Danyi Deats

Danyi Deats (born November 8, 1967) is a producer and writer for television, commercials and music videos.

Early career

Danyi is most widely known for her portrayal of Jamie in the cult classic, River's Edge, with Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper.^[1]

Career

Danyi is a consultant and producer to a number production companies such as Mirror Films, Partizan, Pulse Films, Victor Papa, London Alley and Danger Bird. She spent her early years producing for Propaganda Films, Angel City, Dark Light, Mad Hatter Films, Satellite, The End, DNA, Oil Factory, Original Films, HSI, Super Mega, Believe Media, and others.

She has produced hundreds of music videos and television commercials with artists such as Beyonce, Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Lopez, Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding, Lana Del Rey, Meghan Trainor, Sting, Missy Elliott, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson, Jewel and many others.^[2]

Danyi is also a local artist with past exhibits at Ghetto Gloss in Los Angeles.^[3] Danyi recently completed her first novel, Meow Meow.

Family Life

Danyi Deats is from Los Angeles and currently lives there with her husband and business partner Eric Barrett and together they own Mirror Films. They have three children, Noah (18), Jade (14) and Zane Elvis (11). Danyi was raised in a “film family”; she grew up on film sets, going from location to location- always on the move. Her mother Emmy (maiden name - Montoya) worked at Universal Studios for thirty years starting in the legal department. Emmy worked her way up to working for the president of talent, Peter Terranova, then the president of television, Erv Sepkowitz. Danyi's grandfather Rufus Deats, her father Richard "Dicky" Deats and her uncle Jerry Deats have all been Key Grips. Her her brother Jerry C. Deats is also a Key Grip. Dicky Deats won the Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 1984 for designing the “Little Big Crane”.^[4] It was the first camera crane that could you could disassemble and take out of the studio- it could be taken anywhere a man could get to. Its invention took shooting films to a whole new level, welcoming long sweeping crane shots in remote locations.^[5]

Awards and Honors

1992, CLIO Award for Nike’s “Huarache” with David Fincher.
1993, CLIO Award for Nike’s “Instant Karma” with David Fincher.
1997, MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B for Blackstreet with Janet Jackson
1998, MTV Music Video Award for Best Group Video "Everybody" by Backstreet Boys.^[6]
2000, MTV Music Video Award for Best Hip-Hop Video for Sisqo’s, "The Thong Song".^[7]
2008, CLIO Award for the BMW campaign, "Transformer".
2014 MTV Music Video Award for Best Male Video by Ed Sheeran "Sing" featuring Pharrell Williams
2014 MTV Top 20 Most Played Video world-wide Calvin Harris "Summer" (as Exec. Producer)
2015 MTV Music Video Nominee for Best Male Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"
2015 MTV Music Video Nominee for Video Of The Year Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"
2015 MTV Music Video Nominee for Best Pop Video Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"
2015 MTV Music Video Nominee for Best Choreography Ed Sheeran "Don't"
2015 MTV Music Video Nominee for Best Editing Ed Sheeran "Don't"
2015 MTV Music Video Nominee for Best Cinematography Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"

Recent Credits, Producer

2013

Gutsy Frog - TV Pilot, Jonas Brothers Enterprises
Tele 2 Campaign, KesselsKramer
Alex Gaudino, "Missing You" featuring Nicole Scherzinger, Paul Boyd director for Dave Stewart Entertainment
Dave Stewart "Every Single Night", Paul Boyd, director
Calvin Harris "Under Control", Emil Nava, director
Rixton "Make Out", Emil Nava, director

2014

Kaya Stewart "Jonah", Dave Stewart director
Coke, for World Cup, Paul Boyd, director
Calvin Harris "Summer", Emil Nava, director (as Exec. Producer)
Ed Sheeran, "Sing", Emil Nava, director
Jennifer Lopez album promo, Emil Nava, director
The Vamps, Emil Nava, director
Chloe Howell "Disappointed", Emil Nava, director
Ed Sheeren "Don't", Emil Nava, director
Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart, director
The Vamps "Last Night, Emil Nava, director
Calvin Harris "Blame", Emil Nava, director
Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud" Emil Nava, director
Justin Bieber "Home To Muma" Emil Nava, director
Calvin Harris "Slow Acid" Emil Nava, director
Calvin Harris "Cube", featuring Big Sean, Emil Nava, director
Neyo "She Knows", featuring Juicy J, Emil Nava, director
Calvin Harris "Outside", featuring Ellie Goulding, Emil Nava, director
Pusha T "Lunch Money", Emil Nava, director

2015

Calvin Harris, "Pray To God", featuring Haim, Emil Nava, director
Alesso "Cool", Emil Nava, director
Lunch Money "Bills", Emil Nava, director
Ed Sheeran "Boodstream" featuring Ray Liotta, Emil Nava, director
T.I. "Private Show", featuring Chris Brown, Emil Nava, director
Tori Kelly, "Confetti" Emil Nava, director
The Voice, TV promos , Jessie Hill, director
Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud" Emil Nava, director
Ed Sheeran "Photograph" Emil Nava director
Calvin Harris "How Deep Is Your Love", featuring Gigi Haadid Emil Nava, director
Chris Cornell "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" Jessie Hill, director
Lana Rey “Music to watch boys to” Kinga Burza, director
Selena Gomez Same Old Love Michael Haussman
Miguel “Waves” director, Darren Craig
Selena Live Show - Revival Tour Michael Haussman, director
Tinashe “Player” Emil Nava, director
Zella Day "High" Jessie Hill director

2016

Meghan Trainor “No” Skechers- Thomas Kloss director
Broods “Free” Jessie Hill, director
Beyonce "Lemonade Film" Kahlil Joseph, director
Mike Will featuring Big Sean "Come Up" Mike Piscitelli, director

References

External links

Danyi Deats at the Internet Movie Database

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