Brian French Musical artist

DIRECTOR – FILM AND MUSIC PRODUCER – DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - EDITOR - TOUR AND PRODUCTION MANAGERWhen Brian was a boy he would sneak to his family's music store to listen to records. He'd pore over the liner notes, searching for insight into how the music was conceived. When French was six years old, his father, a big-band drummer, began to teach him to play. These two early experiences would determine the future of French's life, but not until good fortune struck years later, when he was working his first job in LA. He was in the studio tuning a drum set for an instrument rental company. Mick Fleetwood happened to be in the room and was so impressed by French that he asked him to accompany him to Australia as his personal drum tech. It was as much a job as an apprenticeship and Brian has been in the business ever since. In a long career of music production Brian has worked with likes of Kelly Clarkson, Rod Stewart, Kevin Costner, Bruce Willis and for the past 16 years Smokey Robinson.While Brian's career in music was flourishing he began experimenting in filmmaking, he wrote, shot and edited his first short film "Stella Forever" in 2003. For the past 12 years Brian expanded his resume by producing, directing and editing a long list music, commercial and film projects.Brian French is the President of Tempo Entertainment Inc., a company that specializes in Film & Video Production, Live & Studio Music Production, Tour/Production Management and Choreography.Brian has been the Production Manager and Producer for Smokey Robinson for over 19 years and co-produced 3 of Robinson's album’s, TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN, NOW AND THEN and TIMELESS LOVE. Brian is also a partner in the television/film production company Cevallos Brothers Productions, where he is in charge of the music division. He was the Senior Manager of Production for the House of Blues Corporation from 2000 to 2003. French started as a drum tech for FLEETWOOD MAC then to various bands and artists and soon moved into Film Production, Stage, Sound, Music Production and Tour Management. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Linda Cevallos-French.