Month: August 2019 (Page 2 of 2)

Jody Hotchkiss is the President of Hotchkiss Daily & Associates in New York; representing books, articles and life story rights to become film and television.  He was previously a VP of production at MGM and a literary agent at Sterling Lord Literistic . Hotchkiss Daily & Associates has sold dramatic rights including The Loudest Voice with Russell Crowe, The Wizard of Lies with Robert De Niro, The Kite Runner, American Gangster with Denzel Washington, and The Assassination of Jesse James with Brad Pitt. Flag Day starring Sean Penn is currently in production.

You can see some of the titles he has managed at https://www.hotchkissandassociates.com/

Jody will be speaking about the process of adapting source material into film and television as well as how the industry has changed today with new players such as Netflix and Amazon.

Speaker arranged by Alex Garnett

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH23z2i7HC8

Russell Jones was appointed CEO of the Stamford Symphony Orchestra January 2018.  Jones, a violinist who also sang with the London Symphony Chorus, was born in London and attended the University of Kent.

Jones brings a wealth of fundraising and leadership experience to his new role, having held various positions in arts management on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK he held posts with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Scottish Chamber Orchestras, and was director of the Association of British Orchestras before moving to the United States in 2007. He was vice president of marketing and membership at the League of American Orchestras between 2007 and 2012, when he moved to the New York Philharmonic as director of friends and planned giving, and later held positions including director of major gifts.

For a nice introduction to SSO see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=7Lobu9PryIU  The message is that the SSO is for everyone.   I know many DMA members are regular patrons.

He’ll talk about the challenges and fun of running a major cultural organization – selecting the season’s program, managing the musicians, fundraising, marketing and community outreach.

Arranged by Gary Banks

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjxoHzHjdyI&t=13s