Co-Executive Producer Ray De La Garza is thrilled that MTV has nominated the film in the Best Music Documentary category – "It's an honor to have "The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's American Pie" nominated for an MTV Movie and TV Award! We've been listed on numerous "New Documentaries To Watch" features over the past year, but to be nominated by MTV is such a thrill - and a notable accomplishment to the production team!", said De La Garza.
LOS ANGELES, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Co-Executive Producer Ray De La Garza is thrilled that MTV has nominated the film in the Best Music Documentary category – "It's an honor to have "The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's American Pie" nominated for an MTV Movie and TV Award! We've been listed on numerous "New Documentaries To Watch" features over the past year, but to be nominated by MTV is such a thrill - and a notable accomplishment to the production team!", said De La Garza.
Other nominees include Halftime, Love, Lizzo, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, and Sheryl. The MTV Movie and TV Awards will be hosted by Drew Barrymore and airing live on Sunday, May 7 at 8 PM ET/PT from the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California.
Ray De La Garza is an innovative music and media executive and a music strategist with a long history of creating original content that connects with audiences. Ray is a former Senior Executive at Premiere Radio Networks (iHeartMedia), The Walt Disney Company, and 2101 Records (RedOne and UMG). The core of De La Garza's original programming and documentary success is his method of displaying entertaining content through the lens of music and pop culture.
"The Day The Music Died" started as an idea discussed and created with myself and Producer Spencer Proffer (CEO of Meteor 17) during the early onset of the pandemic. Once I connected with Don McLean's manager Kirt Webster about the idea it all started to click. Spencer took the idea to a level we never expected and we are all so proud to be a part of it!" – Ray De La Garza.
Ray is currently in post-production for his next two films; "Point Of No Return…X-posed," (Producer/Director) where he will unveil the story of a "freestyle" music trio that became the Miami-based, world recognized girl group "Expose." He's also the Executive Producer of the documentary "Lifestyle…The Ultimate Lowriders" now in pre-production. Both projects combine music, street and pop culture.
Links:
MTV Full Nomination List
Point of No Return Pitch Deck
Ray De La Garza on LinkedIn
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