Jesse Felsot

Jesse Felsot is a music video, commercial, documentary and feature film producer.^[1]

Education

Jesse graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from UC Santa Barbara in 2000.^[2]

Career

Early in his career, Jesse held entry-level or assistant positions with companies such as Outlaw Productions, A Band Apart and Crave Films.

Jesse started Treasure Entertainment with partner Mark Heidelberger in 2000. He has produced a number of music videos for clients such as Sony BMG/Latino, Upstairs Records, Nashville-based Stringtown Records, Bad Boy Records, Atlantic Records, Sony-based Immortal Records, and Jerry Heller (former President of Eazy E’s Ruthless Records). He has also produced commercials for a diversity of companies such as Puma, Con Air, Lamborghini, Time Warner Cable and Cox Media.^[3]

Jesse served as a co-producer on Harsh Times, the gritty urban drama written and directed by David Ayer that stars Christian Bale, Eva Longoria, Freddy Rodriguez, Terry Crews and JK Simmons. After a successful run at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival, the film was released theatrically by Bauer Martinez Entertainment/MGM and on home video by The Weinstein Company.

Jesse has been successful in the world of documentaries, having first produced award-winning NBA basketball docu-drama Flintown Kids, and then feature music documentary Who Stole The Soul?, which centers on the rise and fall of the R&B movement amid the proliferation of gangsta rap.^[4]

In 2006, Jesse co-executive produced the family feature film You’ve Got A Friend for The Hallmark Channel, starring John Schneider, Dylan McLaughlin and Bitty Schram, which premiered on Hallmark in 2007.^[5] Then, in 2008, Jesse produced the indie comedy feature Man Overboard, which premiered on HBO in Europe.^[6]

Through Treasure Entertainment, where Jesse serves as Co-Chairman and President, he represents a large roster of directors who have shot videos for various artists such as Janelle Monae, Slum Village, Amanda Perez, Skee-Lo, Akwid, Snoop Dogg, Mýa, Lil Rob, TLC, Boyz II Men, and John Michael Montgomery.^[7]

Jesse's most recent producing venture is the vampire-Western feature High Midnight, with Mary Lambert directing, and Billy Baldwin, Vincent D’Onofrio and Thomas Kretschmann starring.^[8]

Filmography

• Cycles (2001)^[9]
• Flintown Kids (2005)^[10]
• Harsh Times (2006)^[11]
• You've Got A Friend (2007)^[12]
• Man Overboard (2008) ^[13]
• Who Stole The Soul? (2010)^[14]
• High Midnight (2011)^[15]

References

1. ^ Theiapolis Profile
2. ^ UCSB Alumni Profile
3. ^ Alumni Status
4. ^ Jesse Felsot ‘s bio
5. ^ You've Got A Friend at the Internet Movie Database
6. ^ Jesse Felsot Resume at the Internet Movie Database
7. ^ Lecture at International Language and Video Exchange - "Japan Meets Hollywood"- 12/10/08
8. ^ High Midnight at the Internet Movie Database
9. ^ Cycles Official Site
10. ^ Flintown Kids Official Site
11. ^ Harsh Times at the Internet Movie Database
12. ^ You've Got A Friend at the Internet Movie Database
13. ^ Man Overboard Official Site
14. ^ Who Stole The Soul? at the Internet Movie Database
15. ^ High Midnight at the Internet Movie Database

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