Indie features that can see a properly defined and tangible path to production.
Doherty brings veteran development, production, and financing expertise to Artistry Collective, Dave Stewart Entertainment and The Doherty Company with the goal of producing thought provoking and commercial films and television in a filmmaker friendly environment. Artistry Collective is a Management Production company focused on pushing culture forward. It is a progressive management & media company managing literary, talent, social justice, 360 music, touring & producing multicultural content with universal themes across Film, Television, and Digital platforms. Dave Stewart is the Grammy/Golden-Globe/multiple Brits-winning songwriter, artist, and producer well known for his collaboration with Annie Lennox in Eurythmics as well as writing and producing with Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Cliff, Gwen Stefani, Katy Perry, U2, and more. Dave most recently created & Exec. Produced the hit music-competition format, Songland, on NBC, as well as Malibu Country on ABC starring Reba McEntire, and set up the musical feature film Hole in the Fence at Paramount with Ringo Star. We are developing musical features Zombie Broadway with Jonas Akerlund directing and Ebony McQueen with Lorne Campbell directing.
Prior to launching The Doherty Company, John worked under President Brian Oliver, running development for Cross Creek Pictures during which the team produced 15 films including BLACK SWAN, THE IDES OF MARCH, THE WOMAN AND BLACK, BLACK MASS, EVEREST, AMERICAN MADE, HACKSAW RIDGE, and ROMAN J. ISRAEL. Doherty started his career working under producer JC Spink at Benderspink and then moved to the Motion Picture Talent Department at the William Morris Endeavor Agency. He transitioned over to Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions where he assisted on the development and production of Sandler’s films Just Go With It, Jack and Jill and That's My Boy.