Today we’d like to introduce you to Jonathan Coleman.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
Jonathan Coleman is an innovative and intrepid event producer, talent manager, and music executive, currently supporting the production of The Sunday Service Collective as a producer and choir/tour manager.
Coleman has developed a strong reputation for exquisite planning, talent staffing, and the delivery of high-quality, creative events for television, film, and online platforms. He’s known for his artistic expression conveyed through live event production while consistently bringing creative ideas to a larger-than-life status.
Coleman began his professional career 20 years ago, producing concerts and stage productions at megachurch West Angeles Cathedral with over 20,000 weekly attendees and over 300,000 online viewers. He simultaneously worked in the entertainment industry as a live event producer, talent manager, and talent producer. Since then, Coleman has become highly sought after for his personal touch on some of the world’s most watched and beloved productions.
Coleman has worked on live events such as Super Bowl LVII, BET Experience’s gospel performances, and 106 & Park LIVE, as well as red carpet specials for the BET & Soul Train Awards. He has served as a talent manager for a number of prominent shows, including CBS’s The World’s Best, NBC’s The Titans Games, the Grammy Awards, the Academy Awards, and the American Music Awards.
In 2010, Coleman founded JonCo Entertainment, a feature entertainment production company specializing in stage, television, film, and live event production, with a mandate to make innovative quality and commercially viable experiences for a growing global marketplace. And in 2020, he founded Collab Music Licensing, a music licensing platform for television and film.
Coleman is dedicated to uplifting and promoting community values while inspiring those around him to think outside of the box. He is currently developing a non-profit to elevate and encourage at-risk high-school-aged youth who face social adversity. Coleman is actively using his talents to make the world a better place by mentoring and inspiring people to become world changers, mirroring his own calling.
We all face challenges, but looking back, would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Consistency and Self Work. Do a lot of self-work; your success is about your personal development and personal growth. I was always gifted with certain talents that I knew would be used for greatness, but in order for me to be recognized with those gifts, I had to do a lot of self-work. It was like eliminating buts. People may say you’re good, but … I didn’t particularly like the but, so instead of spending the time bathing in the accolades of how good I was at what I was doing, I chose to spend a huge amount of time working to eliminate the buts. My advice is to make sure you’re ready and do the self-work so that when the opportunity presents itself, you’re prepared and ready for it.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Jonathan E. Coleman has established himself as one of Hollywood’s top event producers. The music executive has been instrumental in some of the most renowned industry engagements like the Grammys, Billboard Music Awards, and the American Music Awards. Throughout his decades-long career, Coleman has held several notable positions, including talent manager, live event producer, and talent producer for TV shows on some of the most distinguished television networks.
Kanye West’s Sunday Service is at the top of the list because, in that space, that’s what was required from my employer from the first day — to be innovative, think outside the box, and always consider the audience and their experience.
Working with BET and red-carpet specials is always eventful because each year, we have to figure out how to be different and relatable. We also have to be sure not to do what we did the year prior to keep our audience engaged. We also keep the artists engaged when they’re on the red carpet. That has always been a joy and highlight.
I think my work at West Angeles Cathedral was very impactful because we took what other people would look at as church productions and transformed them into first-ranked productions. There were times when we created full musicals with rotating stages, and we had people flying through the sky. This was taking place in a church. Our audience was 5,000 people in each setting, and hundreds of thousands of viewers watching online. I would always challenge myself to take the productions to the next level to show that Christian people can produce things on a high-end level.
What do you think about happiness?
Having the ability to manifest on the greatest of levels. Wow, what a responsibility. To take an idea and bring it to reality is the very definition of a producer. That natural ability makes me happy because I understand the power that lies within. To move people in a way that can challenge their very existence must be handled with care and the most honest of intentions.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @Joecoblaze
- Facebook: Jonathan E. Coleman
