Nathan Scherrer
| Nathan Scherrer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 24, 1988 Northport, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Awards | Grammy, Cannes Grand Prix, BET Video of the Year, Cannes Lion Broze |
| Website |
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Nathan Scherrer, born 1988 in Northport, Michigan, is an American music video and commercial executive producer and creative producer who has been nominated for several Grammy Awards[1][2][3], including Pharrell William's Freedom[4] and Dead Weather's I Feel Love[5]. In 2016 won the Grammy for Best Music Video for Beyonce’s Formation video [6][7][8][9][10][11][12] which was directed by Melina Matsoukas[13]. The video also won the Cannes Grand Prix Best Music Video award and the best music video of year award at the BET Awards.[14] It also won the video of year at the VMAs in 2017. He was also among several producers who were nominated for Beyonces music film, Lemonade, which won the best long form music video award at the 2017 VMAs.[15]
The 2011 University of Michigan graduate produced his first music video in 2013, entitled Back To Me for artist Joel Compass. The video, which on the 2014 Jury Award at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin Texas, has surpassed half a million views on line. Following that first video, he produced Justin Timberlake's Tunnel Vision.[16]
In 2016 at the annual advertising festival Cannes Lions in France, Scherrer also picked up a bronze award for Unacceptable Letter,[17] a controversial campaign he produced about rape on college campuses that led to a national debate and encouraged universities around the United States to issue public statements condemning past crimes and take a stand against future incidents of violence on their campuses.
Scherrer is the president Freenjoy[18] a Los Angeles-based company whose music video The Weeknd’s 2015 The Hills[19] has surpassed one billion views on-line[20]. In March 2017 Freenjoy produced Kendrick Lamar's music video for his song Humble.[21][22]
Highlighted producing credits
| Year | Title | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Led Zeppelin: Brandy & Coke | Producer |
| 2015 | Rihanna: American Oxygen | Producer |
| 2015 | Justin Timberlake: Tunnel Vision | Producer |
| 2015 | Diploe Presents: @Large - Creators at Work | Producer |
| 2015 | The Weekend: The Hills | Producer |
| 2015 | Big Sean Feat. Kanye West & John Legend: One Man Can Change the World | Producer |
| 2015 | Skrillex, Diplo, Justin Bieber: Where Are Ü Now | Producer |
| 2016 | Coldplay: Up&Up | Producer |
| 2016 | Tove Lo: Fairy Dust | Producer |
| 2016 | Pharrell: Freedom | Producer |
| 2016 | Beyonce: Formation | Producer |
| 2016 | Beyonce: Lemonade | Producer |
| 2017 | Kendrick Lamar: Humble | Producer |
| 2018 | Ariana Grande: no tears left to cry | Producer |
| 2018 | Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj: the light is coming | Producer |
| 2018 | Ariana Grande: God is a woman | Producer |
References
- ↑ "SNorthport, Michigan native goes from intern to Grammy-nominated video producer". michiganradio.org/.
- ↑ "SAC Alum Nathan Scherrer Nominated for Two Grammys for Best Music Video". lsa.umich.edu.
- ↑ "Northport, Michigan native goes from intern to Grammy-nominated video producer". michiganradio.org.
- ↑ "Pharrell Williams Freedom". theinspirationroom.com.
- ↑ "Jack White's Third Man Records pull in three Grammy nominations". axs.com.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 2017: Complete Nominees and Winners List". usmagazine.com.
- ↑ "Adele takes song, record and album of the year at Grammy Awards". usatoday.com.
- ↑ "Grammys 2017: Complete list of winners and nominees". latimes.com/.
- ↑ "Grammy winners chat about honors backstage". ocregister.com.
- ↑ "Leelanau County's Nathan Scherrer Takes Home Grammy for Beyoncé's Music Video "Formation"". mynorth.com.
- ↑ "Nathan Scherrer's Behind The Screen Life". northernexpress.com/.
- ↑ "Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy list with 11 nominations". northernexpress.com/.
- ↑ "Grammy Winners 2017: The Full List, From Adele To Bowie". forbes.com.
- ↑ "Beyoncé Adverts & Commercials Archive Formation". pressherald.com.
- ↑ "Beyonce's 'Lemonade': A Deep Dive Into the Star-Studded Album's Credits". billboard.com/.
- ↑ "Justin Timberlake's "Tunnel Vision" Visualizes More Than A Tunnel". gstylemag.com.
- ↑ "College Acceptance Letters Get Seriously Dark, Beginning With One in the Harvard Crimson". adweek.com.
- ↑ "Big Sean - One Man Can Change The World ft. Kanye West, John Legend". defjam.com.
- ↑ "The Weekend "The Hills" Music Video". hypebeast.com.
- ↑ "The Weeknd Celebrates 1 Billion Views of 'The Hills'". theboombox.com.
- ↑ "Kendrick Lamar "Humble." (Dave Meyers, dir.)". videostatic.com.
- ↑ "Kendrick Lamar – "Humble" (Prod. Mike Will Made-It, Nathan K. Scherrer, Dave Free, Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith)". backspin.de.