Steve Schnur is Worldwide Executive and President of Music for Electronic Arts, the largest video game producer in the world and home to titles like Madden NFL, The Sims and Medal of Honor.
10 Facts About Steve Schnur
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Steve Schnur has been a label and music publishing company president, TV executive producer, music supervisor, professional musician, songwriter, composer, record producer and more.
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At age 7, Steve Schnur began to study guitar, piano, composition, production and arrangement at Carnegie Hall.
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Steve Schnur later became part of the programming department at MTV and was part of the video launches of Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Cure, Motley Crue.
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Steve Schnur served as music supervisor for hit movies 'Cruel Intentions' and 'Miss Congeniality,' which received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song.
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Steve Schnur oversaw feature films such as, IMNOMAD, Gun Shy, Sliding Doors, Excess Baggage and Teaching Mrs Tingle.
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In 2001, Steve Schnur joined Electronic Arts as Worldwide Executive of EA Music Group and is responsible for the creation and development of the global vision for music integration and marketing surrounding EA games.
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Steve Schnur has influenced visions for franchises such as NHL, NBA, NASCAR, Madden NFL, FIFA and Need for Speed and through those initiatives he has helped launched the careers of various artists.
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Steve Schnur's efforts have earned EA over 50 soundtrack nominations over the last 10 years.
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In 2015, Steve Schnur signed to an exclusive worldwide songwriter agreement with Sea Gayle Music, home to writers Brad Paisley and Brandy Clark.