About Us
Big Name Media is an award-winning group of storytellers, artists, creators and entertainment leaders.
Our success in the entertainment industry spans across multiple genres and formats... Developing, producing and delivering premium content in music, television and film and collaborating with some of the most creative minds in the world.
Some Current Projects...
“Dirty Pop” a three-part docu-series with partner, TIME Studios, for Netflix (in production).
“The Hit Charade” a 10-part scripted series with partners, Sugar23 and Anonymous Content, for HULU (in production).
“The Black Hat: The Untold Colonel Tom Parker Story” The authorized documentary of Colonel Tom Parker with production partners, All Star Shows and Leo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions.
“Neo-Dome” an original scripted series. Winner of the SXSW 2024 Audience Award and official selection at Montana Film Festival, Cleveland Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and SeriesFest.
OUT NOW
IN PRODUCTION
Recent Music Projects Include
Original Film Scoring Projects Include
- "Neo-Dome": Winner, Audience Award at 2024 SXSW and premiering at Cannes Film Festival among others.
- "Coffee Shop Names": Winner, Best Comedy Short at Palm Springs Film Festival. Winner, Best Branded Short Form at Tribeca Film Festival. Currently Streaming on MAX
- "My Babysitter The Superhero": Currently Streaming on Amazon Prime
- "Milkshake": Winner, Best Drama at New York Film Festival. Winner, Audience Award at D.C. Film Festival. Winner, Jury Prize at London Festival.
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TV/FILM SYNCS
THE TEAM
MICHAEL JOHNSON
Michael Johnson, Founder
Film Executive
Michael Johnson has been working in the entertainment business for the past 24 years as a Music Producer, TV/Film Producer, Music Supervisor, Composer and Artist. Michael has served as A&R for Logic Records and Alliance Group Entertainment. As a producer (TV/Film), Michael has produced content for networks such as MTV, Nickelodeon, VIVA, Red Bull TV, and Bravo.
He has served as a consultant or music supervisor for such companies as Disney, STARZ, Comedy Central, DEF Media and Universal Records. Michael has been signed as a recording artist to BMG, Sony Music, Hollywood Records and Red Bull Records, and as a writer/composer has worked with industry leading songwriters and composed scores for multiple award-winning films.
Within the past two years, Michael has sold documentary and scripted series projects to Hulu, Netflix and Discovery+, secured independent financing for multiple projects and continues to develop film and TV content for a wide spectrum of distribution platforms.
CHAD SHLOSSER
Chad Shlosser, Founder
Producer/Composer/Engineer
Chad Shlosser is a music producer, engineer and composer who, over his 20-year career, has shared the studio and stage with some of music’s biggest names. Clients and collaborators include notable artists such as Slipknot, Fleetwood Mac, Guns N’ Roses, Sting, Marcus King, Polyphia, ZZ Top, Usher, Billy Ray Cyrus, Blake Shelton, Rüfüs dü Sol, Cage The Elephant and many, many more.
Within the last year alone, Chad began work on albums for 3 Grammy-winning artists and scored two award-winning films. He is currently writing and recording albums for several artists, including Slipknot, Guns N’ Roses and ZZ Top, as well as a string of new singles with platinum-selling artist LP, and many other major projects.
He is currently based in Palm Springs, California where he calls The Church Studios home and currently has several major label albums in the works.
TOM PLAYER
Tom Player, Founder
COO/Film Executive
Tom brings a strong business, legal, and creative background in entertainment to his role as Chief Operating Officer of Big Name Media. Tom has logged 37 years in the entertainment industry, first spending a dozen years playing bass in notable rock bands through the eighties, and the past 25 years as an entertainment attorney representing clients that include multi-platinum musicians and producers, Grammy® winners, actors, film producers, and even members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Tom is a member of The Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts, & Sports Law section where he is immediate past Chair, having served as Chairperson for the 2021-2022 term. Tom is also a voting member of The Recording Academy (the Grammy Awards) and on the Board of Governors of the Florida Chapter. In addition to handling countless entertainment transactions, Tom has considerable experience in civil litigation and appellate law. Tom holds his law degree and an MBA with a specialization in finance, both from the University of Florida, and a Bachelors of Business Administration with a major in finance from the University of South Florida.
Tom has five feature films slated for development with Big Name Pictures.