Damian Collier
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| Born: | {{{birth_date}}} London, United Kingdom |
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| Occupation: | Producer |
Damian Collier is a producer for film, TV, music and stage[1]
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[edit] Career and success
Collier has worked both independently (through his Damian Collier Entertainment vehicle) and with major film studios such as Paramount Pictures, Fox, and Universal Pictures, and major record labels including Sony BMG, EMI, Universal Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
He has extensive experience in the Entertainment industry, having done deals in relation to Film, TV, Music (live and pre-recorded), Stage, Graphic Novels, Comics and Merchandise.
He also holds the position of Managing Director of the Jeff Wayne Music Group [1].
Collier also has extensive experience in Finance and Law, having worked as an International Finance lawyer for two of the world's leading law firms, Linklaters and Latham & Watkins LLP, in their London, Frankfurt, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong and Los Angeles offices. Damian also worked at Goldman Sachs in London.
As a lawyer, Damian represented clients such as Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and many other leading investment banks and major corporations globally.
He graduated from Reading University with a First-Class Honours Degree in Law and European Legal Studies, having also studied at the University of Salamanca, Spain and the University of Trier, Germany.
Damian Collier is British but lives in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] The War of the Worlds
Damian has been involved with The War of the Worlds since 1998 including brokering a deal with Paramount Pictures in 2004 to license the rights to allow the studio to create merchandise and other ancillary products for their 2005 blockbuster War of the Worlds, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg.
He also agreed a deal with Dark Horse Comics for the 2005 Graphic Novel of The War of the Worlds for worldwide distribution.
[edit] Live on Stage!
Along with award-winning Composer/Producer Jeff Wayne, Damian produced a sell-out large-scale Arena Tour of The War of the Worlds Live on Stage! [2] [3] in 2006, for which the pair brought the late actor Richard Burton back to life "in sight and sound" [4].
The production stayed true to Wayne's highly successful multi-Platinum selling album, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, set in Victorian England [5].
Promoted by Clear Channel Entertainment, the 2006 Tour featured the Moody Blues Justin Hayward, Russell Watson, Anna-Marie Wayne, Chris Thompson, Alexis James and Tara Blaise, and was such as success that it is being booked worldwide, including an already-confirmed Tour of Australia, New Zealand and an even larger UK Arena Tour, all in 2007.
[edit] Universal Pictures
In March 2006, Damian agreed a worldwide deal with Universal Pictures to distribute the show which took place at London's famous Wembley Arena [6] on 25 April 2006.
The DVD has not left the Top 10 UK DVD Charts since its release in November 2006 and in Spring 2007 hit Number One and stayed there for 6 weeks [7].
[edit] Tour of Australia & New Zealand 2007
In September 2007, Collier and Wayne are taking the production on a major Arena Tour of Australia and New Zealand taking in large Arenas in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
[edit] Tour of the UK 2007
In December 2007, the pair will be bringing the Arena Tour back in the UK [8], playing to around 50% more people, and ending at the Millennium Dome on 22 December 2007. The December Tour will see the return of Justin Hayward, Chris Thompson, Alexis James and Anna-Marie Wayne, as well as of course Richard Burton. The UK Tour will also feature up-and-coming female vocalist Sinead Quinn former Asia (band) lead singer John Payne.
[edit] Television
[edit] Fox Sports - The Book of Tennis Chronicles
In 2005, Damian executive produced, The Book Of Tennis Chronicles (distributed by Fox Sports) which parallels the lives and tribulations of the greatest tennis players, and events, set against the most dramatic and quirky moments in world history, starting in 1877 and up to present time. The series comprised 8 half-hour episodes.
[edit] Film
[edit] Disappearing in America (Drama)
Collier has also produced for Film, including the Irish/US mob feature, Disappearing in America [9], currently in post-production, starring Mark Pellegrino and Anna-Marie Wayne.
[edit] The Car (Horror)
He is also rumoured to be developing a psychological supernatural thriller feature film called The Car [10].
[edit] Jeff Wayne Music Group
Damian also holds the position of Managing Director of the JWM Group of Companies, which since being founded in 1968 has provided over 9,000 soundtracks to the Film, Television, Radio, Advertising and Interactive media, and has vast expertise in music research, licensing and production.
