Skip Williamson (producer)

Skip Williamson
Born
Skip Albert Williamson

September 5, 1964 (1964-09-05) (age 60)
Midland, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, producer

Skip Williamson is an American Grammy-nominated music producer, feature film producer, and publisher. After establishing the independent label, Will Records, he partnered with Lakeshore Entertainment to form Lakeshore Records.[1][2] Williamson is also a co-publisher and Chief Creative Officer of Revolver.[3][4]

Career

Before entering the entertainment industry, Williamson served as a strategist on Wall Street, constructing corporate prospectuses for mergers and acquisitions.[1]

In 1994, under the moniker Will Records, Williamson started producing underground albums out of his garage, including early work by Grandaddy, AK1200, and Candiria. He produced numerous albums for films, earning a pair of Grammy nominations for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media on Napoleon Dynamite (2005) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006).[5][6]

During his 13-year tenure as partner at Lakeshore Entertainment, Williamson also produced several films, including the Underworld franchise (2003-2016), Crank (2006) and Gamer (2009), and Million Dollar Baby.[1][7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Skip Williamson – ICV Speaker Profile". ICV Group. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  2. ^ "'Revolver' Magazine sold, former executives returnMetal Insider". Metal Insider. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  3. ^ "Revolver Magazine Sold To New Owners, Relaunch Planned". theprp.com. May 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "REVOLVER Magazine Sold To Digital Media Company PROJECT M GROUP; Brand Relaunch Planned For This Fall". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  5. ^ "48th annual Grammy nominations list — part 2". Variety. 2005-12-08. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  6. ^ "49th annual Grammy nominations list — part 2". Variety. 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  7. ^ "Underworld | Sony Pictures". Sony Pictures. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  8. ^ Lang, Brent (2016-09-22). "Magnet Grabs U.S. Rights to 'Officer Downe' From Slipknot Co-Founder (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  9. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (2009-09-04). "New Project by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor of the 'Crank' Franchise". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  10. ^ "Skip Williamson". ICV. Retrieved 2019-11-24.