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Ed Gerrard

Ed Gerrard

Music Supervisor, Impact Artist Management

Ed Gerrard is the 2017 GRAMMY Award Winner for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for the film Miles Ahead, directed by and starring Don Cheadle. Gerrard is the first in GRAMMY history to win this award as a “music supervisor,” changing the landscape of category eligibility within the industry. He is also a Peabody Award winner for his work on Mr. Soul (2021) (Best Documentary). Gerrard is a co-founder of Impact Artist Management. He began his entertainment career working as an apprentice to the legendary music manager and film producer, Shep Gordon. Gerrard became the first in-house music supervisor at Gordon's Alive Pictures, finding key music for Gordon’s films and forming long-standing relationships with top film directors. This included a career-long affiliation with director and cultural icon Wes Craven. Gerrard has also managed the careers of artists including Dr. John, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass, Alice Cooper, Cassandra Wilson, Michelle Shocked, The Gipsy Kings, Jon Cleary, and Amy Helm. Gerrard’s music supervision credits include films such as the Scream trilogy as well as Blair Witch II, Cursed, The Last House On The Left, New York, I Love You, and the critically-acclaimed directorial debut of Don Cheadle in the 2016 release for Sony Pictures Classic, Miles Ahead. Gerrard has been a board member of the Guild Of Music Supervisors since 2016 and has served on many committees during this time.

Filmography:
Dr. John Documentary (TBD)
Jackie Gleason Documentary (TBD)
History of Gospel PBS Documentary (2023) (music supervisor)
With Peter Bradley (2022) (music supervisor)
Freak Power: Ballard or the Bomb (2020)
Onward Christian Soldier (2020) (music supervisor)
Mr. Soul (2019) (music supervisor)
-Winner of the Peabody Award for Best Documentary (2021)
-OSCARS® SHORTLIST - Best Original Song (2021)
-Nominee, NAACP Image Award (2021)
-Winner, Critics Choice Documentary Awards (2020)
-Winner, IDA Best Music Documentary (2018)
Miles Ahead (2016) (music supervisor)
-GRAMMY Award Winner for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media (2017)
My Soul To Take (2010)
New York, I Love You (2009) (music supervisor)
The Last House on the Left (2009) (music supervisor)
Cursed (2005) (music supervisor)
Class of 83 (2004) (music supervisor)
Texas Rangers (2001) (music supervisor)
Lift (2001) (music supervisor)
Dracula 2000 (2000) (music supervisor)
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) (music supervisor)
Scream 3 (2000) (music supervisor)
Halloween H20 (1998) (music supervisor)
Scream 2 (1997) (music supervisor)
Scream (1996) (music consultant)
New Nightmare (1994) (music supervisor)
Past Tense (1994) (TV) (music consultant)
The Wrong Man (1993) (TV) (music supervisor)
Taking the Heat (1993) (TV) (executive music producer)
Scam (1993) (TV) (executive music producer)
Producer:
Dr. John Documentary (TBD)
Jackie Gleason Documentary (TBD)
New York, I Love You (2009) (associate producer)
Traveling Miles: Cassandra Wilson (2000) (producer)
Soundtrack Producer:
Mr. Soul (2019)
Miles Ahead (2016)
Roswell (1994) (TV) (writer: "Celebrate")

GMS 2023: Through a Supervisor's Eyes: Exploring the Editorial Process

10/12/23, 7:00 PM

This panel will explore how music supervisors in film and television work throughout the editorial process, working picture, sound and music editors. We will look at how a music supervisor can be integral in the process of both on-camera and background music and how important it can be to interface with the people putting it all together in post-production.

GMS 2020: A Music Spotting Session for Visual Media: Behind the Curtain

10/15/20, 8:00 PM

An important panel/workshop that breaks down the challenges and opportunities of how music is created in today’s Zoom world, the collaborative process, and new tools and techniques available to all members of the creative and placement ecosystem.

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