Dan O'Dowd
Director/Producer
Email: [email protected]
Representation: The Chasin Agency
Dan O'Dowd is a Producer/Director with a 25 year track record of Mega-successes including the biggest names in the Entertainment and Corporate Industries. Dan has also held positions as a field producer for ABC, Vice President at Kaleidoscope Films and President at Video Support Services. O'Dowd recentl
y launched Black Ops Productions, a company specializing in image awareness. The Black Ops focus is on visual marketing, packaging and branding from concept-to-screen. Formats include; Reality Television, Promos, Electronic Press Kits, Music Videos, Live Concerts, Commercials and Corporate Product Infomercials. O'Dowd's writing abilities have kept the Chasin Agency in Beverly Hills busy. They have represented his screenplay 'StarChild' with Paramount Pictures/Mel Gibson's Icon and Tim Allen's Boxing Cat. He has completed script assignments for Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Network and Robert Evans Productions. Recently, 'Real Men" was optioned by former Universal Head - Thom Mount. Dan O'Dowd has also conceived, branded and authored The Art of Losing It! Mastering Weight Loss in an Expanding World! O'Dowd wrote, produced and directed the PBS Special for Capitol Records, 'Dave Koz: Off the Beaten Path - Live from Trinidad'. Notable and diverse assignments have come his way including producing and directing music videos for Tom Waits, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, REO Speedwagon, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Bayer Corporation, 5Star, Eric Burdon, The Motels and dozens more. When Michael Jackson had his big Grammy win, it was also a 'Thriller' for O'Dowd who went on to handle a number of Jackson projects through the years, most notable 'The Victory Tour' and the superstars' licensing division. Producing and Directing Credits: Music Videos - Concerts - Commercials
Eddie Rabbitt 35mm/Curb Prod/Dir
Crystal Gayle 35mm/Curb Prod/Dir
Bloods and Crips (5 videos) 35mm Prod/Dir
Eric Burdon 35mm/Striped Horse Prod/Dir
Domino 35mm/Dangerous Records Prod/Dir
Bunny Wailer 16mm/RCA Records Prod/Dir
Malis 35mm/Team Alta Prod/Dir
Five Star 35mm/Epic/Sony Prod/Dir
Elton John in America 16mm/MCA Records Prod/Dir
Sub-Zero 16mm/Sub-Groove Prod/Dir
Jamelle 35mm/Team Alta Prod/Dir
Ascap's Annual Pop Awards 12 years
Burt Bacharach/Hal David Concert Prod/Dir
Peggy Lee at Palladium Concert Prod/Dir
Eric Burdon Concert Prod/Dir
Chicago Live Concert First Internet Concert Prod/Dir
Boz Scaggs Live at Bowl Concert Prod/Dir
Rolling Stones Live Concert Prod/Dir
Toni Basil Live at Fox Concert Prod/Dir
Captain and Tennile Concert Director
PJ Powers/Roxy Concert Director
Michael Jackson Victory Tour/Sony Director
Gordy Walt Disney Writer/Dir/Prod
Gordy (9 Trailers) Walt Disney Writer/Dir/Prod
Beakman's World (11 spots) Sony/Columbia Writer/Dir/Prod
The Nanny Columbia/TriStar Director
Sweet Justice Columbia/TriStar Director
Bangin' on Wax Quality Records Dir/Prod
Bullets have no name Dangerous Records Writer/Dir/Prod
Don't stop the Music ASCAP Director
Neo-Geo J. Walter Thompson Dir/Writer/Prod
Santa Barbara (27 spots) New World Television Director
The Bold & The Beautiful(26) New World Television Director
Sally Specter RTL-4 Director
PBS Special - Dave Koz: Off the Beaten Path - Live from Trinidad Prod/Dir/Writer
Behind the scenes of Paul Schrader's HBO-'Touch' Director
Opel Cars, Making of Ridley Scott Prods. Director
Making of Michael Jackson Epic/Sony/CBS Director
Hilton Corporation Burson-Marstellar Dir/Prod/Writer
Conde Nast Publications Conde Nast/New York Dir/Producer
Big Lots! Burson-Marstellar Dir/Producer
Education First! Guber/Peters Director
American Airlines Burson-Marstellar Dir/Producer
The Pendragons Dick Clark/NBC Dir/Prod/Writer
America's Smithsonian Smithsonian Inst. Writer/Director
Space Shuttle Rockwell Prod/Director
Nationwide R.I.P. Ridaz 35mm/Quality Prod/Director
Damu Riders 35mm/Quality Prod/Director
Dancers Warner pay-per-view Prod/Director
Columbus It's Lovely Up Here 16mm/Glaston Director
Meharry University Meharry Medical Prod/Dir/Writer
Additional Directing/Producing:
REO Speedwagon - Snoop Dogg - NWA - Christopher Cross - Bob Dylan - Stevie Wonder - Jamelle - Chi - Grayghost - Shiela E. - Tom Petty - Laura Brannigan - Quiet Riot - Kenny Loggins - Diana Ross - Henry Mancini - The Motels - Donna Summer - Michael MacDonald - Dolly Parton - Bette Midler - Def Leppard - Polygram London - Vivianne Woodard - Ascap's Annual Film and TV Awards Promos EPK's 11 yrs - Victor Victoria Broadway Touring - Jim Cartwright - Willie Nelson - Fergie - The Pretenders - Paul Anka
The Doobie Brothers - The Allman Brothers - First World Travel - NFL Challenge - Frieden Alcatel International - Bayer - Microsoft - Cisco - dozens more.