Autumn Steele, FPI founder, has always been greatly influenced by music, cinema, and culture; along with, its related industries. As an audiophile, Steele studied arts-management focusing on music business and entertainment law -- graduating in 2019. Throughout undergrad, Steele interned for renaissance man, Bobbito Garcia; thereafter, gaining credit as a production assistant in the Rotten Tomatoes favorably voted film, Stretch and Bobbito: Radio that Changed Lives. Subsequently, Steele served as the associate-producer for Complex Con's Complex Con(versations) 2017. Later that year, Steele  would  collaborate with Bobbito Garcia once more -- attributed for sound recording and camera operation in his autobiographical doc, Rock Rubber 45s. Beyond the preceding, the she has professional experience working in creative departments at companies such as ASCAP, 300 Entertainment, and more. 

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Whilst her studies, Steele began consulting author-composers and instrumentalists. Namely, Giveton Gelin, emerging composer, trumpeter, and the 2020 LetterOne Rising Star Jazz Award recipient; plus, regular sideman with Jon Batiste, Ben Wolfe, Bobby Watson, and many more. In 2020, Steele executive-produced (post-producer, album sequencing, art design/direction) and independently released, True Design, Gelin's debut LP -- receiving warm reviews and critical mention. Past and present, her clients are associated with acts such as Leon Bridges, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, Doja Cat, Bebe Rexha, Coco Jones,  Ohbliv, among others. 

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In 2021, the multi-hyphenate pivoted into music supervision. That summer, Steele contributed to Blumhouse's Nanny, a suspense-thriller feature, debuted at Sundance -- winning the Grand Jury Prix; together with, Apple TV's Magic Johnson docuseries, and Amazon Studio's Master by Mariama Diallo. Additionally, credits include Netflix's Rustin, Hulu's 1619 Project, HBO's Random Acts of Flyness S2. Since 2023, Steele has expanded into producing bespoke music for tv, cinema, and advertising via her roster of author-composers and instrumentalists. Presently, she’s developed original score for the following series: MTV's The Challenge, Lifetime's The Chrisley's: Back to Reality, Hulu’s Vanderpump Villa, Bravo’s Below Deck (Down Under, Mediterranean), and counting.

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From time to time, Steele can be found spinning DJ sets featuring jazz, salsa, house, hip-hop, and MPB in venues such as Greenwich Village’s Zinc Bar and Lincoln Center. Ultimately, this polymath desires to be more than a consumer, but an engineer and visionary to the music, tv, and film landscape.​