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SHOOTING FOR THE STARS (and things that are closer)

8th August 2019

THE EMPOWERMENT OF “THEREFORE, I AM GOING TO…”

1st August 2019

IS BEING PROACTIVE THE SAME AS BEING NEEDY?

18th January 2017

12 TIPS FOR OVERCOMING CRITICISM

13th September 2016

THE ACHILLES HEAL OF SOUR GRAPES

10th September 2016

SETTING YOUR RECEIVER TO THE RIGHT FREQUENCY

10th September 2016

STOP TRYING TO CONTROL THE MINOR DETAILS AND ACTIVATE THE BIG ONES.

18th August 2016

WE ARE IN CHARGE OF OUR ATTITUDES. LIFE IS 10% WHAT HAPPENS TO ME AND 90% OF HOW I REACT TO IT.

30th May 2016

WHY WOULD ANYONE ELECT TO BE THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE?

15th May 2016

HERE’S TO THE DREAMERS WHO ARE DOERS.

15th May 2016

DON’T LET THE TAIL WAG THE DOG

12th May 2016

APPRECIATING THOSE, INCLUDING THE TOUGH ONES, WHO GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITIES

17th April 2016

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Richard Kraft is the co-owner of Kraft-Engel Management, one of the world’s leading agencies specializing in representing film, theatre, television and video game composers, songwriters and music supervisors. (Read more)

Richard and his partner Laura Engel are also the producers of stage productions and live film music concert experiences including Danny Elfman’s Music From The Films of Tim Burton which had its premiere at Royal Albert Hall and has toured around the world. Richard was also the creative director and producer of the highly acclaimed Disney’s The Little Mermaid in Concert at The Hollywood Bowl. Richard and Laura produced the Emmy Award-winning PBS broadcast Live From Lincoln Center – Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton and Danny Elfman Halloween at The Hollywood Bowl – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas In Concert – Live to Film which sold out The Hollywood Bowl two nights in a row on October 31st and November 1st, 2015 and is returning this Halloween weekend. Additionally, they executive produced the historic Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box which received a Grammy nomination for Best Box Set.

Richard is also directing and producing the upcoming concerts A Whole New World of Alan Menken debuting at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and Evil Dead Live in Concert: A Halloween Experience premiering at The Theatre at Ace Hotel.

Prior to starting his own company in 1991, Richard was an agent at ICM and started his career working with several of his musical heroes such as Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein and Henry Mancini. Kraft once ran Varese-Sarabande Records where he executive produced over 150 soundtrack albums. His award-winning feature-length documentary, Finding Kraftland played at over 75 film festivals around the world.

Art & Kraft

A TARGET FOCUS…

SHOOTING FOR THE STARS (and things that are closer)

THE EMPOWERMENT OF “THEREFORE, I AM GOING TO…”

A ROSTER OF REJECTIONS

IS BEING PROACTIVE THE SAME AS BEING NEEDY?

ARE YOU A DOER OR A KVETCHER?

APPRECIATE YOUR TEAM

COMPOSER AS PASSIVE VICTIM

HOW DO YOU SHOW YOUR DREAMS?

THRIVING IN CONTRADICTIONS

BRING ON THE SINCERITY!

WHAT KIND OF CAT ARE YOU?

“I’M TOO BUSY”

12 TIPS FOR OVERCOMING CRITICISM

GRATITUDE = HAPPINESS

THE ACHILLES HEAL OF SOUR GRAPES

SETTING YOUR RECEIVER TO THE RIGHT FREQUENCY

STOP TRYING TO CONTROL THE MINOR DETAILS AND ACTIVATE THE BIG ONES.

AN EXCUSE IS NOT A RESULT

TRUE CONFESSION: HOW I FILTER

EXPECTATIONS

WE ARE IN CHARGE OF OUR ATTITUDES. LIFE IS 10% WHAT HAPPENS TO ME AND 90% OF HOW I REACT TO IT.

WHY WOULD ANYONE ELECT TO BE THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE?

HERE’S TO THE DREAMERS WHO ARE DOERS.

DON’T LET THE TAIL WAG THE DOG

RESPECT

THE EEYORE SYNDROME

APPRECIATING THOSE, INCLUDING THE TOUGH ONES, WHO GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITIES