Tim Sexton

Tim Sexton is an American producer, music supervisor, environmental consultant, and social impact entrepreneur. Noted for events and initiatives which integrate pop culture and social activism, he produced the No Nukes and Live 8 concerts, and was an architect of "Feel the Power," the precursor to Rock the Vote. He is the principal of the Make Good Group, a company he founded in 2003 to advise corporate clients on sustainability, social responsibility, and brand strategy. Go Green, the environmental program Sexton designed for the Philadelphia Eagles, is considered a model of sustainability.[1][2][3][4]

Tim Sexton
Born (1949-07-17) July 17, 1949
Buffalo, NY
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProducer, entrepreneur, activist, music supervisor
Years active1973 - present
OrganizationPrincipal and founder, Make Good Group
Board member ofThe Alliance for Climate Education
Liberty Hill Foundation Advisory Board
AwardsEmmy Award, Live 8
Emmy Award, Idol Gives Back
Websitemakegoodgroup.com

Sexton served as the music supervisor for dozens of films, including Madonna's Desperately Seeking Susan, and Rush, which featured Eric Clapton's Grammy Award-winning "Tears in Heaven."[5][6]

Early life and education

The oldest of 11 children, Sexton was born in Buffalo, New York to Jane Marie Sexton, an artist, and Robert Sexton, an NBA general manager and basketball coach. The family moved to San Diego in 1960 after Robert Sexton accepted a position as the athletic director at the University of San Diego.[7]

Career

Sexton began his career in production with the Ice Follies-Holiday on Ice. He was involved in all of the tasks related to the show’s production, including stage management, where he discovered an affinity for stage and lighting design. Throughout the 1970s, he served as a lighting designer, production consultant, production manager or tour manager for dozens of stadium and arena tours for artists including Poco, America, The Rolling Stones, Jackson Browne, Diana Ross and others.[2]

Based in Los Angeles, Sexton was active in social, political, and environmental issues. In 1979, he was recruited by music legend and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Graham Nash to produce No Nukes, composed of five shows at Madison Square Garden (which featured Crosby Stills and Nash, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, among others) and an outdoor rally which drew more than 200,000 people on the then-empty landfill section of Battery Park.[8]

In 1984, Sexton partnered with MTV executives including Les Garland to create the "Feel the Power" campaign for the network. With 30 second spots featuring artists including Cyndi Lauper, Jimi Hendrix, and Tina Turner, its goal was to mobilize young voters and facilitate voter registration. It was the foundation of Rock the Vote, for which Sexton served as a director for several years.[9][10]

Based on his work on the No Nukes concerts, which were the subject of a 1980 documentary, Sexton was pursued as a music supervisor for television and film. In 1984, he was named vice president of music at Columbia TriStar Pictures and in 1987, with Becky Mancuso-Winding, he co-founded the film music company Magstripe Entertainment. In addition to working with Winding, he served as a music supervisor and consultant for Fox, Disney, and producer Jerry Weintraub. He went on to co-found Big Screen Records (with Irving Azoff's of Giant Records) and launch Track Factory (with Sidney Sheinberg). In 2000, he was named president of Digital On-Demand/Red DotNet, which was later acquired by Alliance Entertainment.[11][12][13]

In 2003, Sexton and his cousin Brendan J. Sexton founded The Sexton Company, which he described in an interview with The Washington Post as a company that "helps companies do well by doing good."[14] He began working with the Philadelphia Eagles on sustainability programs that same year. The team's Go Green initiative began with a recycling bin in every office and grew to include 100% exclusive use of renewable energy at their stadium, offices, and practice facilities. Sexton's Go Green program for the Eagles has been emulated by the Seattle Mariners, the Atlanta Falcons, the Phoenix Suns, the Green Sports Alliance, and the Oakland As, among others.[4][15][16]

In 2005, Sexton executive produced Live 8, a series of concerts designed to focus attention on debt relief and extreme poverty in Africa. More than 1000 musicians performed on a single day simultaneously at nine concerts on four continents, including Madonna, U2, and Paul McCartney. As executive producer of Live 8, Sexton won the first-ever Emmy award for content delivered via the internet.[2][17]

In 2007, he produced Idol Gives Back, then the most successful charity event in television history. It raised $75 million for organizations working to alleviate poverty in America and Africa, and was awarded a special Emmy by the Governors of the Television Academy.[18]

In 2008, with his then partners, Brendan Sexton and Matt Walden, Sexton initiated a sustainability strategy and business development structure for National Grid, the second-largest energy utility company in the world. In 2012, the Sexton Company was renamed The Make Good Group.[19] The Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE, a 2017 global $10 million competition for a consumer device which successfully makes medical diagnoses, was co-conceived by Sexton and wireless health pioneer Don Jones.

