BARRY EHRMANN

EMMY AWARD–WINNING PRODUCER • DIRECTOR • ENTERTAINMENT EXECUTIVE

917.676.4554  |  barryehrmann@gmail.com

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Emmy Award–winning producer, director, entertainment executive, and entrepreneur with more than 25 years creating, preserving, and commercializing premium music and live entertainment. As founder and President of King Biscuit Flower Hour Records, Ehrmann discovered the commercial potential of the legendary King Biscuit Flower Hour archive and acquired more than 650 historic live concert recordings spanning three decades. He created innovative rights-clearance strategies to resolve complex artist, label, publishing, union, and other intellectual-property issues, then monetized the restored performances through CD distribution in partnership with BMG—transforming the archive into one of the most valuable live-music catalogs of its era.

Ehrmann later founded Enliven Entertainment, where he combined that entrepreneurial and rights-driven foundation with cinematic creative leadership. His end-to-end experience spans concept development, financing, rights acquisition, business affairs, multi-million-dollar production, post-production, marketing, licensing, and worldwide distribution across concert films, television and streaming specials, theatrical events, fashion, Broadway, stand-up comedy, festivals, documentaries, and archival content. He is trusted by leading artists, managers, estates, labels, networks, platforms, venues, and distributors to deliver artist-driven productions at global scale.

CORE LEADERSHIP

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTION

• Oversees the creation of large-scale concert films, stand-up comedy specials, event productions, Broadway and fashion programs, and documentaries for HBO, Netflix, Disney, Apple, Showtime, CBS, Paramount+, and other global outlets.
• Leads creative and technical teams of more than 100 professionals across film, television, and live entertainment, uniting camera, lighting, audio, staging, engineering, editorial, visual effects, and distribution around a singular creative vision.
• Balances creative ambition with executive discipline across multi-million-dollar budgets, financing, production operations, rights and clearances, contracts, scheduling, post-production, delivery, and global exploitation.
• Builds high-value partnerships among artists, management, estates, labels, publishers, venues, networks, streamers, distributors, sponsors, and theatrical partners.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Produced Billy Joel: The 100th—Live at Madison Square Garden, the landmark CBS/Paramount+ concert special viewed by more than 18 million people across its CBS broadcasts. The production earned three Emmy Awards for Technical Direction/Camerawork, Lighting Design, and Audio Mix.
• Built Enliven into an internationally respected full-service production company specializing in cinematic concert films, live television and streaming events, documentaries, comedy specials, fashion shows, Broadway productions, festivals, archival restoration, and feature-length entertainment.
• Lead productions from first concept through financing, creative development, rights and clearances, budgeting, contracting, production, post, delivery, marketing, licensing, and distribution.
• Create bespoke visual and production strategies that reflect each artist’s identity; assemble and lead large multidisciplinary teams across camera, lighting, audio, staging, engineering, post-production, and distribution.
• Negotiate and manage partnerships with artists and management, record labels, publishers, networks, streaming platforms, distributors, venues, sponsors, estates, and rights holders.
• Helped advance the evolution of event filmmaking from early HD production to cinematic multi-camera 4K/8K, HDR, immersive audio, 360-degree video, and virtual reality workflows.
• Produced, directed, and wrote music documentaries, integrating original interviews, archival research, performance footage, cultural context, and artist-centered narrative storytelling.
• Produced premium concert and music programming involving Billy Joel, Beyoncé, The Eagles, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, The Who, The Doobie Brothers, Jeff Beck, Romeo Santos, Travis Scott, Machine Gun Kelly, Sabrina Carpenter, Shawn Mendes, Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5, The Lumineers, Jason Aldean, Alan Jackson, John Mellencamp, Def Leppard, ZZ Top, Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Evanescence, Stone Temple Pilots, Jane’s Addiction, The B-52s, and many others.
• Extended Enliven’s work beyond music through stand-up and comedy productions featuring Martin Lawrence, Katt Williams, Mo’Nique, Bruce Bruce, and The Comedy Get Down; Ralph Lauren fashion productions; Cartier holiday specials; Broadway performances; and unique productions at Carnegie Hall.
• Developed and produced documentary and archival storytelling built around original interviews, rare performance material, historical research, restoration, and the cultural context surrounding artists and their music.

