Producer/Writer of 200+ network specials and series. Former Music Video producer.
TV Producer/Writer of specials & series including:
12-12-12 The Concert For Sandy Relief, Live Earth, Live 8, Concert for New York City, Kids Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Critics Choice Movie Awards, Critics Choice TV Awards,American Country Awards, VH1 Rock Honors, VH1 Divas, American Cinematheque Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Genesis (HSUS) Awards, CMT Video Awards, Clio Awards, TV Guide Awards, Miss America, New Year's Eve Specials.
Music specials for Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Phil Collins, Genesis, Gloria Estefan, Nick & Jessica, Hilary Duff, Queen Latifah, Ray Charles, Santana, David Bowie, Tina Turner, CS&N, NKOTB and Britney Spears.
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In Production: 2013 Kids Choice Awards
2012: Critics Choice Movie Awards,12-12-12, American Country Awards, FOX's New Year's Eve, American Cinematheque - Ben Stiller Tribute, Emmys Red Carpet Live, Teen Choice, Critics Choice TV Awards, Kids Choice Awards, 26th Genesis Awards, Miss Hooters' Swimsuit Pageant.
Prior: extensive career producing Music Videos (see details on ) and UK TV (BBC, Thames, Granada, LWT)
Awards:
Nominated for an Emmy (Concert For New York City) and 2 Grammys ("Another Day In Paradise" and "But Seriously...the Videos" - both for Phil Collins). Genesis' "Land of Confusion" video actually won a Grammy. Received ACE Awards for Phil Collins and Gloria Estefan concerts, 3 MVPA Awards - for Tina Turner concert (What's Love? Live) , Genesis Videos and Longform - 5 International Monitor Awards - for Genesis long form (The Way We Walk) and video (No Son of Mine), Tina Turner long form (What's Love? Live) , Toto video (Hydra) and Phil Collins video (I Wish It Would Rain Down).
Miscellaneous:
Wrote The Illustrated History of British Pop book and was a writer for Rolling Stone, NME, Melody Maker, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Observer, Sunday Telegraph, Time Out etc ...
Specialties: Producing/Writing event specials and entertainment series.
EXPERIENCE
Producer & Writer
Bob Bain Productions/Greg Sills Productions
1996 – Present (17 years)
credits on -- over 200 productions as producer, writer and occasionally, director.
President & Producer/Writer
Mersey Masala, Inc
February 1996 – Present (17 years)
Full service production company of Television Specials and Series.
Producer/Writer
Dick Clark Productions
2008 – 2011 (3 years)
Producer/Writer of American Music Awards Red Carpet Special (2008) and Countdown to the AMAs (2011)
Executive Producer/Writer
Dempsey Productions Inc
2010 – 2010 (less than a year)
Matt Damon: An American Cinematheque Tribute - ABC Television.
Producer/Director
Live Earth
2007 – 2007 (less than a year)
Producer/Director of the World Feed for Live Earth.
Producer/Writer
Control Room
2005 – 2007 (2 years)
Producer/Director Live 8 World Feed.
Producer/Writer
Robert Dalrymple Productions
2001 – 2004 (3 years)
Producer/Writer
FYI (Flattery Yukich Inc)
1990 – 1994 (4 years)
Music Video Production Company:
Videos and long forms included:
Gregg Allman, Jon Anderson
Anderson Bruford Wakeman & Howe
Babyface, Michael Bolton
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
The Beach Boys, Jeff Beck
Pat Benatar, Clint Black
Eric Carmen, Cheap Trick
Phil Collins, Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
Crosby, Stills & Nash
The Doobie Brothers
Gloria Estefan, Exposé
Foreigner, Peter Frampton
Kenny G,The Gap Band
Genesis, Debbie Gibson
Go West, GTR
The Jeff Healey Band
Whitney Houston
Iron Maiden
Michael Jackson
Jethro Tull
Huey Lewis And The News
Kenny Loggins, Marilyn Martin
Richard Marx
Mike + The Mechanics:
The Muppets, Nelson
Dolly Parton & James Ingram
Ratt, REO Speedwagon
Jon Secada, Bob Seger
Smithereens, Starship
Stryper, Survivor
38 Special
Mickey Thomas
Randy Travis
Voices That Care
Wasp
Bruce Willis
Producer/Writer (& Partner)
Split Screen Inc.
