JOHN D. TUCKER is a director/producer with an exceptional understanding of youth culture and entertainment who teaches his professional vision to students. He has built entertainment brands such as Mike Jones Paul Wall and Slim Thug into global success stories. He has an extensive network of A-list music industry talent, producers, record recording, journalists and executives.
He has worked in television, film, and the music business., specializing in music television programming, and televised concert productions. He excels at day-to-day management of large production staffs for both one-shot special events, and daily national television programming. H is experienced in all aspects of productions including reality programming, documentaries, directing television and film, producing dramatic script writing.
As an owner/producer/ director of Directors Cutt Media Production Company, he is responsible for managing, developing and executing the brand messaging and day-to-day communications activity for DCM Films. His work includes planning and producing entire projects, talent contract negotiations, providing editorial guidance to team members, assessing risk, organizing emergency contingencies, overcoming problems associated with hostile environments, deciding on narrative structure with teams, working with online teams to provide an engaging web offerings and all tasks associated with managing productions.
He has worked in sports production for KHOU-Channel 11, as a segment and show producer for Black Entertainment Television, as a film and music video director for Heavy Weight Films, Inc., as an artist manager. He is a 1997 graduate of Texas Southern University.