Jeff Panzer
Encyclopedia
Jeff Panzer is a music producer
, music video
producer and record label
executive. He has produced over 2,000 music videos in his career and has worked with The Rolling Stones
, John Mellencamp
, Paul McCartney
, Alabama, John Secada
, Lil Wayne, Godsmack, Erykah Badu, The Grateful Dead
, Nelly, The Moody Blues
, Billy Idol
, 98 Degrees
, Brian McKnight, 3 Doors Down and many others.
's Showbiz Today, where he was the West Coast Entertainment Head Of Production for the show. He then moved to EMI
where he served as Head of Production overseeing music videos for Chrysalis, EMI and SBK Records. Later he became VH-1's first Head Of Production on the west coast. Most recently, he was the Senior Vice President of the video department (aka "The Emperor of All Videos") for Universal Records
for over a decade in Los Angeles, CA.
Panzer was the Executive Producer
and Director of "The Crying Game" by Boy George
and was nominated for an MTV Award for Best Movie Video. In addition, he was the Executive Producer and Director for "500 Miles" by The Proclaimers
, which was also nominated for a MTV Award for Best Movie Video.
The video documentary titled The William Lee Golden Story; The Golden Oak, was produced and directed by Jeff Panzer.
Panzer currently oversees all Cash Money Records
music videos for artists such as Lil Wayne, Birdman, Kevin Rudolf, Young Money, Glasses Malone and Jay Sean. Panzer has spent over three decades putting his distinctive imprint on music videos.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
producer and record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
executive. He has produced over 2,000 music videos in his career and has worked with The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
, John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp, previously known by the stage names Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American rock singer-songwriter, musician, painter and occasional actor known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock that eschews synthesizers and other artificial sounds...
, Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
, Alabama, John Secada
Jon Secada
Jon Secada is a Cuban-American singer and songwriter. Secada was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Hialeah, Florida. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 20 million albums since his English-language debut album in 1992. His music fuses funk, soul, pop and Latin percussion...
, Lil Wayne, Godsmack, Erykah Badu, The Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
, Nelly, The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
, Billy Idol
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
, 98 Degrees
98 Degrees
98 Degrees is an American adult contemporary boy band consisting of four vocalists: brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, and Jeff Timmons. The group was formed by Timmons in Los Angeles, California....
, Brian McKnight, 3 Doors Down and many others.
Career
In the 1970s, Panzer was the music producer for 20/20. He helped launch CNNCNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
's Showbiz Today, where he was the West Coast Entertainment Head Of Production for the show. He then moved to EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
where he served as Head of Production overseeing music videos for Chrysalis, EMI and SBK Records. Later he became VH-1's first Head Of Production on the west coast. Most recently, he was the Senior Vice President of the video department (aka "The Emperor of All Videos") for Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
for over a decade in Los Angeles, CA.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
Panzer was the Executive Producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
and Director of "The Crying Game" by Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
and was nominated for an MTV Award for Best Movie Video. In addition, he was the Executive Producer and Director for "500 Miles" by The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid . They are probably best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be ". The band tours extensively throughout Europe and other continents...
, which was also nominated for a MTV Award for Best Movie Video.
The video documentary titled The William Lee Golden Story; The Golden Oak, was produced and directed by Jeff Panzer.
Panzer currently oversees all Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...
music videos for artists such as Lil Wayne, Birdman, Kevin Rudolf, Young Money, Glasses Malone and Jay Sean. Panzer has spent over three decades putting his distinctive imprint on music videos.