1985 – 1990 (5 years)
Long form videos, concerts and music videos:
including:
Hall & Oates: The Liberty Concert
Bruce Willis: The Return Of Bruno - HB0 1987 (ACE NOMINEE)
Starring Dick Clark, Kiss, Brian Wilson, Crosby Stills & Nash, Grace Slick,
Michael J Fox, Ringo Starr, Elton John, The Bee Gees, Joan Baez
Phill Collins:
• No Jacket Required - HBO 1985 (ACE winner)
• Seriously Live (SHOWTIME PPV)
• Serously Live in Berlin (Europe)
• Seriously....Phil Collins (CBS)
with John Candy, Gilbert Gottfried, Don Johnson, Henry Mancini, Barbara Mandrell, Paul Shaffer, Jeffrey Tambor, John Travolta, The Ultimate Warrior, Vanessa Williams and Bruce Willis
Gloria Estefan: Homecoming Concert - Showtime 1989 (ACE winner)
Father Guido Sarducci: The Vatican Inquirer - Cinemax 1988
Guest Star Tony Bennett
The 1990-93 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS (FOX)
Joan Baez : Live In Concert (PBS) 1990
with Jackson Browne
Producer/Writer (& Partner)
Gowers, Fields & Flattery
1982 – 1984 (2 years)
Music Video Company. Directors included Bruce Gowers, Steve Barron (co prod with Limelight) , David Mallet (co prod with MGM), Russell Mulcahy. Video included:
Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me
Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
Michael Jackson- Billie Jean,
John (Cougar) Mellencamp - Hurts So Good, Jack And Diane and
Hand To Hold On To
Kenny Loggins: Meet Me Halfway, Heart Light, Heart To Heart,
Frank Zappa: You Are What You Is
Toto: Rosanna, Africa,
Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue, She’s So Cold
Billy Joel: A Matter of Trust
Ozzy Osbourne: concert
Producer/Writer
Jon Roseman Productions
1979 – 1982 (3 years)
Directors : Bruce Gowers, Jerry Watson, David Mallet, Paul Smith.
Clients included:
Rod Stewart (Blondes Have More Fun, Do Ya Think I”M Sexy? Tonight I’m Yours)
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Blondie - Eat To The Beat video album
Alicia Bridges Alice Cooper
Elvis Costello (Pump It Up, Chelsea)
Christopher Cross
The Doobie Brothers (What A Fool Believes, Minute By Minute)
Heart
Michael Jackson: Rock With You, She’s Out Of My Life,
Journey: Loving Touching Squeezing,
John (Cougar) Mellencamp: I Need A Lover, Small Paradise
Kiss : World Without Heroes, The One
Chaka Khan: I’m Every Woman
Van Morrison, The Tubes, Styx,
Van Halen, Gino Vannelli
Toto, Supertramp (Breakfast In America,
The Logical Song, Goodbye Stranger )
Television, Sparks, Rose Royce
Santana, REO Speedwagon
The Pretenders
Prince (Sexuality, Controversy, 1999)
PUBLICATIONS
The Illustrated History of British Pop
Drake Publishers, New York
1975
History of British Pop Music from the Cliff Richard dominated fifties through the cultural revolution of the sixties. Originally published in the U.K.
HONORS & AWARDS
Additional Honors & Awards
•GENESIS: “LAND OF CONFUSION”
1995 MVPA HALL OF FAME AWARD
•TINA TURNER: “WHAT’S LOVE? LIVE”
1994 MVPA AWARD Best Long Form Video
•GENESIS: “THE WAY WE WALK”
1993 MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION AWARD
•GENESIS: “JESUS HE KNOWS ME”
1993 INTERNATIONAL MONITOR AWARD
• GENESIS: “NO SON OF MINE”
1992 INT. MONITOR AWARD
•GENESIS: “I CAN'T DANCE”
1991 MUSIC WEEK AWARD (U.K.) Best Video of The Year
• PHIL COLLINS: "I WISH IT WOULD RAIN DOWN"
1990 INT. MONITOR AWARD
•GENESIS: “THE INVISIBLE TOUCH”
1989 MONTREUX ELECTRONIC CINEMA FESTIVAL, Award of Special Recognition
•GENESIS: “LAND OF CONFUSION”
1987 GRAMMY AWARD Best Video
•GLORIA ESTEFAN: HOMECOMING CONCERT
1987 ACE AWARDS Best Music Special,
• PHIL COLLINS: "DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER"
1987 BILLBOARD VIDEO AWARD
• PHIL COLLINS: NO JACKET REQUIRED
1986 ACE AWARDS Best Music Special
•ROD STEWART: “YOUNG TURKS”
1983 AMER. VIDEO AWARD Video of The Year
TOTO: "HYDRA" -1980 INT MONITOR AWARD
BLONDIE: "EAT TO THE BEAT"1978 US FILM FEST