Emer Patten
Emer Patten is an Irish film producer of primarily live music performances.
Career[edit]
In 1997 Patten co-founded boutique film production company Splinter Films - with long-term business partner Nick Wickham - where she works as Executive Producer, covering live events on multiple platforms including cinema, TV, 3D, DVD and online digital.[1]
She previously worked for MTV Europe and has worked extensively with some of the world's best-known musical artists, including Madonna, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Metallica, Foo Fighters, The Cure, Katy Perry and Red Hot Chili Peppers. As well as her experience with major rock, pop and indie acts she has also produced films for many big-name Latin music artists in recent years, resulting in two Latin Grammy nominations for Best Long Form Music Video; once in 2012 for her work with Shakira and then again in 2014 for her work with Carlos Santana[2]
Patten was invited back to her former university, Dublin City University, to give a TEDx talk in 2014, speaking on the topics of music film-making and activism, her presentation was titled 'A Passionate Engagement, When Music Film-making & Activism Overlap'. During this talk, Patten also touched upon her influences and drive to use her expertise in the music industry to engage in activism and political issues through her early associations with charities such as War Child & Greenpeace and events including Chime for Change and Live 8.[3]
Production credits[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Splinter Films". www.splinterfilms.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ a b staff, Times (21 November 2014). "Latin Grammys 2014: Complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Redirecting". tedxtalks.ted.com.
- ^ "The Who Live In Hyde Park". www.tivoliwimborne.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Transformers". www.transformersmovie.com.
- ^ "Joe Cocker: Fire It Up Live (Video 2013)" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Red TX Helps Chime For Change Reach Out To The World". mixonline.com. 6 June 2013.
- ^ "Katy Perry: Part of Me". metacritic.com.
- ^ "Shakira: Live from Paris on iTunes". iTunes. 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Red TX Blast Cologne With Red Hot Chili Peppers - UK Broadcast News - 28/09/2011". www.4rfv.co.uk.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth i Anthrax - "The Big 4 Live from Sofia, Bulgaria" - SoundGuardian". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Howard Blake THE SNOWMAN - FILM OF THE LIVE STAGE SHOW in Film & TV Scores". www.howardblake.com.
External links[edit]
- Emer Patten at IMDb
- Splinter Films Archived 23 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine