Jay Rifkin


Jay Rifkin is an American record and film producer.
Rifkin co-founded the company Media Ventures with Hans Zimmer, a childhood friend. As CEO of the company from 1988, Rifkin partnered with Zimmer to produce and to compose. Media Ventures is a diverse entertainment group that includes music, new media, film and television. The partnership earned them numerous awards and nominations, including Academy Award nominations, for the film scores of Driving Miss Daisy, Rain Man and The Lion King. After the success of The Lion King, Rifkin conceived and produced the platinum-selling follow-up album Rhythm of the Pride Lands.
Rifkin was also chairman of Media Revolution, a new media company, which he founded in 1996. Media Revolution was part of Cyberia Holdings, which Rifkin was also CEO of, and Hans Zimmer the vice-president. He was also a founder of the film production company Media Ventures Pictures and a producer of the comedy Waiting....
Rifkin was the managing partner of Media Ventures through his company Mojo Music, which he founded in 1995. In 1995, he started Mojo Records, which became a joint venture with Universal Records in 1996, and after producing multiple gold and platinum records, Mojo Records was subsequently sold to Zomba/BMG in 2001.
From 2005, Rifkin was chairman and CEO of China Youth Media Inc., a youth marketing and media company focused on China. He resigned the position on June 21, 2011, when the company merged with Midwest Energy Emissions Corp, for which Rifkin served as a Director, until November 9, 2015.

Work

Rifkin's work includes:
  • Target ) / / Released / CBS Video)
  • Rain Man –
  • Days of Thunder –
  • Days of Thunder – ) / 1990 / Released / Paramount Pictures)
  • Days of Thunder
  • Thelma & Louise
  • Backdraft
  • Backdraft –
  • Regarding Henry
  • The Power of One
  • The Power of One –
  • A League of Their Own
  • Toys
  • Toys –
  • True Romance ... aka Breakaway
  • The Lion King
  • Speed
  • Speed –
  • Renaissance Man –
  • Something to Talk About –
  • Man of the House
  • Nine Months
  • Crimson Tide –
  • Antz – ) / 1998 / Released / DreamWorks SKG)
  • BASEketball
  • King of the Jungle –
  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride –
  • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron –
  • Tears of the Sun – ) / 2003 / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing)
  • A League of Their Own –
  • Waiting... –
  • Herzog in Wonderland –
  • True Romance –
  • Regarding Henry –
  • Radio Flyer –
  • Pterodactyl Woman From Beverly Hills –
  • Pacific Heights –
  • Monkey Trouble –
  • Man 2 Man –
  • Incident at Loch Ness –
  • I'll Do Anything –
  • Drop Zone –
  • Driving Miss Daisy –
  • Cool Runnings –
  • Calendar Girl –
  • Calendar Girl – ) / / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing)
  • Calendar Girl –
  • Black Rain –
  • Black Rain – ) by Jay Rifkin/ / Released / Paramount Pictures)
  • Bird on a Wire –
  • Freakonomics –