Vary Music has launched a devoted composer division for movie and tv music, hiring former Kraft-Engel Administration government Jeff Jernigan to steer the division.
In his new position, Jernigan will work carefully with Vary Music’s Vice President of Inventive Sync and Technique, Leah Cook dinner, and characterize music-for-media composers, songwriters, music supervisors, and government music producers.
Jernigan brings with him a consumer roster that features Oscar-winning composer Steven Value (Gravity), Emmy-nominated composer and songwriter Tom Howe (Ted Lasso), Raffertie (The Substance), Emmy-nominated music supervisor Amanda Krieg Thomas (Halston), Brandon Roberts (Andor), Joseph Stephens (The Righteous Gem stones), Disasterpeace (It Follows), Tony-nominated composer Helen Park (KPOP), and Grammy-winning music supervisor Steven Gizicki (Maestro).
Jernigan’s consumer Steven Gizicki served as music supervisor on James Mangold‘s Bob Dylan biopic A Full Unknown, and Damien Chazelle’s La La Land, each produced by Vary Music’s Fred Berger.
Jernigan beforehand labored at BMG Music Publishing and ASCAP earlier than becoming a member of Kraft-Engel Administration. He beforehand collaborated with Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Co-Presidents of Movie & Manufacturing at Vary Music.
“It’s a pure match for us as we broaden and evolve our music illustration enterprise and given our deep dedication to music-driven storytelling.”
Fred Berger & Matt Graham, Vary Media Companions
One other consumer of Jernigan’s, Steven Value, served as composer on The Wayward/Vary launched movie Los Frikis from Vary shoppers Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz.
The institution of a brand new composer division comes as Vary Music doubles down on its music and TV choices. The corporate has represented music supervisors together with Andrea von Forester (Yellowstone, Landman), Jordan Carroll (Higher Man, Expensive Evan Hansen), Alison Moses and Kayla (Ginny & Georgia, Idiotka) and Angela Asistio (Interior Chinatown, Val).
“We couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about launching this new professional providing inside Vary Music,” mentioned Berger and Vary Media Companions co-founding Managing Associate Matt Graham.
“It’s a pure match for us as we broaden and evolve our music illustration enterprise and given our deep dedication to music-driven storytelling. As the primary rent for this division, Jeff brings with him a wealth of data, an unimaginable roster, and huge expertise working alongside our Movie division, and we’re thrilled to be becoming a member of forces,” they added.
“It’s an unimaginable time for music in media, and Vary is an ideal residence for these creators.”
Jeff Jernigan, Vary Music
Jernigan mentioned: “It’s an unimaginable time for music in media, and Vary is an ideal residence for these creators. I’m extraordinarily excited to construct a vibrant illustration enterprise with the unparalleled move of data and alternative that this firm and staff present.”
Vary Music, a division of Vary Media Companions, presently represents artists together with Jack Harlow, Shaboozey, Noah Cyrus, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Pentatonix, Saweetie, Rita Ora, Midland, Lauv, Dylan Gossett, MAX, Stephen Wilson Jr., Sean Douglas, Paul Russell, Wondagurl, and Russell Dickerson.
The launch of a composer division comes a few yr and a half after Vary Media launched a music publishing division.
Final yr, Vary Media Companions secured a minority funding from a bunch of traders together with Liberty World and the household workplace of TPG chairman David Bonderman.
Vary’s transfer comes following information experiences that Google has quietly launched 100 Zeros, a movie and TV manufacturing initiative that can supply content material on the market to conventional studios and streaming providers like Netflix. 100 Zeros is a part of a multi-year partnership with Vary Media Companions.
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