Lee Tucker and Scott Mele, two of the industry’s leading creative offline editors have joined Nashville’s state-of-the-art post production house Forward, it was announced today by company founder and award-winning director Shaun Silva. Forward officially opened its doors in November of 2012 and is located in the historic Marathon Village.
Lee Tucker is a 14-year veteran in his field, possessing an impressive resume’ anchored on his creative editing abilities and understanding of budgets and deadlines. His work as senior editor on the Nashville Star TV series, editor on the award-winning “Women of K2” for the National Geographic channel, editor on the award-winning “Stars for Stripes, Wounded Warriors Return” for GAC, Editor/Director on the Old Crow Medicine Show “Live DVD”, countless music videos, long form reality, long form music and everything in between, has made him a sought after talent.
His diverse client list includes CMT, ESPN, Nat Geo, PBS, USA, GAC and many more. His love of music and the art of the story have led to color correction work on such high profile projects as singer Jack White’s video “Love Interruption,” and film projects from Harmony Korine’s short films to Brent Stewart’s recent Sundance entry, “The Dirty Ones”.
As if those credits weren’t enough, add to that episodic television shows, major network specials, and theatrical releases. Tucker states, “I’m excited about the energy the new team at Forward has brought to the table and I’m ready to get to work.”
Scott Mele has served his passions well as he has combined his love of music and attention to detail into a 24-year plus career upon his graduation from Middle Tennessee State University in the field of Recording Industry Management. “I decided to stay in Nashville upon graduation as it was clear to me that the music video arena was about to take off. I married my two loves – music and television production and never looked back. The client base at Forward is exciting and top-notch and this appointment affords me a great opportunity,” said Mele.
His experience is vast, with music videos ranging from Lady Antebellum to Limp Bizkit, Kenny Chesney to The Band Perry, Faith Hill to Aretha Franklin. His commercial experience extends to national brands such as Verizon Wireless, Cellular One, Subway, and a handful of hospital campaigns running strong throughout the mid west and southern regions. As if those credits weren’t enough, add to that episodic television shows, major network specials, and theatrical releases.
Founder and owner Shaun Silva adds, “To be able to continue the growth of Forward with two of the industry’s top standouts will allow us to continue our goals of securing and attaining top projects from all over the world. This is a game change and we are proud to be announcing that Lee and Scott have joined our growing company.”
ABOUT FORWARD
Nashville’s award-winning film and video director Shaun Silva envisioned the concept and design of Nashville’s leading privately held post production facility that opened its doors in November 2012. The state of the art facility is dedicated to the technical, financial and creative desires of its clients. Forward is equipped with iQ, Pablo, Avid and Final Cut systems built from the ground up to communicate through an unmatched Quantel gene pool and SAN. The custom designed suites are powered by Quantel’s iQ and Pablo color corrector, three dual purpose Avid and Final Cut offline suites and an edit capable floating glass conference room. The one of a kind facility is designed by Silva and Nashville based Architectural and Interior Space Designer Chris Gill with custom made fixtures and furniture throughout; offering a comfortable and creative atmosphere. FORWARD is Nashville’s latest and best equipped facility.
Forward is owned by Shaun Silva. Producer Anne Popper and Sales Director Marisa Munoz can be reached at annepopper@weareforward.com and marisamunoz@weareforward.com.
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