American Hardcore Starts Year with <i>Titty Babies</i>, <i>Meat Puppets</i>

American Hardcore, the five-month-old venture led by industry veterans T.J. DiReda and Vic Thomas, is kicking off the year with Titty Babies and Meat Puppets as part of a slate of new productions.

“We’re excited by Titty Babies because of its look and the great girls we have on it,” said DiReda, who hopes to turn the video into a series.

“This is a video for big breast fans who love big breasts and beautiful girls.”

Directed by David Lord and starring Hillary Scott, Gianna, Davia Ardell, Vilicity Von and Trina Michaels, the video is scheduled for release on Jan. 24.

The studio is also releasing the harder Meat Puppets, on Jan. 31, directed by Martin Del Toro and featuring Holly Wellin, Marie Luv, Tiffany Taylor, Jenna Pressley and Roxy Deville.

“It’s really hardcore, with girls basically treated like a piece of meat,” DiReda said. “It’s intense, but it’s all real and the girls really get off on it.”

Although it’s unclear whether Meat Puppets, will become a series, DiReda said he has a slate of projects that he hopes will become series for the fledgling company. It was just last year that DiReda and Thomas sold their successful Vertigo Video before launching American Hardcore.

“It’s great working with Vic because we compliment each other so well. He’s the nuts and bolts guy and I’m the creative guy,” said DiReda, who is now also beginning to direct as well as produce for the company.

Last year, the company created a stir when it placed the image of a topless woman on the side of a building facing Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. for its Sack the Wetback video.

DiReda spent three years as marketing director for Vivid Entertainment before joining Pure Play Media, where he marketed Ninn Worx, Seymore Butts and SCORE prior to creating Vertigo. Last September, he launched American Hardcore with Thomas, who has previously worked in sales at Vivid and Private.

For more information on American Hardcore, they are online at www.americanhardcore.com.