BrightLights, a TV, corporate and multimedia production company, has hired Steven Dupler as exec. producer and Jordan Silver as producer.
Prior to joining the New York-based facility, Dupler spent nine months as a freelance writer/producer/director in New York. During that time, he wrote, produced and directed Pablo Escobar: King of Cocaine, a documentary for The Learning Channels Legends series hosted by Bryant Gumbel.
Earlier, Dupler spent nine years at now-defunct Rebo Studio. He joined Rebo in 89 as VP of the companys music division and in 91, was promoted to VP, development and production. While at Rebo, Dupler wrote, produced and directed Rave On, a documentary about New York City Aclub kids. The documentary was nominated for Best Short Film at the 96 Sundance Film Festival.
Dupler spent six years at Billboard in New York before landing at Rebo. He joined the magazine as an editor and after two years was promoted to senior editor. Dupler previously served three years as editor-in-chief of the New York based-U.S. edition of International Musician magazine. Prior to his gig at International Musician, Dupler was a reporter at the New York Post for two years.
Silver spent five and a half years at Globalvision, New York, before landing at BrightLights. He joined Globalvision as an intern, and was promoted to production manager, then to associate producer and finally to producer. At Globalvision, Silver worked on the PBS documentary Globalization & Human Rights, the PBS newsmagazine Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights Television and The Stargate Saga, a half hour promo for Showtime.
BrightLights is a partner company of gabbe & gabbe, a New York-based public relations and marketing firm.
