Meet the Team

Mark Maluso is an entertainment industry executive from New York with more than 30 years of international experience in production and financing as well as agency representation and management. Maluso has lead BASE Entertainment’s Las Vegas businesses since 2016 helping to navigate the firms’ interests in this important entertainment market.

Prior to BASE, Maluso was President of CAMI Ventures, a subsidiary of Columbia Artists Management (in a partnership with Ronald Wilford, then Chairman of CAMI) as well as Senior Vice President of IMG Artists, (A Mark McCormack Group of Companies) where he developed, produced and managed many artists and attractions.

David Copperfield has been hailed by audiences and critics alike as the greatest magician in the world. He’s the first living illusionist to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was knighted by the French government. He—along with Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Colin Powell—received the Living Legend award from the United States Library of Congress. He has been named Magician of the Century and Magician of the Millennium. His face graces the postage stamps of six different countries, making him the only living magician to receive this honor. He’s won over 21 Emmy awards for his groundbreaking television specials. Year after year, he continues to tour sold-out arenas throughout the world. He holds 11 Guinness World Records and has sold more tickets than any other solo entertainer in history, with ticket sales in the billions—more than Frank Sinatra, more than Michael Jackson, more than Elvis.

David’s proudest achievement, however, is Project Magic, a program that uses magic as therapy in a thousand hospitals in 30 countries worldwide. This medically-certified program motivates patients to regain their dexterity, coordination and cognitive skills by learning simple magic and sleight of hand.

He has successfully won multiple competitive development bids from public entities, most notably from the City of Las Vegas for three development sites within Symphony Park and the first mixed-use multifamily project in the Novus Innovation Corridor, a 355-acre, 30-year master plan at Arizona State University.

Brennan was also hand-selected by Elaine Wynn and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to assist in the development of the 90,000 SF Las Vegas Museum of Art designed by Pritzker laureate Francis Kéré.

Brennan obtained a B.S. in Biology from Arizona State University and an M.S. in Hotel and Casino Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Michelle obtained extensive tax, accounting, and auditing experience at prestigious public accounting firms such as Plante & Moran and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Throughout her career as a practicing Certified Public Accountant, Michelle has led various teams in providing SEC reporting, SOX compliance, external audits, business consulting and evaluation, tax compliance, internal audits, and financial accounting services.

She has worked with mature, sophisticated clients such as Ford Motor Company and Las Vegas Sands, as well as small to mid-size businesses across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, professional services, retail stores, entertainment, bars and restaurants, casinos, real estate, construction, homeowners’ associations, and non-profits.

Benton Delinger is an experienced theatre consultant specializing in theatre design, venue operations, project management, and owner representation. He co-founded TheatreDNA and leads its Strategic Planning and Operations division. His expertise includes managing the construction, opening, and operation of major performing arts centers, including the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai. Before consulting, he spent eight years with the San Jose Repertory Theatre and gained over twenty years of production experience with professional theatres across the United States. Delinger has contributed to numerous international cultural projects and conferences, earning recognition for his creative planning and operational leadership in performing arts facilities.

Alex Hargis is a venue management executive with nearly twenty years of experience in event operations, performing arts management, and business development. At TheatreDNA, he focuses on operational consulting, owner representation, and marketing strategy for performing arts venues. He has held leadership roles at major institutions including the AT&T Performing Arts Center and Coppell Arts Center, overseeing large-scale events, facility operations, and strategic planning. Hargis is recognized for his expertise in venue operations and has received the IAVM Venue Excellence Award. His portfolio includes feasibility studies, renovation projects, and cultural center developments across the United States, demonstrating strong leadership in arts and entertainment management.

Michael is an Associate Principal with Perkins Eastman based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Dallas, Texas. He has been practicing for more than 10 years working on a diverse range of project types across the globe. Across a range of program and scale, Michael focuses on the connections that design can make through informed contextual and community cues, finding inspiration in legacies of design thinking as well as places where there is a constant questioning and embrace of social, economic, and political influences. He strives to mutually root projects into place and condition in order to create intentional impact upon the built environment. Michael’s work on the pro-bono revisioning of Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas to leading a study of ATT’s relocation to the Field District in Downtown Dallas are noted examples.

Michael’s approach is further informed through his experience contributing to publications such as The Architects Newspaper, Texas Architect, and D Magazine. He also values the role academics can play in practice, continuing to serve as a lecturer in the Master of Arts in Design and Innovation Program at SMU and through his tenure on the Dean’s Advisory Council at his alma mater Kansas State University.