Biography

One of the film industry's top talents in the field of Film Music Supervision best known for his work with Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone. Budd has applied his expertise to every Stone film and TV project since Salvador, including, Platoon, JFK, The Doors, Born on the Fourth of July, Natural Born Killers, Any Given Sunday, Snowden and The Putin Interviews. He has supervised over 90 films and worked with many renowned directors in addition to Stone including Michael Mann, James Cameron, Terry George, Norman Jewison, Mike Newell and Tate Taylor. He is know for his expertise in supervising on camera music in films such as The Doors, Rock Star and Get On Up (The James Brown Story)

Budd began his professional career as a music agent with the national talent agencies CMA, IFA and ICM, representing acts including The Cream, James Taylor, Bob Seger, Carole King, Crosby-Stills-Nash and Young, and Eric Clapton. Launching his own management company in 1980 he handled the careers of multi-platinum acts Kansas, Captain & Tennille, Heatwave, Asia and Slaughter.

Budd continues to work as a producer and music supervisor for motion pictures, television and soundtracks. His soundtrack albums include; Natural Born Killers, Ant Given Sunday, the critically acclaimed and Academy Award nominated film Hotel Rwanda as well as the soundtracks for the award winning Showtime TV series Californication starring David Duchovony.

As a content producer Budd is developing films and TV series; including a WW1 drama, an animated music series and a slate of music documentaries, the first of which was the 40th Anniversary of the rock group KANSAS, Miracles Out of Nowhere. The film had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara film festival and is currently available on DVD and screening on VH1.

He was nominated for the Hollywood Music & Media Award for Outstanding Music Supervision in Film for his work on Wall Street, Money Never Sleeps and he received the Hollywood Music & Media Award for Outstanding Music Supervision Television with Nora Felder for their work on the Showtime Series "Californication." His current projects include Oliver Stone's documentaries, Nuclear Now and Lula.

Budd is a member Executive Committee of the City of Hope's Music, Film and Entertainment Industry Group and is on the Advisory Board for California State University Entertainment Studies Program. He has served on the Board of Governors for The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and is the founder and Co-Chairman of the Grammy Foundation's Film Music Scoring Program.
- IMDb mini biography by: Budd Carr