Tim Sexton

Tim Sexton is an American producer, music supervisor, and environmental 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
Nationality	American
Occupation	Producer, entrepreneur, activist, music supervisor
Years active	1973 - present
Organization	Principal and founder, Make Good Group
Board member of	The Alliance for Climate Education Liberty Hill Foundation Advisory Board
Awards	Emmy Award, Live 8 Emmy Award, Idol Gives Back
Website	makegoodgroup.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 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, 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 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 Phoenix Suns, 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 partner, Matt Walden, Sexton initiated a sustainability campaign for National Grid, the second-largest utility company in the world. In 2012, the Sexton Company was renamed The Make Good Group.[19]

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

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
2007	American Idol Gives Back	Producer	Emmy Governors Award
2005	Live 8	Executive producer	Emmy award, Interactive content
2000	Up at the Villa	Music supervisor
1999	Molly	Music supervisor
1998	Playing by Heart	Music supervisor
1997	That Old Feeling	Music supervisor
1996	High School High	Music supervisor
	House Arrest	Music supervisor
	Flipper	Music supervisor
1995	Virtuosity	Executive music producer
	Losing Isaiah	Music supervisor
1994	Clear and Present Danger	Music supervisor
1993	Mr. Jones	Executive music producer
	Sliver	Music supervisor	Includes "Can't Help Falling in Love" by UB40 #1 Hot 100
	Twenty Bucks	Music supervisor
1992	FernGully: The Last Rainforest	Music supervisor
	The Cutting Edge	Music supervisor
1991	Rush	Music supervisor	Includes Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" which won three Grammy awards in 1993
	All I Want for Christmas	Music supervisor
	Crooked Hearts	Executive music producer
	Backdraft	Music supervisor
	True Colors	Music consultant
1990	Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael	Music consultant
	Air America	Music supervisor	Includes "Love Me Two Times" by Aerosmith
	The Earth Day Special	Music supervisor
	Cry-Baby	Music supervisor
	Opportunity Knocks	Music supervisor
1989	Listen to Me	Music supervisor
	She's Out of Control	Music supervisor
1988	My Stepmother Is an Alien	Music supervisor
	Fresh Horses	Music supervisor
	Sunset	Executive in charge of music
1987	Suspect	Executive in charge of music
	The Principal	Executive in charge of music
1986	No Mercy	Executive in charge of music
	Let's Get Harry	Executive in charge of music
	About Last Night...	Executive in charge of music
	Short Circuit	Executive in charge of music
	Stripper	Executive in charge of music
	Iron Eagle	Executive in charge of music
1985	The Jewel of the Nile	Music supervisor
	Sweet Dreams	Executive in charge of music	Music by Patsy Cline Top 10 album
	Real Genius	Executive in charge of music
	The Legend of Billie Jean	Executive in charge of music	Includes "Invincible" by Pat Benatar #10 Hot 100
	Desperately Seeking Susan	Music supervisor	Includes Madonna's "Into the Groove" (#1 Hot 100)
1984	Johnny Dangerously	Executive in charge of music
	Gimme an 'F'	Music supervisor
	Revenge of the Nerds	Executive in charge of music
	Bachelor Party	Music supervisor
	Romancing the Stone	Executive in charge of music
	Unfaithfully Yours	Executive in charge of music
	Reckless	Music supervisor
1983	A Night in Heaven	Music supervisor	Includes "Heaven" by Bryan Adams #1 Hot 100 in 1985
1977	No Nukes	Concert 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.

External links

• The Make Good Group