Music and sound production company Yessian has brought on Dave Curtin as its West Coast executive producer. Curtin has produced and licensed music and sound design for hundreds of commercials for major advertising agencies and brands worldwide. He is extensively involved in creating, developing, and executing 360-degree multi-faceted, integrated music marketing programs across vertical and digital media platforms and disciplines such as PR, social media, and experiential. Curtin is also a digital and copyright expert and known for his exploration of emerging trends in music and sound design.
Curtin previously held posts with Hum Music & Sound Design, and WMG’s Rhino Entertainment, before co-founding DeepMix. As executive producer and managing director there, he supervised and approved all the company’s music production while leading new business development, sales and marketing efforts. Also while at DeepMix Curtin cultivated his specialization in original music production, music supervision/music licensing and music marketing programs for advertising, brands and the entertainment industries.
Curtin has produced several award-winning pieces and has garnered various accolades, most recently being honored with a Gold Addy for Best Use of Sound Design on the basis of EA Sports SSX 2012 In-Game opening trailer.
Curtin has been part of the music and sound business, generating tunes for television and film entertainment, brands and consumer goods, for well over a decade. He has connected celebrity musical artists to brands including LL Cool J for Gatorade, Kaskade for Budweiser, Diplo for Turkcell, and Donovan Frankenreiter for Hilton Hotels. Besides strategically developing partnerships with brands and ad agencies such as Toyota, JCPenney, Nokia, Bacardi, EA Sports, Crispin Porter+Bogusky, Wieden+Kennedy, and TBWAChiatDay, he has also been behind successful projects with Hewlett-Packard for its “Picture Book” digital photography series out of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Coors Light for “Rock ON” ads with Draftfcb, and Troy Bilt’s “Saturday After Saturday” integrated iTunes and Shazam campaign with agency Marcus Thomas. Curtin also developed a new music initiative with Daphne’s, a Mediterranean Restaurant Chain in California. Daphne’s and Curtin partnered on a multi-platform music program that discovers and fosters new music talent through several popular, complementary digital and social media channels.
“Dave’s extensive experience in the industry is a valuable asset to our approach and an integral part to our West Coast operations and expansion,” said Michael Yessian, partner/head of production. “We looked for someone that would not only complement our existing framework and expansion in L.A., but who also brings knowledge in artist integration and new music platforms to further grow our international presence. Dave is the right fit.”
Yessian maintains offices in New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Hamburg, Germany.
Timothée Chalamet and James Mangold To Receive Gothams Visionary Tribute For “A Complete Unknown”
Academy-Award nominees Timothée Chalamet and James Mangold will receive the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s Visionary Tribute for their groundbreaking collaboration on A Complete Unknown, the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic from Searchlight Pictures, at the 34th edition of The Gothams, taking place on Monday, December 2, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
The Gotham Visionary Tribute recognizes groundbreaking collaborations that push the boundaries of storytelling in film. This year, The Gotham honors actor/producer Chalamet and director/producer/co-writer Mangold for creating an extraordinary cinematic work with A Complete Unknown.
“In A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet and James Mangold have beautifully captured Dylan’s emergence in 1960s New York not just as an artistic evolution, but as a meditation on the necessity of change,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham. “Through Chalamet’s breathtakingly authentic performance and Mangold’s masterful direction, we witness Dylan’s transformation from folk prophet to electric rebel, showing how growth often requires letting go of the very relationships and identities that shaped us. Together, they have created a work that will not only resonate with longtime Dylan admirers but also introduce his revolutionary artistry to a new generation. We’re thrilled to honor them with this year’s Visionary Tribute and look forward to recognizing their outstanding contributions to film at The Gothams.”
A Complete Unknown is set in New York in the early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and... Read More