Jeffrey D. Erb

Jeffrey D. Erb
File:Jeff-new.jpg Jeffrey D. Erb, Producer
Born	Jeffrey David Erb (1969-06-05) 5 June 1969 Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation	Producer, Director, Actor, Musician

Jeffrey D. Erb (born June 5, 1969 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is an American film producer, director, actor, musician and CEO of the film production company Feverpitch Pictures. He is also the Co-Founder and Co-President of Framelight Productions, and the co-founder of Invivid Media.

Early life

Erb was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, the oldest of two children, with sibling Pamela. Erb's mother, Susanne Gresh, is a real estate agent, and Erb's father, David Erb, was an managing operator at a power plant owned by Philadelphia Electric Company. His parents divorced in 1977. His father is of German ancestry, and his mother is of Irish, English, and German descent. Erb's ancestors on his father's side emigrated to the United States in the early 1700s and fought in both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

Erb spent the first four years following his parent's divorce living with his mother in Reading, Pennsylvania, and the next several living with his father in Malvern, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from Great Valley High School. He attended college at Kutztown University in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.

Musical career

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Jeffrey Erb and Brett Turner, Philadelphia, PA 1989

Mr. Erb started his musical career in 1987 as the founder and bass player of the band "Sri Lanka" a gothic rock band from the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band was originally formed by Erb and Lee Daniels, whom Erb had known since they were 15 years old. After a tumultuous series of interactions with other members, including the death of original lead singer Brett Turner, the release of two EPs and a full-length album entitled "Here" the band split up.

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Jeffrey Erb, Philadelphia, PA 1995

In 1995 Erb and Daniels got back together to form the band [needle], an industrial rock band combining edgy guitars with dance rhythms. The band obtained distribution through Sony Music Entertainment via its Ruffhouse Records label. The band's debut album "Lifeline" met with critical praise and the band proceeded to perform live with major acts in cities throughout North America. Jeffrey Erb and Lee Daniels write all of the music for the band, with Erb performing lead vocals and Daniels on lead guitar. Their live sets include several additional band members on bass guitar, drums and keyboards.

Film career

Mr. Erb has been involved in the production of numerous films, including Just Add Water (film) (Danny DeVito, Jonah Hill, Dylan Walsh, Justin Long), Southern Gothic (Yul Vazquez, William Forsythe (actor)), The Speed of Life (Directed by Ed Radtke), Tooth and Nail (film) (Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Robert Carradine, Rider Strong, Rachel Miner), and Let the Game Begin (Thomas Ian Nicholas, Adam Rodriguez, Lisa Ray, Lochlyn Munro, and Stephen Baldwin).

In 2008, he founded Framelight Productions with partner Robert L. Robinson, Jr., a company focused on the theatrical production of comic book properties and novels and television shows. Some of the first properties optioned by the company included Deadworld, published by Caliber Press and Image Comics, and created by Gary Reed, and Dr. Deth With Kip and Muffy, published by Marvel Comics and created by famed GI Joe author, Larry Hama; as well as 8 others. He brought Bill Mechanic, former CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment on board to produce Deadworld with Framelight and David Hayter to write the screenplay.

Also in 2008, Erb teamed up with film producer Kelly Wolfington and Develcom, a regional real estate development company,to launch the construction of Norrisown Studios, a 280,000-square-foot (26,000 m²) studio complex being built in Pennsylvania.

Prior to founding Feverpitch Pictures, Mr. Erb was President of Kindred Media Group, where he had overseen the release of a number of films, including Game 6 (film) (Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Griffin Dunne) and Jailbait (Michael Pitt, Stephen Adly Guirgis).

In 2011, Jeffrey Erb launched Invivid Media, a company focusing on developing, producing and distributing branded entertainment across an emerging converged media landscape. His partners in the project include former Johnson & Johnson Global Media Director, Michael Giarraputo as well as Howard Nelson, former Vice President of Worldwide Promotion, Marketing and Publicity for 20th Century Fox. The company’s Board includes Patricia Wyatt, former President of Hit Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Consumer Products; Hal Sadoff, senior partner at International Creative Management; Ray Rotolo, COO of Aegis Media–owned Posterscope; Jason Piette, founding partner of Stealth Media, Spice Factory, and Arclight; and Mort Goldberg, CEO of Gamma Communications.

The company's projects include a web-based reality show called "Making the Squad with the Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders" which Erb directed, as well as two other web-series including "Eye on Celebrity" which Erb directed and "Knerd Knews" which Erb executive produced.

Selected Credits

Producer

• Just Add Water (film): Executive Producer
• Tooth and Nail (film): Executive Producer
• Southern Gothic: Executive Producer
• The Speed of Life: Executive Producer
• Let the Game Begin: Producer
• Deadworld: Producer
• Dr. Deth with Kip and Muffy: Producer
• Making the Squad with the Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders: Executive Producer
• Eye on Celebrity: Executive Producer
• Knerd Knews: Executive Producer

Actor

• Tooth and Nail (film): Skinny Man

Director

• Making the Squad with the Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders: Director
• Eye on Celebrity: Director

External links

• Jeffrey D. Erb at the Internet Movie Database
• Feverpitch Pictures
• Framelight Productions
• Invivid Media
• Lifeline - Allmusic