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JORDAN W. BARROW & MATT EDWARDS

Jordan W. Barrow (he/him) traveled from Australia to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for filmmaking. He has worked as a Director and Producer with Den of Thieves with career highlights including producing and directing content for The MTV Video Music Awards, Miley Cyrus: Stand By You, The Chainsmokers: Memories and Hand In Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief.

With a focus on music programming, he’s collaborated with talent including Miley Cyrus, Kevin Hart, Kelly Rowland, Lil Nas X and Selena Gomez to name a few. He’s created original programming for Netflix, Apple, YouTube, ABC, MTV, BET, Esquire, Peacock and Quibi. In 2018, he produced and directed content for The March For Our Lives – his first collaboration with the poets of Get Lit. Later that year, he along with creative partner Matt Edwards, partnered once again with Get Lit to direct a PSA for the 2018 election, entitled ‘Use Your Voice’ to encourage youth voting turnout.

Matt Edwards (he/him) is a 2021 Prime Time Emmy Award winning editor for his work on the National Geographic docs-series Life Below Zero. From humble beginnings in South Africa, Matt worked his way up in the film industry in London and later Los Angeles. Starting out as a multicam concert editor and cinematographer, Matt worked and travelled the world with some of the biggest names in music including Beyonce, Lady Gaga, U2, Oasis, Cold Play, Foo Fighters, Justin Bieber, Metallica, Neil Diamond and Taylor Swift just to name a few.

In his television career he has worked in both development and series. Creating and developing multiple shows for BBC, Nat Geo, Bravo, MTV and multiple other streaming services. He collaborated with Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bruno Mars on their Super Bowl Half Time shows. In his charitable endeavors he directed, produced and edited content for President Bill Clinton’s Clinton Foundation, Dow’s Live Earth event, Al Gore’s Climate Change Summit and creative content for the founders of Omaze.