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("Training Day"), P.F. Chang's China Bistro, A Band Apart Commercials and Music videos and Crave Films("Harsh Times," "End of Watch").

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, Summer's Eve, 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, Purgatory starring Matt Lanter.

Filmography

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. ↑ Flintown Kids Official Site
  9. ↑ Harsh Times at the Internet Movie Database
  10. ↑ You've Got A Friend at the Internet Movie Database
  11. ↑ Man Overboard Official Site
  12. ↑ Who Stole The Soul? at the Internet Movie Database
  13. ↑ High Midnight at the Internet Movie Database
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