• Recruited to help lead a pioneering first-generation dot-com music company competing in the emerging digital market with eMusic, RealNetworks, and Liquid Audio.
• Negotiated with record labels for the rights to distribute music through digital downloads, then helped redirect the company from a download strategy toward online pay-per-view live concert broadcasts.
• Oversaw pioneering Internet PPV concert broadcasts featuring Paul McCartney, Backstreet Boys, The Who, Pete Townshend, *NSYNC, Ozzfest, and Sammy Hagar—among the earliest large-scale commercial live-music events delivered online.

• Expanded the company’s archival and catalog division through innovative licensing, release, packaging, and worldwide distribution strategies for both new artists and established catalogs.
• Developed commercial relationships among artists, estates, labels, rights holders, broadcasters, and distributors while overseeing rights, business affairs, and release strategy.

• Acquired and revitalized the legendary King Biscuit Flower Hour radio archive, spanning more than 650 live concert recordings across three decades, and built a record label and archival-content business around the catalog.
• Created innovative licensing and clearance strategies to resolve extensive artist, label, publishing, union, and other intellectual-property issues surrounding historic live recordings.
• Commercialized the restored performances through CD and digital releases in partnership with BMG, transforming the archive into one of the most valuable live-music catalogs of its era.
• Oversaw archive evaluation, restoration, repertoire selection, artist and rights-holder negotiations, product development, marketing, licensing, and international distribution.

ARCHIVES, ESTATES & LEGACY CONTENT

Researches, identifies, restores, clears, and monetizes historic audio, film, and performance archives for artists and estates. Work spans archive discovery and assessment, rights-chain analysis, audio and picture restoration, editorial development, physical and digital releases, television licensing, streaming, and worldwide distribution.

Selected artist and estate relationships: Rolling Stones founder and producer Andrew Loog Oldham, Billy Joel, The Doobie Brothers, the John Denver Estate, Black Sabbath, the Ronnie James Dio Estate, Cheap Trick, Farm Aid, and others.

SELECTED ARTISTS & PRODUCTIONS

Selected music artists: Billy Joel, Beyoncé, The Eagles, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, The Who, The Doobie Brothers, Jeff Beck, Romeo Santos, Travis Scott, Machine Gun Kelly, Sabrina Carpenter, Shawn Mendes, Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5, The Lumineers, The B-52s, Jason Aldean, Alan Jackson, John Mellencamp, Def Leppard, ZZ Top, Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Sabbath / Heaven & Hell, Deep Purple, Sammy Hagar, Lindsey Buckingham, Elvis Costello, Harry Connick Jr., Evanescence, Stone Temple Pilots, Jane’s Addiction, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Ozzfest, and Farm Aid.

Comedy: Martin Lawrence, Katt Williams, Mo’Nique, Bruce Bruce, and The Comedy Get Down.

Fashion, Broadway & special events: Ralph Lauren fashion productions; Cartier holiday specials; Broadway performances; and distinctive productions at Carnegie Hall and other iconic venues.

DISTRIBUTION, BROADCAST & PLATFORM REACH

Productions distributed and exhibited worldwide through CBS, Paramount+, HBO, Netflix, Amazon/Prime Video, Disney, Apple, Showtime, PBS/APT, MTV International, Comedy Central, Bravo, CMT, GAC, AXS TV, DirecTV, Sky, Qello, Sony, Universal, Warner, Eagle Rock, Image Entertainment, Rhino, theatrical exhibition, home entertainment, and international broadcasters.

CAREER DISTINCTIONS

• Emmy Award–winning producer whose work includes a landmark concert film honored with three Emmy Awards.
• Creative and business leader experienced in multi-million-dollar productions and complex, high-profile live environments.
• Early adopter of digital distribution, HD production, cinematic 4K/8K capture, HDR, immersive audio, 360-degree production, and virtual reality.
• Rare combination of production expertise, music-industry relationships, rights and licensing fluency, archival knowledge, and worldwide distribution experience.