Brooke Wentz
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Birth name | Brooke Marie Wentz[1] |
Born | United States |
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Brooke Wentz is an American record producer and music director.
Education
Wentz graduated
Career
Wentz began her career in the 1980s as a public radio host for stations such as New York's
After her career in public radio, Wentz served as Manager of A&R Administration at
In 1992, Wentz produced the compilation album Global Meditation.
By 1996, Wentz had become the music director of ESPN.[1][13][11] Wentz was one of the first music directors who licensed music for the X Games and supervised a compilation album for the event.[18][19]
In 2000, Wentz also served as the music producer for New York City's Times Square Millennium Celebration.[6][20] In 2002, Wentz founded the music supervision company The Rights Workshop.[21][3][22] The Rights Workshop has provided music for film and television productions including Melancholia, Bill Cunningham New York, and Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey.[23][3]
In 2007, Wentz's first book, Hey, That's My Music! Music Supervision, Licensing, and Content Acquisition was published by
Wentz founded Seven Seas Music in 2014.[2][4][5][26][27] Seven Seas Music has licensed music for use films such as the films No Escape and Knight of Cups,[2] as well as the television series Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and Criminal Minds.[3]
Wentz's second book, Music Rights Unveiled: A Filmmaker's Guide to Music Rights and Licensing, was published in 2017 by Taylor & Francis. She co-wrote the book in collaboration with Maryam Battaglia.[28][29]
Discography
Year | Title | Artist | Credits |
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1990 | Music from the Heart | Various Artists | Producer |
1991 | Global Celebration: Passages | Various Artists | Producer, Compilation Producer |
1992 | Global Celebration: Dancing with the Gods | Various Artists | Compilation Producer |
1992 | Global Meditation, Vol. 2: Harmony & Interplay | Various Artists | Producer |
1992 | Global Meditation, Vol. 4: Music From the Heart | Various Artists | Producer |
1992 | Global Meditation - Authentic Music from Meditative Traditions of the World | Various Artists | Producer |
1992 | Les Ambassadeurs Internationales with Salif Keita | Les Ambassadeurs and Salif Keita | Liner Notes |
1992 | Nocturne Parisian | Graham Haynes & No Image | Associate Producer |
1993 | Global Celebration (Authentic Music from Festivals & Celebrations Around the World) | Various Artists | Producer, Engineer, Composer |
1993 | Sketches of Miles | Byron Olson | Coordination |
1993 | Voices of Forgotten Worlds: Traditional Music of Indigenous Peoples | Various Artists | Producer |
1994 | Africa: Never Stand Still | Various Artists | Producer |
1994 | Dance of the Leaves (Restless/Enigma) | Toure Kunda | Liner Notes |
1994 | Global Celebration: Gatherings | Various Artists | Producer, Compilation Producer, Composer |
1994 | Saints & Sinners | Jean-Paul Borrelly | Field Recording |
1995 | Global Divas | Various Artists | Producer, Compilation Producer, Liner Notes |
1996 | Divas of Mali | Various Artists | Producer |
1996 | The X Games: The Compilation Album | Various Artists | Music Supervisor |
1996 | X-Games, Vol. 1: Music from the Edge | Various Artists | Music Supervisor |
1997 | Best of Ellipsis Arts | Various Artists | Producer, Liner Notes |
1997 | Divine Divas: A World of Women's Voices | Various Artists | Compilation Producer |
1997 | The Best of Ellipsis Arts: Africa | Various Artists | Producer, Liner Notes |
1998 | Best of Ellipsis Arts: Global Celebration | Various Artists | Editing, Liner Notes |
1998 | Best of Ellipsis Arts: Global Meditation | Various Artists | Producer |
1999 | An American Love Story (Original Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Music Supervisor |
1999 | Back to Our Roots, Vol. 1 | Too Bad | Executive Producer |
1999 | Passion Planet: Songs of Love from Around the World | Various Artists | Producer, Compilation Producer |
1999 | Wonders of the African World | Various Artists | Producer, Music Supervisor |
2000 | Celebration! Times Square 2000 | Various Artists | Producer |
2000 | Dan Gna | Les Go | Executive Producer |
References
- ^ a b c d "Brooke M. Wentz, Alfredo E. Alias". The New York Times. October 6, 1996.
- ^ a b c d "Seven Seas Music Makes It Easy to License Authentic Global Music..." November 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Shearrow, Elizabeth (May 17, 2021). "Industry Profile: Seven Seas Music Founder, Brooke Wentz". Backstage Pass. 4 (1).
- ^ a b Biese, Alex. "Jerry Garcia Foundation launches new record label, supports Himalayas with first album". Asbury Park Press.
- ^ a b Women who lead: San Francisco music firm's owners sail the Seven Seas.
- ^ a b c d "Brooke Wentz - CEO of Seven Seas Music". ideamensch.com. 15 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Brooke Wentz". Music In Africa. July 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Music Licensing".
- ^ a b "Jerry Garcia music featured in world music compilation". The Music Universe. August 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "The Hip-Hop Project: A historical exploration into the relationship between Columbia University and the rap revolution - Columbia Spectator". Columbia Daily Spectator.
- ^ a b c d "27 Mar 1994, 139 - Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ear Magazine. New Wilderness Foundation. 1983.
- ^ a b "What are Music Supervisor's Looking For? Music Licensing". Pyramind. August 7, 2019.
- ^ Wentz, Brooke (1991). EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY SALIF KEITA and the COUP D' ETAT (10 ed.). The Beat. p. 38.
- ^ "Brooke Wentz | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Esquire — June 1993". Esquire | The Complete Archive.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (July 1, 1995). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "X-Games, Vol. 1: Music from the Edge - Various Artists | Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Publishing Hit Songs: Aczon, Austria, Wentz in SF".
- ^ Morris, Chris (1995). Women Helping Women with 'Global Divas' (26th ed.). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- ^ "Electronic Musician Magazine". Archived from the original on 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Brooke Wentz, CEO, Seven Seas Music".
- ^ "DATE CHANGED- The Rights Workshop Presents: Make Music, Make Money: Get Paid To Write Music - MTT Open - Music Think Tank". www.musicthinktank.com.
- ^ "For a Song: How to Get the Music You Want". International Documentary Association. June 15, 2009.
- ISBN 9781423422129.
- ^ Times, Ryan Book, The Music (November 9, 2014). "Seven Seas Music Makes Licensing True International Music Easy; Red Bull, Dodge and Hollywood Already Knocking". Music Times.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "TaFMA & San Francisco's Seven Seas Music to create new avenues for Naga musicians". EastMojo. January 19, 2021.
- ^ "Music Rights Unveiled : Brooke Wentz : 9781138673304". www.bookdepository.com.
- ISBN 9781317203070.