Karyn Rachtman was born on February 19,1964 and is an American music supervisor and film producer.
21 Facts About Karyn Rachtman
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Karyn Rachtman executive produced Archie's Final Project, a film about a teenage student who decides to kill himself on-camera as his final high school project, and created the children's "read and rap-along" book series Hip Kid Hop.
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Karyn Rachtman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Peter Rachtman, a music manager, and Sheila Watson, an educator.
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Karyn Rachtman's parents divorced when she was a child, and she and her brother Riki lived mainly with their mother.
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Karyn Rachtman was first exposed to the film industry through the actress Karen Black, who her father dated in the 1970s.
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Karyn Rachtman dropped out of high school, and remained in New Zealand for a year.
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Karyn Rachtman attended cosmetology school when she returned to Los Angeles.
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Karyn Rachtman worked at a clothing store, where she met Paula Erickson, then the head of music for Cannon Films in LA.
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At Cannon, Karyn Rachtman learned how to prepare cue sheets, clear music, and negotiate music rights, and worked on films including Rappin' and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
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Karyn Rachtman left Cannon to work as a plugger for Island Music, and then cleared music for established music supervisors, working independently.
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Karyn Rachtman founded her company, Mind Your Music, later that year.
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Karyn Rachtman was determined to use the Stealers Wheel song "Stuck in the Middle With You" for a pivotal scene, and the music supervisor on the film had been unable to secure the necessary rights.
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Karyn Rachtman brought the soundtrack album to MCA, and the resulting record deal paid for the music that was ultimately used in the film.
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In 1994, Karyn Rachtman worked on 15 films, including two, simultaneously: Reality Bites, with director Ben Stiller, and Pulp Fiction with Tarantino.
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Karyn Rachtman had worked closely with Amy Heckerling, Baz Luhrmann, Paul Thomas Anderson, Warren Beatty, Allison Anders and Robert Rodriguez, and become one of the most sought-after music supervisors in the film industry.
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In 2002, Karyn Rachtman went to Scholastic with an idea for a series of children's picture books called Hip Kid Hop.
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Karyn Rachtman music supervised and executive produced Archie's Final Project in 2009, a dark comedy about a teenager who becomes the most popular kid in his high school when he announces he is going to kill himself on camera for his final video class project.
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Karyn Rachtman produced Sweet Mickey for President with Pras Michael, who she first met while working on Bulworth.
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Karyn Rachtman began the project as an executive producer, and became a producer as she got more involved in the hands-on production of the film.
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Karyn Rachtman began to split her time between New Zealand and Los Angeles in 2016.
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Karyn Rachtman was appointed to the board of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 2024.