Philanthropy

Sexton has served as a corporate board member of the Environmental Media Association since 2011, and is a member of the advisory council for the Liberty Hill Foundation. He is on the board of directors for the Alliance for Climate Education and is a co-founder of Southern California's E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs).[20][21][22][23]

Filmography/Discography

YearTitleCreditNotes
2007American Idol Gives BackProducerEmmy Governors Award
2005Live 8Executive producerEmmy award, Interactive content
2000Up at the VillaMusic supervisor
1999MollyMusic supervisor
1998Playing by HeartMusic supervisor
1997That Old FeelingMusic supervisor
1996High School HighMusic supervisor
House ArrestMusic supervisor
FlipperMusic supervisor
1995VirtuosityExecutive music producer
Losing IsaiahMusic supervisor
1994 Clear and Present DangerMusic supervisor
1993Mr. JonesExecutive music producer
SliverMusic supervisorIncludes "Can't Help Falling in Love" by UB40
#1 Hot 100
Twenty BucksMusic supervisor
1992FernGully: The Last RainforestMusic supervisor
The Cutting EdgeMusic supervisor
1991RushMusic supervisorIncludes Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven"
which won three Grammy awards in 1993
All I Want for ChristmasMusic supervisor
Crooked HeartsExecutive music producer
BackdraftMusic supervisor
True ColorsMusic consultant
1990Welcome Home, Roxy CarmichaelMusic consultant
Air AmericaMusic supervisorIncludes "Love Me Two Times" by Aerosmith
The Earth Day SpecialMusic supervisor
Cry-Baby Music supervisor
Opportunity KnocksMusic supervisor
1989Listen to MeMusic supervisor
She's Out of ControlMusic supervisor
1988My Stepmother Is an AlienMusic supervisor
Fresh HorsesMusic supervisor
SunsetExecutive in charge of music
1987SuspectExecutive in charge of music
The PrincipalExecutive in charge of music
1986No MercyExecutive in charge of music
Let's Get HarryExecutive in charge of music
About Last Night...Executive in charge of music
Short CircuitExecutive in charge of music
StripperExecutive in charge of music
Iron EagleExecutive in charge of music
1985The Jewel of the NileMusic supervisor
Sweet DreamsExecutive in charge of musicMusic by Patsy Cline
Top 10 album
Real GeniusExecutive in charge of music
The Legend of Billie JeanExecutive in charge of musicIncludes "Invincible" by Pat Benatar
#10 Hot 100
Desperately Seeking SusanMusic supervisorIncludes Madonna's "Into the Groove" (#1 Hot 100)
1984Johnny DangerouslyExecutive in charge of music
Gimme an 'F'Music supervisor
Revenge of the NerdsExecutive in charge of music
Bachelor PartyMusic supervisor
Romancing the StoneExecutive in charge of music
Unfaithfully YoursExecutive in charge of music
RecklessMusic supervisor
1983A Night in HeavenMusic supervisorIncludes "Heaven" by Bryan Adams
#1 Hot 100 in 1985
1977No NukesConcert producer

References

  1. Harrington, Richard (September 25, 1984). "Shake, Rattle 'n' Vote". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. Storm, Jonathan (June 30, 2005). "Keeping the stars aligned Live 8's success - here and abroad - will depend largely on the mix-master talents of producer Tim Sexton, holed up in a trailer by the Art Museum". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. Marquez, Laura (November 15, 2007). "Philly's Green Eagles". ABC News. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. King, Bill (November 10, 2008). "Seeds of Opportunity". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. Walker, Michael (January 31, 1993). "The Hills Are Alive With the $ound of Movies :". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015. ...says Sexton, who has handled music supervision on dozens of films.
  6. "Tim Sexton at AllMusic". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. Gonzalez, Bianca (December 16, 2009). "Jane Sexton: Mother of 11, USD supporter". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  8. McLaine, Daisanne. "Rock Politics Comes of Age". Rolling Stone via Musers Archive. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  9. Sutherland, Sam (November 10, 1984). "MTV Spots Get Out the Vote". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  10. Dennisoff, Serge (January 1, 1988). Inside MTV. New York: Transaction. p. 268. ISBN 0887388647. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  11. "Alliance Entertainment Corp. Creates New Group to Deliver Enhanced Services to the New Economy". The Free Library. Alliance Entertainment (Press release). Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  12. Jeffery, Don (April 20, 1996). "Sheinberg Launches New Label". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  13. "The Pied Piper:The Activists". USC Annenberg. USC Annenberg. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  14. Eilperin, Juliet (October 24, 2005). "Conservation's Company Plan". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  15. Stewart, Matthew (October 13, 2013). "The Eagles' Home Field Goes Green". Philly Style Magazine. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  16. Intersector Project (June 1, 2014). "HOW A FOOTBALL STADIUM BECAME A MODEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY". Intersector. Intersector. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  17. ""LIVE 8 ON AOL" WINS FIRST BROADBAND EMMYHONORING PROGRAMS FOR INTERNET, CELLPHONES,PDA". Emmy Online. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 24, 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  18. "Idol Gives Back Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  19. Orr, Kim (May 20, 2009). "A Green Machine". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  20. "About Us". Liberty Hill. Liberty Hill. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  21. "About Us". EMA. Environmental Media Association. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  22. "The Team". ACE. Alliance for Climate Education. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  23. "Leadership". E2. E2. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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