Sharon Oreck
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Sharon Oreck is an American
film, music video and commercial producer
. She has Oscar and Grammy
nominations in addition to other awards. She is credited with coining the term populence. Sharon is married since the 1980s to cinematographer Bill Pope.
Sharon Oreck was a Cinema Student at Los Angeles City College
in Los Angeles, California
.
Since 1984, she has produced over 600 music videos for performers in different genres including Tony Bennett
, Rosanne Cash
, The Eurythmics
, Ice T
, Michael Jackson
, Mick Jagger
, Madonna
, Metallica
, Bette Midler
, Sting and U2
.
Oreck is the producer of the 2007 film "14 Women", a documentary that tells the story of 14 women in the United States Senate
. The film premiered at the Silverdocs festival in June 2007.
She has written the memoir Video Slut: How I Shoved Madonna Off an Olympic High Dive, Got Prince into a Pair of Tiny Purple Woolen Underpants, Ran Away from Michael Jackson's Dad, and Got a Waterfall to Flow Backward So I Could Bring Rock Videos to the Masses which was published by Faber and Faber in May 2010.
in 1991. She has won two Women In Film awards (1989 and 1991) and twenty MTV Video Music Awards
.
She is credited with coining the term populence, which refers to the way contemporary artists bring together populism and opulence in abstract painting.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film, music video and commercial producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. She has Oscar and Grammy
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominations in addition to other awards. She is credited with coining the term populence. Sharon is married since the 1980s to cinematographer Bill Pope.
Sharon Oreck was a Cinema Student at Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the East Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard...
in Los Angeles, California
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...
.
Career as a producer
Oreck began her production career in 1972, working on low budget genre movies, until she line produced the evacuation of Phnom Penh for The Killing Fields. From 1984 until 2000, she was the owner-operator of O Pictures, which produced many music videos, commercials, short films and documentaries.Since 1984, she has produced over 600 music videos for performers in different genres including Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
, Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin....
, The Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
, Ice T
Ice T
Tracy Marrow , better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American musician and actor.He was born in Newark, New Jersey and moved to the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles when he was in the 7th grade. After graduating from high school he served in the United States Army for four years...
, Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
, Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...
, Sting and U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
.
Oreck is the producer of the 2007 film "14 Women", a documentary that tells the story of 14 women in the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. The film premiered at the Silverdocs festival in June 2007.
She has written the memoir Video Slut: How I Shoved Madonna Off an Olympic High Dive, Got Prince into a Pair of Tiny Purple Woolen Underpants, Ran Away from Michael Jackson's Dad, and Got a Waterfall to Flow Backward So I Could Bring Rock Videos to the Masses which was published by Faber and Faber in May 2010.
Filmography
- Fourteen Women - ( Producer / 2007 / Released / )
- Skipped Parts - ( Producer / 2001 / Released / )
- Mugshot - ( Producer / 1996 / Released / )
- Below the Belt - ( Production Assistant / 1980 / Released / Atlantic Releasing Corporation )
TV credits
- Coca-Cola Pop Music "Backstage Pass to Summer" ( 1991 / Released ): Segment Producer
- Imagining America ( 1989 / Released ): Producer
Awards and honors
Sharon Oreck was nominated for an Academy Award in 1985 and a Grammy AwardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in 1991. She has won two Women In Film awards (1989 and 1991) and twenty MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
An MTV Video Music Award , is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos...
.
She is credited with coining the term populence, which refers to the way contemporary artists bring together populism and opulence in abstract painting.