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Bios Spencer Proffer
Spencer is a highly regarded media producer and strategist with a long history of connecting with audiences. His productions have garnered Academy, Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards and nominations, and as music producer, Spencer has sold millions of gold and platinum records. His latest accolade is winning the Grand Prize Gold Medal at the 7th Annual Park City Film Music Festival for his production, songwriting, scoring and music supervision work on the acclaimed documentary film, narrated by Mayangelou entitled "As Seen Through These Eyes" (see more details in the Projects section of this site). As a music director and supervisor, he has handled all aspects of the music component on over 100 motion picture and television projects in a proactive, hands-on capacity for most of the key motion picture studios and major broadcast television networks (go to http://imdb.com/name/nm0698475/filmoyear for a detailed listing of Spencer’s film and television music work). In addition to implementing the creative elements, Spencer’s work included negotiating all talent, licensing and soundtrack elements on behalf of the respective studio, network or production company. Over 35 of these were nominated or won major industry awards, and includes work with CBS, NBC, ABC, MTV, VH-1, Showtime Networks, TNT, USA Networks, Paramount, Touchstone, Lions Gate, 20th Century Fox and New Line Cinema. Additionally, he oversaw Showtime’s music interests on all levels for seven years, off campus. In addition to his music duties, Proffer has also worked in a production capacity on ten financed and distributed films (http://imdb.com/name/nm0698475). He served as a Producer and Cast Album Producer of the 4 time Tony nominated Broadway hit, "It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues" and the 2 time Emmy nominated television special, "Robbie Robertson, Coming Home", the CBS mini-series “Shake Rattle and Roll” and HBO’s award-winning multi-cultural series “Happily Ever After,” on which was the music producer/director as well as songwriter of songs for the acclaimed series. Spencer has produced over 200 albums, accumulating gold and platinum records for millions of units sold through his work with artists as diverse as Stevie Wonder, Heart, Cheap Trick, The Little River Band, Hootie & The Blowfish, B.B. King, Kenny Loggins, Graham Nash, Eddie Money and Gladys Knight. In 1975 he produced the Tina Turner Acid Queen album while serving as worldwide chief of A&R at United Artists Records; in 1983 he produced Quiet Riot’s Metal Health, the first debut hard rock album to reach #1 on the Billboard charts. An early pioneer of laser light shows, he also shepherded the first #1 rock album (Billy Thorpe’s Children Of The Sun) to be developed into computer-animated laser choreography and exhibited in planetariums across North America. One of the initiatives that Spencer is most proud of is the charitable work he did with his McGhee Proffer Media partner and friend, Doc McGhee, on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps serving in Iraq. His other partners who served as Executive Producers were Quincy Jones, Joseph E. Robert, Jr., esteemed Washington D.C. businessman and philanthropist and Kerzner International Executive vice President, Jerry Inzerillo. Spencer and Doc produced all media elements of “Rockin’ The Corps, An American Thank You”.The event, held at Camp Pendleton in Southern California on April 1st, 2005, featured top selling musical artists Destiny’s Child, KISS, Godsmack, Ted Nugent, Hootie & The Blowfish and Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) and was hosted by Cedric The Entertainer. Celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Cindy Crawford, Marisa Tomei, Chris Tucker, Mary J. Blige, Heather Locklear, Randy Jackson, Carl Malone and numerous others joined the celebration as presenters to benefit a 501 (c) (3) non profit corporation to provide funds to the families of troops lost/wounded in Iraq as well as an education fund for returning troops. The night was shared around the world via the Armed Forces Network, National CineMedia (Regal Edwards/United Artists, AMC, Loews, Cinemark) Theaters, major promotions with Yahoo! and AOL, a pay per view series of specials on Time Warner/Comcast’s iN Demand Networks, as well as a DVD & CD via Image Entertainment, the world’s largest independent DVD distributor. For more detailed information on this meaningful event, go to the RTC tab on the Highlights section of this web site. For additional Proffer history, please visit www.morlingmanor.com. Spencer is a graduate of Loyola University School of Law (with honors) and UCLA. He has taught numerous courses at UCLA, USC and Syracuse University and serves on the Dean’s Council at the American University School of Communication in Washington, DC. He is married to Sun Community Newspapers Owner and Executive Editor Judith A. Proffer and has two sons, Morgan and Sterling.
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Spencer Proffer has been at the forefront of successful and inventive multi media projects for years. Throughout an extensive entertainment career, he has consistently broken new ground with pioneering work on both creative and business fronts. As a marketing and media architect with an anchor in how music plays an organic role in various platforms, he has created and then implemented numerous initiatives on behalf of major television networks, advertising agencies, online, record, and motion picture companies. He also has a meaningful history of producing socially conscious events and enterprises which have both charitable as well as commercial components. Check out an interview he did with the Huffington Post by hitting this link: