

The company is structured as a platform designed to incubate and scale multiple children’s IP properties across content, consumer products, licensing, educational products, and experiences. In addition to The Tunies, the growing IP portfolio includes Jump! With Friends, an interactive learning and movement brand, and CJ’s Dreamverse, a children’s book franchise preparing for animated adaptation.

Levy brings more than two decades of experience working at the intersection of entertainment, technology, and media partnerships. Over the course of his career he has built a reputation as a trusted connector between creative founders, investors, and strategic partners across industries.

In his advisory role, Levy will help introduce Tunies to long-term capital partners and organizations aligned with the company’s mission to build culturally relevant, values-driven children’s brands that can grow across multiple formats and generations.

“Tunies is being built as a modern franchise platform for children’s IP,” Levy said. “What impressed me most is the combination of authentic creative leadership, strong early audience traction, and a strategy designed from the beginning to scale across content, music, products, and experiences. I’m excited to help introduce the company to partners who see the long-term potential of building enduring children’s brands.”

Tunies Group is currently expanding its content slate and strategic partnerships as it continues to develop its portfolio of digital-first children’s franchises.

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Norm Levy Joins HumanAIx Foundation as Senior Advisor to Support DeAI Summit 2026

Norm Levy has joined the HumanAIx Foundation as a Senior Advisor, supporting the organization’s efforts to convene global leaders at the upcoming DeAI Summit 2026, titled “Beyond Borders: The Inflection Point of AI.”

The summit will take place October 28–30, 2026 in St. Julians, Malta, bringing together policymakers, frontier AI researchers, decentralized infrastructure builders, and enterprise leaders at a moment many believe will define the trajectory of artificial intelligence for decades to come.

As Senior Advisor, Levy will focus on helping attract globally recognized speakers from across the AI ecosystem. His work will include outreach to leading technologists, researchers, policymakers, and public intellectuals whose voices are shaping the global debate about the future of machine intelligence.

Organized by the Swiss-based HumanAIx Foundation, the DeAI Summit is designed as a forum where the most important questions surrounding AI development, governance, and societal impact can be debated openly. Rather than a traditional technology conference, the summit brings together three communities that rarely share the same stage: frontier AI labs developing advanced systems, decentralized AI infrastructure builders exploring new governance models, and policymakers responsible for building the regulatory frameworks that will guide the technology’s future.

The event is expected to attract approximately 5,000 international delegates, including researchers, founders, regulators, enterprise leaders, and venture investors. Programming will include Oxford-style debates, technical sessions on AI governance and safety, and closed-door discussions addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing the field.

HumanAIx is pioneering an open framework for decentralized AI infrastructure, bringing together blockchain ecosystems, academic institutions, and researchers working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and distributed technologies. The foundation’s mission is to promote human-centered, ethical AI systems that remain transparent, accountable, and accessible.

Levy brings decades of experience at the intersection of technology, media, and emerging innovation ecosystems. In his advisory role with HumanAIx, he will help shape a speaker lineup that reflects the diversity of perspectives needed to navigate the next chapter of the AI era.

As artificial intelligence rapidly evolves from research breakthrough to global infrastructure, the DeAI Summit aims to serve as a neutral forum where technologists, policymakers, and entrepreneurs can engage in serious dialogue about the future of intelligence and the responsibilities that come with it.

For inquiries regarding speaking opportunities, sponsorship, or participation in DeAI Summit 2026, interested parties are welcome to contact Norm Levy directly.

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Norm Levy Joins Sovereign AI as Advisor to Support Strategic Partnerships and Long Term Investors

Sovereign AI, a UK-based company focused on building sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure for allied governments and strategic industries, has announced that Norm Levy has joined the company as an advisor.

Levy will help support Sovereign AI’s efforts to engage long term investors, infrastructure partners, and strategic collaborators as the company advances its mission to establish sovereign AI capability across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Sovereign AI is developing large scale AI compute infrastructure designed to ensure that governments and critical industries maintain sovereign control over next generation artificial intelligence systems. As artificial intelligence becomes central to economic competitiveness and national security, many nations are beginning to treat AI compute capacity as critical infrastructure similar to energy networks, telecommunications, and transportation systems.

