Grey has promoted Josh Rabinowitz to executive VP. He has served as sr. VP, director of music for Grey since 2005.
A noted expert on the nexus of music, advertising and branding, Rabinowitz has been a prime mover behind Grey’s Annual Legends of Music Seminar at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which has become one of its most popular events. Stars have included Tony Bennett, Yoko Ono, Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, John Legend and the now late Lou Reed.
Responsible for many high-profile initiatives integrating compelling music with advertising, Rabinowitz has worked with a raft of superstars to produce over 7,500 tracks for brands globally across every musical genre.
Rabinowitz has taught “Music in the Media” courses at the Steinhardt School of Music Professions at New York University and The New School of Public Engagement. He has served on the judging panels of the Clios, AICP Show, Cannes Lions and London International Awards, been honorary chairman of the AMP Music and Sound Awards and a regular speaker at MIDEM, the world’s largest music conference.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More