Mark L. Hunt

Mark L. Hunt (born December 3, 1964) is an American film producer, writer and editor best known for producing the 2003 Grammy-nominated Sundance festival Grand Jury prize nominee Tom Dowd & the Language of Music and for his work at Paramount Pictures marketing the hit shows Cheers, Family Ties & Entertainment Tonight.
Education
Hunt was educated at Southern Methodist University in Film/Cinema/Video studies and at Boston University in journalism.
Career
Hunt founded Fine Arts Film Society and published reviews under encouragement of film critic Gene Siskel. He worked at CBS Television (Television City) in telecommunications then later as Features Editor for InGrove Miami Magazine (South Beach).
Hunt's Hollywood career began in 1985, when Paramount Pictures brought him onto the advertising & promotions team to coordinate the marketing and distribution of the shows Cheers, Family Ties & Entertainment Tonight.
After several years producing segments, promos & industrial videos, Hunt secured financing for, produced and co-edited the film Tom Dowd & the Language of Music, featuring Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Bonamassa & other recording legends..
The New York Times wrote about the film: "To hear the producer and recording engineer Tom Dowd describe his pioneering role in the evolution of studio recording, from monaural to stereo to multi-tracking to digital, is to begin to understand the degree to which machines, as much as performers, have shaped the changing sound of pop."
Chronicling five-decade career in music production & recording, the documentary film earned Hunt a Grammy nomination as Producer (Best Long Form Music Video), as well as critical acclaim and multiple international film honors, including a Sundance Grand Jury Prize nomination.
Variety Magazine wrote in their review of the film: "Dowd’s graciousness and enthusiasm, and the enormous respect afforded him by industryites on record here, make this a thorough and satisfying acknowledgement of one man’s unique contribution to popular music."
In the LA Times review titled Rock's Unsung Genius, Kenneth Turran wrote: "If there is one moment in "The Language of Music that will thrill old rock fans, it's watching Dowd, his fluid hands moving with a surgeon's grace, remix for the film's benefit the 24-track sub-master of Layla, isolating and analyzing the guitar solos of both Clapton and Duane Allman."
Hunt produced, wrote and developed multiple promos, & literary properties while in Los Angeles and South Florida, including Informed Families, KatFight, Life's a Drag, and the acclaimed Friday Afternoon. Hunt also produced & directed a 30-year documentary retrospective (1977-2007) highlighting the award-winning Miami Beach Community Health Center.
Personal life
Mark Hunt received a Certificate of Commendation from the City of Los Angeles for personal heroism and valuable assistance in aiding the LAPD in a kidnapping apprehension: "for his courageous actions on May 12, 1985, when he witnessed a struggle in which a woman was knocked down and dragged into a car by a number of suspects, pursued the vehicle until it stopped at a dead end street and directed the officers who responded to the suspects location. Because of Mr. Hunt's quick action, the victim was safe and 6 suspects were taken into custody."

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