Randy Sosin (born 1962) is an American filmmaker, music video producer, and executive. He is known for producing films and documentaries such as Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic, Interscope Presents: The Next Episode, Live!, and Under the Electric Sky. He is also known as the brainchild behind Eminem and 50 Cents' music videos.[1][2]
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| Born | April 20, 1962 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer Music video producer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
As an executive, he has served as an executive at Interscope Records and as a vice president at Insomniac and MTV.[2] [3]
Career
Sosin began his career in 1992 when he joined The End Productions as an executive producer to oversee their music video division.[4]
In 1995, Sosin started working at A&M Records as a senior director of music production, and by 1998 he had been moved to the position of vice president of music video production.[5][6]
In 2000, Sosin joined Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA), where he served as senior vice president of music video production until 2008.[7][8] Sosin managed visual material at IGA and commissioned music videos for artists such as Eminem and Marilyn Manson.[7][9] With the help of Interscope, Sosin produced the 2005 feature concert film, Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic, along with Heidi Herzon and Mark Williams.[10]
In 2003, Sosin co-created Interscope Presents: The Next Episode, a Showtime reality-show series about battle rap.[11]
In 2006, Sosin produced Rock Legends: Platinum Weird along with David Stewart and Jimmy Iovine.[12]
In 2007, Sosin executive produced the feature film, Live!, starring Eva Mendes and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Bill Guttentag, which premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.[13][14]
From 2010 to 2012, Sosin held the position of senior vice president of talent development and programming at MTV.[15] For a brief period, he also served as the event director of Golden Road Brewery, a Los Angeles-based brewery.[16][17]
In 2012, Sosin joined Insomniac as senior vice president of visual content, and later became the senior vice president of film and video production.[18]
In 2019, Sosin founded creative content agency, Pro1ific.[19]
Filmography
Discography
References
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