Scott Floyd Lochmus is an American producer and director who has worked with artists such as

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, and

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Early years

Lochmus was born in Miami, Florida, and adopted by a New York family in 1967.

Career

Lochmus has served as founder and owner of Jack My Dog production company since 1996 and as co-founder and partner of Storyland Pictures since 2009.

1990s

Lochmus started his career as an intern at

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In New York. Lochmus then served at

Sony Music Studios Sony Music Studios was an American music recording and mastering facility in New York City. The five-story building was a music and broadcasting complex located at 460 W. 54th Street, at 10th Avenue, in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan. I ...

as Senior Director of Production from 1993 to 1996 and as vice president from 1996 to 1997. In 1995, Lochmus was a line director for the television special ''Swing into Christmas''. In 1997, he directed a video short called '' Tell Him''. The same year, he directed another video short for

, '' The Reason''. In 1998, he worked with Celine Dion again on two projects, one was a music video for her song "

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" and the other was for a documentary, ''

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''.

2000s

In 2000, Lochmus was an executive producer on the film ''101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)'' and directed a short film called ''Being Scott Lochmus''. In 2001, he directed a television movie ''2001 Winter Special Olympics'' and a video documentary short about

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...

titled '' Britney: The Videos''. In 2003 Lochmus produced and directed the television movie ''Céline Dion: One Year, One Heart''. In 2004, Lochmus directed a television movie called ''Hong Kong Rocks'', along with a short film for Dion called '' Je lui dirai''. 2005 and 2006 Lochmus produced the television movie documentary about

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

named ''Elvis by the Presleys'' and '' Korn: Live on the Other Side'' Lochmus then directed two projects for Usher, ''Usher's Project Restart'' and the other featuring the band Korn called ''KoRn Presents: See You on the Other Side''. From 2007 to 2008, Lochmus directed and produced a television movie, ''

Yo-Yo Ma Yo-Yo Ma ('' Chinese'': 馬友友 ''Ma Yo Yo''; born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, he was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from ...

& Friends:

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'', and a video documentary called ''Celine Dion Taking Chances: The Sessions''. Lochmus then directed another project about

, ''Elvis: Viva Las Vegas''. In 2009, Lochmus co-produced the film ''

The Joneses ''The Joneses'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Derrick Borte, in his directorial debut. It stars Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, and Ben Hollingsworth. It premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film F ...

'' and directed

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-winning short film ''Man.Woman.Blackbird''.

2010s

Lochmus co-produced ''Venus and Vegas'' and produced the television special

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Kick-off Celebration concert. In the same year, he produced and directed ''One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard''. In 2011, he directed

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's '' Buddy Holly: Listen to Me; The Ultimate Buddy Party''. In 2013, Lochmus produced the drama ''Dark Around the Stars'' and directed the television movie ''Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn''. In 2014, Lochmus directed his first television series ''

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'' with 10 episodes and a television movie ''

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: Coming Home''. In 2015, Lochmus produced the drama thriller ''

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'' and was the consulting producer on the television special ''The 30th Annual

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''. In the same year, Lochmus directed "

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" music video. From 2016 to 2017, Lochmus was the executive producer for the drama '' London Town'' and produced the comedy '' Pottersville''. In 2018, Lochmus produced two thrillers: ''

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'' and ''American Dreamer''. He also produced a drama, ''

To Dust ''To Dust'' is a 2018 American comedy-drama film directed by Shawn Snyder and starring Géza Röhrig and Matthew Broderick, Leo Heller and Sammy Voit. It was produced by Emily Mortimer, Alessandro Nivola and Ron Perlman. The film premiered at the ...

''. Lochmus also served as director for the inaugural concert event for launching Earth's Call Foundation.

Awards

Lochmus received the Soho House Script Award in 2018, the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award in 2018, the Telly Award & the NY International Independent Film & Video Festival.

Personal

Lochmus lives in Los Angeles with his wife Michelle and their three children.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lochmus, Scott Living people American film producers American film directors Year of birth missing (living people)