Gene Bortnick
Award-winning producer, Gene Bortnick manages musical talent
and produces live concerts, television shows and large-scale musical events
entertaining millions of people around the world. A successful entrepreneur since his early
teens, Gene has always had the natural ability to develop creative concepts and
successfully turn any innovative idea into a large, thriving enterprise. Always the prolific businessman, Gene fell
into the entertainment world by chance when his young son Ethan, a true musical
prodigy, was discovered on You
Tube by the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno”. A performance on “Oprah” soon followed and
almost overnight, Ethan was being asked to perform at venues across the
country. During this time, Gene and his
wife had another child who was born with a rare heart disorder. Wanting to help other children battling with
health issues, Ethan hosted and performed at a gala concert benefiting the
hospital that had been so instrumental in saving his brother’s life. This fundraising gala featured live
performances with Beyoncé, Gloria Gaynor and Smokey Robinson and raised a
record-setting $12-million for the hospital’s foundation. The success of this event opened Ethan’s eyes
to the power of music and inspired this young phenomenon to want to use his
extraordinary talents to help as many people as possible. Moved by Ethan’s passion and aware that
musical success was quickly approaching, Gene was motivated to protect his
son’s blossoming career. The family made
a decision to leave their current business and manage Ethan’s career, but more
importantly, they wanted to keep their strong family together.
As performance requests began pouring in for
Ethan, Gene’s successful entrepreneurial drive prompted him to start Sun and
Sky Entertainment. What began as a
grassroots family-run business has grown into a thriving global entertainment
conglomerate that manages talent, produces over 75 major events and live
concerts per year and creates musical television programming for audiences
around the world.
Gene is an award-winning film, television, and
music producer who has worked with hundreds of music artists from a myriad of
genres. His natural ability to produce
and direct has enabled him to play a significant role in the production of
concerts, live events, television shows and other entertainment projects that
have showcased some of the most beloved and successful musicians and
entertainers of our time. He has worked
with and played a significant role in events and concerts that featured
Beyoncé, Celine Dion, Tony Bennett, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Reba McEntire,
Katy Perry, Santana, Elton John, Quincy Jones, Gloria Estefan, Gloria Gaynor,
and Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul and Mary.
This is just a small sampling of the hundreds of entertainment greats
Gene has had the privilege of working with.
His impressive talents have garnered him three Telly Awards and an Emmy
nomination. Gene’s music business
expertise and production knowledge has turned Sun and Sky Entertainment into a
premiere global production company specializing in artist management, concert
promotion, tour management, entertainment and management consulting, and music,
film and television production.
Comments
Post a Comment