Boardwalk Entertainment Group
The Boardwalk Entertainment Group is an American media company based in Los Angeles, founded in September 2011 by Timothy Scott Bogart, Evan Bogart and Gary A. Randall . It is in the tradition of Casablanca Records and Boardwalk Entertainment Corporation , both founded by Neil Bogart , the father of Timothy and Evan Bogart, who died in 1982.
background
The director , writer and producer Timothy Scott Bogart, his half-brother, the songwriter Evan "Kidd" Bogart, and the television producer Gary A. Randall, the founder of the company, which is divided into five sections: Boardwalk Films, Boardwalk Television, Boardwalk Records, Boardwalk Publishing and Boardwalk Technology. The main focus of the company is music.
For the music sector there is a music label , a publishing house and a recording studio in which the music for the company's film and television projects is produced. The company works with RCA / Jive Records and Bug Music and is a member of the BMI .
tradition
The Boardwalk Entertainment Group is deeply rooted in the tradition of Casablanca Records: Timothy and Evan Bogart are the sons of Casablanca founder Neil Bogart , the company headquarters is at 8255 Sunset Boulevard , which is the same building as the Bogarts Record company had its headquarters. The company's logo is the modernized version of the logo that Neil Bogart used for Boardwalk Entertainment, which he founded in 1980. The company's goals are also similar: Neil Bogart's idea at the time was to establish a multimedia company that would market videos, films, theater productions and records.
Productions and projects
The TV series “Majors & Minors”, which is produced in cooperation with Sony Music , has been running in the USA since September 23, 2011 . In the show, young talents are taught and guided by well-known artists such as Brandy , Avril Lavigne , Adam Lambert , Leona Lewis , Jordin Sparks or Sean Kingston in order to be able to realize their own career ideas.
For 2012 the production of a cinematic biography about Neil Bogart is planned, which will be entitled "Spinning Gold". Justin Timberlake could be won for the production and the lead role , the script was written by Timothy Bogart.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neil Bogart's death mourned by Industry , Billboard Magazine, May 22, 1982
- ↑ "Justin Timberlake To Portray Neil Bogart in Feature Biopic Of late record executive" ; Deadline.com, accessed September 27, 2011