ANDREW LISTERMANN Known for his insatiable work ethic, keen aesthetic eye, and ardent passion for music, film and traveling the world, Andrew Listermann has built a transformative arsenal of successful and impactful companies in the world of entertainment, music and content. Listermann was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1983 and attended Turpin High School. Andrew played soccer while at Turpin High School and his senior year they won the State Championship. Andrew then went on to attend Northern Kentucky University for just under two years before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles to pursue his dream to be a leader in the world of entertainment. With only $300 in his bank account, no car and no laptop, Andrew arrived in Los Angeles and couched surfed while finding entry level day to day jobs. After four years of working freelance and building relationships in the entertainment industry Listermann decided to form his own company. In the spring of 2008, from his desk at a downtown Los Angeles loft, Listermann formed the Riveting Entertainment LLC, the first company under the Riveting Entertainment Group umbrella. It wasn't long before Listermann's client list began blowing up. Now, Listermann's Producing Reel includes Justin Bieber's "You Smile", the Chris Brown megahit "Look at Me Now", Jay-Z "Forever Young", Sam Smith's "Stay With Me", featuring Mary J. Blige and an 11-minute musical short film for Lady GaGa's "GUY" that was shot at the Hearst Castle in Northern California. Over the course of 10 years Listermann has produced for over 25 Directors on hundreds of music videos, commercials, film and TV projects. These Directors range from Chris Brown and Lady Gaga, both music artist that also direct their own projects to actors Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate, Wilmer Valderrama and Derek Hough, who also direct projects for Riveting Entertainment. In addition to being one of the most successful short form content producers in the world, Listermann was the only producer on Mary J Blige's new "Strength of a Woman" documentary that chronicled the emotional process of her heartwrenching LP documenting Mary's journey with the album and her divorce from longtime husband and manager, Kendu Isaacs. Strength of a Woman premiered to critical acclaim on May 2nd on VH1 and was just honored with a 2017 Telly Award. Listermann recently completed production after 3 years on another documentary, a full-length feature film titled Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life. The film features exclusive new interviews with the international phenomenon and reveals long-awaited answers about his passion behind the music, his tumultuous and highly publicized relationships and the pitfalls of coming of age in the public eye. Welcome To My Life also includes brand new concert footage, behind-the-scenes access and special interviews from Usher, Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled, Mary J. Blige, Mike Tyson, Rita Ora, Jamie Foxx, Terrence Jenkins and more. Riveting Entertainment brought the star-studded Welcome To My Life feature to the big screen nationwide in 450 theaters on June 8th and June 9th. The film then released in over 75 theaters across the UK and Mexico while going number 1 on iTunes. On October 8th Welcome To My Life will be released on Netflix worldwide. Listermann owns and operates REG with his wife and CFO, Emerald Listermann. Together they have a 5 year old son- his main motivation for long-term success.
