Jordan Schur

Jordan Schur
Jordan Schur
	Schur in 2019
Born	New York, New York
Alma mater	Boston College
Occupation	Entrepreneur; Record Executive; Film Producer;
Years active	1986–present
Label(s)	Flip Records Geffen Records MCA Records Suretone Records MimranSchur Pictures
Children	3
Website	jschur.com

Jordan Schur is Co-Chairman and CEO of the film production company Mimran Schur Pictures. He is also the former President of Geffen Records & MCA Records, the founder of Flip Records and Suretone Records as well as the Chairman and CEO of the music, television, and film production company Suretone Entertainment.

Career[]

In 1999, the 35 year-old Schur took over as president of Geffen Records. In 2003, Schur also became president of MCA records and oversaw the acquisition of DreamWorks Records, and merged them into the newly formed Geffen Records label.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Schur left Geffen Records and established Suretone Records, a joint venture with Interscope Records.^[1] He also launched the MTV reality series Buzzin' that highlighted the rise of Suretone artist Shwayze.^[2]

In 2009, Schur and longtime friend David Mimran partnered to form the film production company Mimran Schur Pictures. Their first film was Stone, followed by Henry's Crime. Both films premiered at Toronto.^[3] In 2011, Mimran Schur Pictures partnered with Lionsgate to release the action drama Warrior. Other Mimran Schur Pictures projects include Pawn Shop Chronicles. In 2017 Mimran Schur Picture invested over $10 million in co-financing the box office movies Holmes and Watson and Bloodshot.^[4]

He produced the film The Kid for Lionsgate Films.^[5]

Television[]

Year	Title	Credit	Format
2008	The Cure: 4Play in Charlotte	Executive Producer	TV Movie
2008	Buzzin'	Executive Producer	TV Series
2005	Lifehouse: Live In Portland!	Executive Producer	TV Special

External links[]

Jordan Schur at IMDb
Jordan Schur at Rotten Tomatoes

References[]

^ Gallo, Phil. "Schur Rolls With Rock Label". Variety.
^ "Buzzin'".
^ Gardener, Eriq. "How to beat the indie financing system", The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, 23 September 2010. Retrieved on 23 September 2010.
^ "Deadline'".
^ "Now Casting: Lionsgate's 'The Kid' has a Handful of Background Roles to Choose From + More". Backstage. 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2018-06-25.

[1] Gallo, Phil. "Schur Rolls With Rock Label". Variety.

[buzzin-2] "Buzzin'".

[3] Gardener, Eriq. "How to beat the indie financing system", The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, 23 September 2010. Retrieved on 23 September 2010.

[4] "Deadline'".

[5] "Now Casting: Lionsgate's 'The Kid' has a Handful of Background Roles to Choose From + More". Backstage. 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2018-06-25.

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