James Patrick Dunne
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James Patrick Dunne is an American songwriter, TV and film composer, music producer, screenwriter, television producer, recording artist, music publisher and business entrepreneur.
Dunne graduated from the University of Kentucky with Highest Honors (in the top 1%) with double-major Honors Program Degrees in Journalism and Business, while double-minoring in Music Composition and Communications.
Dunne is married with two daughters, living in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
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[edit] Awards
- Country Music Awards
- Grammy nominations
- Emmy nominations
- Billboard Awards
- Cashbox Awards
- Academy of Country Music Awards
- Juno Awards
- Big Country Awards
- BMI and ASCAP Songwriter
- Publisher Awards
[edit] Song and score credits
- Whitney Houston
- Jermaine Jackson
- Pretty Woman (Touchstone Films)
- Take 6 (Grammy winning record)
- “Best Gospel & Soul Record of 1998”
- Kenny Rogers
- Loverboy
- Princess Diaries II,
- Janet Jackson
- Nothing In Common (Tri-Star Pictures)
- Anne Murray
- Dave Loggins
- Fame (MGM)
- Dear God (Paramount Pictures)
- Heart Like a Wheel (20th Century Fox)
- Exit to Eden,
- Fatal Attraction (Paramount Pictures)
- ABC Wide World of ABC Sports
- NBC Sports
- Official songs of the Olympic Games.
Dunne has been an artist on Sugo and Tambourine Records for many of their most successful instrumental records, including Summer Stories, Cinema, Rhythm, Passion, Heart and Soul and Sanctuary.
[edit] Television
[edit] Feature films (screenwriting)
- Universal Studios
- Disney/Touchstone
- Columbia Pictures
- Kings Road Films
- HBO
[edit] Television credits (writing/producing)
[edit] Business endeavors
Dunne is the President of Inspire Entertainment, a music promotions firm. Inspire has created musical campaigns for JCPenney, Whole Foods, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, American Greetings, Claire's Accessories, Legg Mason, Visa, Picture People, UPS, Kimberly-Clark, CB Richard Ellis, StorageTek, Burke Williams Spas, Lowe Enterprises, InterCall, NCR, St. Joseph’s Aspirin and Buca di Beppo Restaurants among others.
Dunne founded Communication Center, a creative services firm headquartered in Los Angeles. Graphic designers, business writers, multi-media artists, photographers and website artists in cities around the country provide creative services to companies and executives.