38 Facts About Spencer Proffer

Spencer Proffer was born on Salek Profesorski, December 25,1948 and is an American media and record producer.

Spencer Proffer is the CEO of Meteor 17, a convergence media production company based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Spencer Proffer has produced and arranged over 200 albums, many of which have achieved gold and platinum-selling status, produced or executive-produced 17 films as well as supervised and produced music for 135 films and television.

Spencer Proffer co-produced a charitable concert and media event with Doc McGhee and Quincy Jones in 2005, for over 44,000 Marines and their families, headlined by Beyonce Knowles, Destiny's Child and Kiss, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer.

Spencer Proffer was born in Munich, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1954 at the age of six.

Spencer Proffer graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from UCLA at the age of 20 and enrolled at Loyola University School of Law.

Spencer Proffer was an Executive Editor of the school's Law Review and a member of the St Thomas More Law Honor Society.

Spencer Proffer wrote songs for the animated The Hardy Boys ABC television series and performed nights and weekends with his band, Proffer, Marmelzat and Reed.

Spencer Proffer left CBS shortly after Davis' departure, to become National Executive Director and Head of Worldwide A+R at United Artists Records.

The first project recorded there was a series of tracks for the platinum-selling soundtrack to Staying Alive, on which Spencer Proffer served as an executive producer as well as a Polydor UNICEF benefit album featuring Olivia Newton-John.

In 1994, he formed a partnership with Jerry Offsay, and The Showtime Network where Spencer Proffer served as the off campus Supervising Music Producer on all their original films and mini-series.

Spencer Proffer co-arranged and produced three original compositions with Stevie Wonder, written for the New Line Feature The Adventures of Pinocchio.

In 1998, Spencer Proffer acted as music consultant for the ABC television series Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, and was the supervising producer of the soundtrack album on Geffen Records, which sold in excess of 500,000 units in the United States.

In 1999, Spencer Proffer was a producer and cast album producer, arranger and mixer of the four-time Tony Award nominated Broadway hit show It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues.

Spencer Proffer served as executive producer, along with Mike Medavoy and the project's director and primary screenwriter, Mike Robe.

That same year Spencer Proffer was the executive producer, supervising music producer and co-composer for Showtime Network's feature Mr Music, starring Mick Fleetwood and Jonathan Tucker.

In 2000, Spencer Proffer produced and co-wrote all of the original songs for MTV's first original dramatic series, Live Through This.

In 2002, Spencer Proffer designed and negotiated a joint venture between Fender Records and California-based surf apparel company Ocean Pacific, to produce an album and tour featuring emerging acts and prominent athlete-musicians accomplishing one of the first marriages of a prominent consumer brand with a music company.

The opening musical track in the movie which Spencer Proffer secured was the No 1 Grammy Award song "Pinch Me" by The Barenaked Ladies.

In 2004, Spencer Proffer co-wrote and produced the title song to USA Network's Frankenstein.

Spencer Proffer negotiated the arrangement with Virgin and worked on behalf the network.

In 2008, acting on behalf of the network, Spencer Proffer brought together USA and Yahoo Music to discover and promote emerging artists.

In 2007, Spencer Proffer formed production company Meteor 17, a successor, wholly owned company of The Morling Manor Music Corporation.

Spencer Proffer worked with Michael Wagener in both of them handling the production roles.

In 2010, Spencer Proffer served as the co-executive producer on the VANS Warped Tour, 15th Anniversary Celebration Concert, DVD and CD, featuring alternative artists whose careers were launched on the Warped Tour.

In 2010, Spencer Proffer oversaw the musical aspects of the documentary film As Seen Through These Eyes.

Composer Larry Brown and Spencer Proffer won the Grand Prize Gold Medal Award at the 7th Annual Park City Film Music Festival for Best Use of Music and Performance for the film.

Also in 2010, Spencer Proffer produced and co-wrote Citizens of the World, a song, video documentary, and marketing campaign.

Spencer Proffer produced a video of the collaboration, filmed on the rooftop of the Capitol Records building in Hollywood.

In 2012, Spencer Proffer served as an executive producer and supervising music producer for the film Space Warriors filmed at United States Space Camp in Huntsville.

Spencer Proffer donated 25 scholarships to children across North America to further science and space education.

In 2015, Spencer Proffer produced the documentary film, I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song, about the song "I hope you dance".

Spencer Proffer teamed with Scott Pascucci and Dave Harding to produce a film, Chasing Trane, about John Coltrane and his music, directed by John Scheinfeld.

Spencer Proffer worked with a local film crew to produce a documentary, TRANE TRACKS: A Musical Journey Through South Africa based on the event.

The short documentary was architected and produced by Spencer Proffer, who partnered with Fathom and the Authentic Brands Group on the project.

Spencer Proffer is producing a documentary about composer Stephen Schwartz, directed by John Scheinfeld.

In July 1991, Spencer Proffer sued Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold for $205,000 in damages to a house that he had rented to them.

Spencer Proffer paid them $60,000 and sent them a letter of apology.