Greg Mariotti has been working in Los Angeles, California with Cameron Crowe’s production company Vinyl Films for the past four years. Prior to producing the documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name, which premieres in theaters on July 19, his most recent projects include Showtime’s Roadies and the Jerry Maguire 20th Anniversary Blu-ray and DVD. Prior to joining Vinyl Films, Greg had a prominent career at some of the leading financial institutions in Seattle, Washington.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- Greg Mariotti’s journey into the film industry
- The challenges Greg encountered with the creation of his film, David Crosby: Remember My Name
- The many roles Greg Mariotti plays at Vinyl Films
- How Greg Mariotti and his partner developed the concept and format for their movie
- Why it takes two and a half years to get a film into theatre
- How Greg Mariotti made a jump from banking to the film industry
- The best places to start a film career
- Greg Mariotti and Cameron Crowe’s television series, Roadies
- The different challenges of television and film production
- Licensing and music clearance in film
- Why there has been a spike in demand for music documentaries in recent years
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