Thom Oliphant

Thom Oliphant
Nationality American
Education MFA
Alma mater Baylor University
Syracuse University
Occupation Director and Producer
Employer Taillight TV
Home town Nashville, Tennessee
Title Executive Producer
Awards Country Music Association Awards Music Video of the Year 1999

Thom Oliphant is an American television producer and music video director. Oliphant received the Music Video of the Year award at the 1999 Country Music Association Awards, and received two Dove Awards for his work as a music video director. He has worked as an Executive Producer for Country Music Television and is the co-founder of My Country Nation.

Early life

Thom Oliphant was raised in Nashville, Tennessee. During his time in high school, he was a member of several bands. Following this, he attended Baylor University.[1] Oliphant graduated with a degree in Finance, and also acted as a program director for the university radio station, KWBU.[2] He received Masters of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University, and following university he worked for several Los Angeles companies producing television commercials, and became a member of the crew for the television series The Road, shooting documentary sections for the show.[1]

Business career

In 1996 Oliphant cofounded The Collective with Susan Bowman, Philip Cheney, and Steven Goldmann, a video production company.[3] From 1999 to 2006, Oliphant began working with David Naylor & Associates.[2] He later founded the digital lifestyle channel My Country Nation[1] and television company Cloudland Filmworks.[4]

Music videos and short format

Oliphant has directed several hundred television commercials and music videos.[1] In 1995, Oliphant was awarded the Dove Award for Best Short Form Music Video, for his work directing the video for Cindy Morgan’s song “I Will Be Free”.[5] The following year he won the Dove Award for Best Long Form Music Video, for the Audio Adrenaline song “Big House”.[6] In 1996, Oliphant directed the music video for Martina McBride’s song “Wild Angels”, filming on the roof of the Clock Tower Building in New York City.[7] The video was nominated for the Music Video of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards, and won both a Gold Clio and a Silver Telly Award.[2]

In 1999 Oliphant then won the Music Video of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards,[8] for his direction of the video for the Dixie Chicks song “Wide Open Spaces”.[9] In 2000, he won Video of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards for Paul Brandt’s “That’s the Truth.” Other examples of his music video direction include his work on the videos for Terri Clark’s “The World Needs a Drink”, Keith Urban’s “It's a Love Thing”, Brad Paisley’s “Mud on the Tires”,[2] as well as work with artists like Tracy Chapman and BB King on their version of “The Thrill is Gone”.[10]

Television production

Starting in 2000, Oliphant began work as an Executive Producer, showrunner, and director for Country Music Television.[1] This work included directing and producing several television specials under the “CMT: 20 Greatest …” and “CMT: The Greatest …” branded countdown shows. He was also a producer for reality television shows like The Next Great American Band. He later served as Executive Producer for the original series created by Taillight TV, such as Raiders of Rock, as well as comedy specials for stand-up Ron White.[11][12][13] Oliphant has also produced television specials for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Thom Oliphant".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Thom Oliphant: A Native Son Makes Good in Nashville".
  3. ↑ Crouch, Tanja (1 January 2003). "100 Careers in Film & Television". Barron's Educational Series – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Quick Breaks: Netflix Gets a New Look, and a New Documentary Exec - VideoInk". 15 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Cusic, Don (12 November 2009). "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship: Pop, Rock, and Worship". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Cusic, 7.
  7. ↑ "Martina McBride Hits No. 1 With 'Wild Angels'".
  8. ↑ Franks, Don (28 October 2004). "Entertainment Awards: A Music, Cinema, Theatre and Broadcasting Guide, 1928 through 2003, 3d ed.". McFarland – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (14 August 1999). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ Dickerson, James L. (1 October 2000). "Dixie Chicks: Down-Home and Backstage". Taylor Trade Publishing – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ "Thom Oliphant".
  12. ↑ Lowry, Brian (21 October 2007). "Review: 'The Next Great American Band'".
  13. ↑ Team, The Deadline (17 July 2012). "CMT Greenlights Four New Series".
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