The company recently announced partnerships with leading technology firms including Palantir, NVIDIA, Dell, and Accenture to help build and operate a network of AI data centers intended to support sovereign AI deployments. These efforts reflect a broader global shift toward regionally controlled AI infrastructure capable of supporting both government and commercial clients.

Levy brings decades of experience working at the intersection of technology, media, and emerging infrastructure platforms. Throughout his career he has helped connect entrepreneurs, investors, and institutions around transformative projects spanning digital media, communications technology, and space related ventures.

“Artificial intelligence will shape the economic and security landscape of the next century,” Levy said. “Ensuring that nations have sovereign access to the infrastructure that powers these systems will be one of the defining challenges of our time. I am excited to help Sovereign AI build partnerships that support that mission.”

In his advisory role, Levy will focus on helping Sovereign AI expand relationships with long term capital partners and strategic stakeholders who share the company’s vision of building resilient AI infrastructure for the future.

As governments increasingly view artificial intelligence capability as a matter of national resilience and economic independence, Sovereign AI is positioning itself to help build the infrastructure layer that will support the next generation of AI development.

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Norm Joins MindFly as Senior Advisor

I am working with an incredible company that is gaining traction, acceptance and demand in live sports.  You may have heard about them or seen ESPN deploy their tech recently; NHL Stanley Cup, NBA All-Star Game Events, Mens NCAA Baseball Worldseries, etc.

MindFly has developed AI-based bodycams that are a complete solution for capturing immersive video and audio from a player’s and referee’s perspective for games and from behind-the-scenes. MindFly transforms raw footage into engaging live feeds and video clips through its advanced AI solution. This technology stabilizes and autonomously directs the raw footage, mimicking the decisions of a human camera operator and director. The result is an entirely new, enhanced, and immersive viewing experience for fans.

The solution is perfect for live TV and social media and works for any sports rights holder – broadcaster, sponsor, leagues, teams and clubs.

Players and referees wear MindFly bodycams, which are vests with integrated cameras, similar to the GPS vests that players are accustomed to wearing. The camera and battery are seamlessly integrated into the vest. Thanks to the vest’s design, players’ safety and performance are maintained, while the content captured is stabilized and automatically directed by the MindFly software. This allows customers to broadcast the footage live or edit the clips for social media and other publishing channels.

Since launching its Live product in early 2024, MindFly has made significant progress by collaborating with broadcasters like ESPN, CBS, and NBC; leagues such as the NBA, MLB,  NHL, World Baseball Series, UFL, Premier League, and Euroleague; and teams including Manchester City FC, Juventus FC, and Redbull Salzburg. The company is now transitioning these commercial engagements into annual agreements. Additionally, MindFly will be offering an end-to-end solution to help teams and leagues create and monetize content, positioning itself as a partner rather than just a technology provider.

“It’s with great appreciation to the Florida Panthers and their willingness to explore Mindfly in the most important time of the year,” says Linda Schulz, coordinating producer, NHL on ESPN. “We are very excited to see a goalie warm up first-hand.”

Here are some links to some events in the last three months (all were paid commercial events)

NBA All-Star 2024
The NBA All-Star event had referees wearing the Live Bodycam during the game.  Our bodycams were also deployed during their Rising Star Challenge events, with the broadcast lasting an exhilarating 4 hours. Of note, star players Donovan Mitchell and Myles Turner also embraced this groundbreaking technology.

NCAA Baseball (Men’s College World Series 2024)

NHL (Stanley Cup Final 2024: ESPN Outfits Florida Panthers Goalie With MindFly AI BodyCam for Pregame Skate)

UFL (American Football)

NCAA All-Star 2024
At the NCAA All-Star event, Mindfly collaborated with ESPN and CBS Sports to deliver an innovative viewing experience. During the event, we provided four simultaneous live feeds capturing the dunking contest with ESPN and two live feeds during the game with CBS the next day. These included seamless transitions to Mindfly’s “court cam” views of the players, enhancing the dynamic coverage of the event.

MLBWe had successful initial events with MLB and we are in discussions for next steps.

Euroleague – player cam official games
It took us one year to do the first official game with a Euroleague player, and only two weeks to do the second official game with two players.

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