- Mason Cooper, president of Songrunner Entertainment, has Music Supervised over 175+ Film/TV projects. Always following his mantra to "fulfill a director's vision within the producer's parameters," he understands that the music and sound are an integral part of the storytelling, always keeping an "eye on the music."
His current projects include the features films "The Beekeeper" (Jason Statham), "Thieves Highway" (Aaron Eckhart), "Blood Behind Us" (Michael Madsen), "Cash Out"/"Cash Out 2" (John Travolta), "Armor" (Sylvester Stallone), "Hostile Takeover" (Michael Jai White), "Savage Salvation" (Robert De Niro, John Malkovich), "Lamborghini" (Frank Grillo, Gabriel Byrne), "The Hill" (Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn), and "Sweetwater" (Kevin Pollack, Richard Dreyfus, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven), with other highlights including the Steve Jobs biopic "Jobs" (Ashton Kutcher), the Raging Bull prequel/sequel "The Bronx Bull" (Paul Sorvino, William Forsythe), and "Nine Eleven" (Charlie Sheen, Whoopie Goldberg).
In addition to his film work, Mason has supervised many TV series and specials. This repertoire includes eOne's "You Me Her" (Greg Poehler, Rachel Blanchard), Peter Farrelly's "Loudermilk" (Ron Livingston), the AT&T Audience show "Rogue" (Thandie Newton, Cole Hauser) and over 150 Audience Music Concerts (The Foo Fighters, Taylor Swift, Imagine Dragons, Machine Gun Kelly, Bebe Rexha, more). He also serves as the executive music consultant to LA's Geffen Playhouse theater complex.
A formally trained musician, Cooper's music industry career was first forged in music publishing, representing the catalogs and talents of Bernie Taupin, John Lennon, Eddie Rabbitt, Jim Croce, George Michael, Rick Wakeman, and Smokey Robinson. His songwriting and production experience includes creating theme music and songs for major films and television shows, as well as musically collaborating with Dennis Quaid, Jason Alexander, Katie Holmes, Cheyenne Jackson, Bret Michaels, Weezer's Brian Bell, and many others. Cooper has also been creating a buzz as a Screenwriter, with his scripts receiving top honors at Film/Screenwriting Festivals around the USA and Europe.
From his past positions as an ASCAP Advisory Board Member to his current activities as a highlight speaker and panelist at many Film & Music Festivals around North America and Europe, as well as his ongoing work as a mentor to young music professionals and students at colleges and programs around the USA, Cooper continues to bring a passion, pro-activity and sense of gratitude to his work in bridging the worlds of Film/TV and Music.
- IMDb mini biography by: MC
- SpouseCheryl (1 child)
- Mason has represented music companies and clients as a music publisher - including John Lennon Music/Yoko Ono Music (Lenono Music), Motown's Jobete Music, Eddie Rabbitt's Briarpatch Music, and Lippman Kahane Ent repping George Michael and Bernie Taupin.
- Mason studied acting professionally while working as an executive in the music industry (including with Howard Fine and at the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute).
- Mason attended Arizona State University on a music scholarship / majors included Business Management, Theater; and Belmont University / received BBA (Music Industry). He also attended law school at Concord University.
- Mason Cooper has become a specialist in writing/creating original songs and hit song covers, producing new recordings with actors and artists including: Dennis Quaid, Katie Holmes, Jason Alexander, Cheyenne Jackson, Joey Lawrence, Kay Panabaker, Victoria Justice, Amy Grant, Bret Michaels, Weezer's Brian Bell, Dylan McDonald, Kyle Massey/Chris Massey, Devon Werkheiser, others...
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