Geoff Kempin
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- May 1, 1953 (age 73)
- Birthplace
- Surrey, England, UK
Biography
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
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
Crossfire Hurricane
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
The Cure - CURÆTION-25: From There to Here | From Here to There
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera
Filmography
Dio: Holy Diver Live
Movie · Executive Producer
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
Movie · Executive Producer
Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions
Movie · Executive Producer
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth '76
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out
Movie · Executive Producer
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
Movie · Executive Producer
The Cure - CURÆTION-25: From There to Here | From Here to There
Movie · Executive Producer
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Movie · Executive Producer
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Movie · Executive Producer
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Movie · Executive Producer
Nashville in Concert
Movie · Executive Producer
Steven Wilson - Home Invasion: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
Movie · Executive Producer
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
Movie · Executive Producer
Queen : The American Dream
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Carly Simon - No Secrets
Movie · Executive Producer
Buddy Holly: Rave On
Movie · Executive Producer
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight 2004 Festival
Movie · Executive Producer
Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face
Movie · Executive Producer
Bryan Adams - Wembley Live 1996
Movie · Executive Producer
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Movie · Executive Producer
Black Veil Brides: Alive and Burning
Movie · Executive Producer
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
Movie · Executive Producer
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Movie · Executive Producer
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Movie · Executive Producer
Genesis: Together and Apart
Movie · Executive Producer
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Live At Montreux 2013
Movie · Executive Producer
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
Movie · Executive Producer
Crossfire Hurricane
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So
Movie · Executive Producer
Peter Green: Splinter Group - In Concert
Movie · Executive Co-Producer
The Who: Live in Texas '75
Movie · Executive Producer
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
Movie · Executive Producer
Lindsey Buckingham: Songs from the Small Machine (Live in L.A.)
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Primal Scream - Screamadelica
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Rush - 2112 & Moving Pictures
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Movie · Executive Producer
Gary Moore: Live at Montreux 2010
Movie · Producer
Stone Temple Pilots: Live in Chicago 2010
Movie · Executive Producer
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken
Movie · Executive Producer
Ted Nugent: Motor City Mayhem - 6,000th Concert
Movie · Executive Producer
Guns, God and Government – Live in L.A.
Movie · Executive Producer
The Black Crowes - Warpaint Live
Movie · Executive Producer
Jonny Lang - Live at Montreux 1999
Movie · Producer
Classic Albums: Duran Duran - Rio
Movie · Executive Producer
Gary Moore: Blues for Jimi
Movie · Producer
Jethro Tull: Live At Montreux 2003
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Movie · Executive Producer
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
Movie · Executive Producer
The Isley Brothers: Greatest Hits
Movie · Executive Producer
The War Zone: Paris to the Rhine
Movie · Executive Producer
The War Zone: From D-Day to Paris
Movie · Executive Producer
James Last: Live at The Royal Albert Hall
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears
Movie · Executive Producer
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
Movie · Executive Producer
Deep Purple: Live at Montreux 1996
Movie · Producer
The Beatles: Liverpool to San Francisco
Movie · Executive Producer
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Motörhead - Ace of Spades
Movie · Executive Producer
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
Movie · Producer
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Movie · Executive Producer
The War File: The Battle Of Midway
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Movie · Executive Producer
Roy Orbison: Greatest Hits
Movie · Executive Producer
The War File: The War in the Skies
Movie · Executive Producer
De Havilland Mosquito
Movie · Executive Producer
Yes: Symphonic Live
Movie · Executive Producer
Fatboy Slim: Big Beach Boutique 2
Movie · Executive Producer
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
Movie · Executive Producer
James Last: A World of Music
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
Movie · Executive Producer
Genesis | Songbook
Movie · Executive Producer
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Movie · Executive Producer
Earth Wind & Fire: Shining Stars
Movie · Production Executive
Classic Albums: Judas Priest - British Steel
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Movie · Executive Producer
RAF: Coastal Command
Movie · Executive Producer
The Shadows: Live
Movie · Executive Producer
Bon Jovi | The Crush Tour
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next
Movie · Executive Producer
Joni Mitchell: Painting with Words & Music
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Movie · Executive Producer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Live at Montreux
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland
Movie · Executive Producer
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life
Movie · Executive Producer
Classic Albums
TV · Executive Producer · 1 ep
William the Conqueror: The First Norman King of England
Movie · Executive Producer
Good King Wenceslas
Movie · Executive Producer
The Rolling Stones: Live from London 1995
Movie · Supervising Producer, Executive Producer
The Rolling Stones: Live from Paris 1995
Movie · Executive Producer
The Rolling Stones: Live from Amsterdam 1995
Movie · Executive Producer
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Movie · Executive Producer
White Christmas
Movie · Producer
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Movie · Executive Producer
The Original Fleetwood Mac - The Early Years
Movie · Executive Producer
John Denver: Country Roads Live in England
Movie · Executive Producer
The Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982
Movie · Executive Producer
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge
Movie · Executive Producer
Mike Oldfield - Live at Montreux
Movie · Executive Producer
Go Ride the Music and West Pole
Movie · Executive Producer