Dave Mellott has been promoted to sr. creative director at creative agency, commercial and branded content production company Stun Creative. In his expanded role, he will help lead creative work across Stun for all network, studio and consumer brand clients. Stun founders/principals Mark Feldstein and Brad Roth announced the news.
Mellott joined Stun in 2012 as a creative director, bringing a wealth of experience from both the agency and network side. He honed his craft at agencies like FCB Chicago/LA and Dentsu in Los Angeles, working on a wide range of brands including Coors, SC Johnson, Canon and Universal Studios. On the network side he held creative leadership roles for Fox Sports, Current TV, Harpo Productions and Discovery Communications. A lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, Mellott created and directed the award winning MLB Postseason campaign “You Can’t Script October” for Fox Sports.
“A Complete Unknown,” “Wicked,” “Sing Sing,” “Baby Reindeer” Among Guild of Music Supervisors Award Winners
The Guild of Music Supervisors held its 15th annual awards ceremony on Sunday night (2/23) at the Wiltern Theatre in L.A., honoring the best achievements in music supervision and songwriting with feature category winners including “Wicked,” “A Complete Unknown,” “I Saw the TV Glow” and “Sing Sing.” Among the TV category winners were “Baby Reindeer,” “English Teacher” and “Agatha All Along.”
Stephen Schwartz was awarded the Icon Award to celebrate his contributions to the music and film industry. Schwartz performed his song “Beautiful City” on stage from his musical “Godspell.” Music producer and supervisor Bonnie Greenberg took to the stage to accept the Legacy Award for her outstanding career in music supervision. Music supervisor and executive at EA Games Steve Schnur won the most awards for the evening with two wins for his work on video games EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Keeping their promise of live performances from Best Song nominees, Oscar-nominees Abraham Alexander & Adrian Quesada performed their nominated song “Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing,” which took the prize for Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film. Danielle Ponder performed her nominated song “Egún” from Apple TV’s “Manhunt,” and the artist Role Model gave a rousing performance of their song “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” as the Spotlight artist of the evening.
The complete winners list for the 15th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards is as follows.
FILM
Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films
Maggie Rodford - “Wicked”
Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films
Steven Gizicki - “A... Read More