Production
Geoff Kempin
EN cinema · 107 credits
Born
1 May 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Surrey, England, UK
Kempin has worked in the music industry for more than 40 years, beginning at EMI Records as a Graduate Management Trainee where he was involved in marketing artists including Queen, Iron Maiden, Paul McCartney, Bob Seger and The Rolling Stones. His experience in the business of music and pictures stemmed from becoming MD of Picture Music International (EMI) in 1980, followed by Polygram International Video, Castle Music Pictures and finally Eagle Rock Entertainment where he has overseen advances in the evolution of music audiovisual formatting and monetisation. He has played an instrumental role in transforming music concerts and documentaries into commercially viable programmes for TV broadcast across the globe, and in releasing music shows on DVD and Blu-ray formats. In the late 1980s, Kempin was particularly influential in negotiating the first agreement with MCPS to establish the rate of mechanical payment for visual formats. He later led negotiations on behalf of the UK record industry as Chairman of the IFPI Music Video Committee, which resulted in an industry-wide agreement with MTV in 1990. In 1997, Kempin co-founded Eagle Rock Entertainment (acquired by Universal Music Group in 2014) with Terry Shand, where the two continue their involvement in the production and commercial release of music visual programming as Executive Producers. ‘As a Director of VPL from its inception in 1983, alongside Fran [Nevrkla], I have pursued a mission to recognise revenue against the visual rights controlled by the music business which we represent,’ he says. ‘As Chairman, I look forward to working with the other directors to support the great work of Peter Leathem and his team in growing business with broadcasters and other media platforms.’
Known for
Filmography
Dio: Holy Diver Live
Executive Producer
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
Executive Producer
Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions
Executive Producer
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth '76
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out
Executive Producer
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
Executive Producer
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Executive Producer
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Executive Producer
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Executive Producer
Nashville in Concert
Executive Producer
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
Executive Producer
Queen : The American Dream
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Carly Simon - No Secrets
Executive Producer
Buddy Holly: Rave On
Executive Producer
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight 2004 Festival
Executive Producer
Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face
Executive Producer
Bryan Adams - Wembley Live 1996
Executive Producer
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Executive Producer
Black Veil Brides: Alive and Burning
Executive Producer
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
Executive Producer
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Executive Producer
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Executive Producer
Genesis: Together and Apart
Executive Producer
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Live At Montreux 2013
Executive Producer
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
Executive Producer
Crossfire Hurricane
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So
Executive Producer
Peter Green: Splinter Group - In Concert
Executive Co-Producer
The Who: Live in Texas '75
Executive Producer
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Primal Scream - Screamadelica
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Rush - 2112 & Moving Pictures
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Executive Producer
Stone Temple Pilots: Live in Chicago 2010
Executive Producer
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken
Executive Producer
Ted Nugent: Motor City Mayhem - 6,000th Concert
Executive Producer
Guns, God and Government – Live in L.A.
Executive Producer
The Black Crowes - Warpaint Live
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Duran Duran - Rio
Executive Producer
Jethro Tull: Live At Montreux 2003
Executive Producer
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
Executive Producer
The Isley Brothers: Greatest Hits
Executive Producer
The War Zone: Paris to the Rhine
Executive Producer
The War Zone: From D-Day to Paris
2007
The War Zone: From D-Day to Paris
Executive Producer
James Last: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears
Executive Producer
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
Executive Producer
The Beatles: Liverpool to San Francisco
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Motörhead - Ace of Spades
Executive Producer
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Executive Producer
The War File: The Battle Of Midway
Executive Producer
Roy Orbison: Greatest Hits
Executive Producer
The War File: The War in the Skies
Executive Producer
De Havilland Mosquito
Executive Producer
Yes: Symphonic Live
Executive Producer
Fatboy Slim: Big Beach Boutique 2
Executive Producer
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
Executive Producer
James Last: A World of Music
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
Executive Producer
Genesis | Songbook
Executive Producer
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Executive Producer
Earth Wind & Fire: Shining Stars
Production Executive
Classic Albums: Judas Priest - British Steel
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Executive Producer
RAF: Coastal Command
Executive Producer
The Shadows: Live
Executive Producer
Bon Jovi | The Crush Tour
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next
Executive Producer
Joni Mitchell: Painting with Words & Music
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Executive Producer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at Montreux
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland
Executive Producer
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life
Executive Producer
Good King Wenceslas
Executive Producer
The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995
Supervising Producer, Executive Producer
The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995
Executive Producer
The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995
Executive Producer
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Executive Producer
White Christmas
Producer
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Executive Producer
The Original Fleetwood Mac - The Early Years
Executive Producer
John Denver: Country Roads Live in England
Executive Producer
The Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982
Executive Producer
Mike Oldfield - Live at Montreux
Executive Producer
Go Ride the Music and West Pole
Executive Producer