Chris Gero

Chris Gero is a 12-time Emmy Award winner and Grammy Award-nominated record producer, well-known for his visionary style in the music industry. An accomplished composer and director, "The Sound of Us" is Gero's second documentary feature film. Gero previously directed the 2014 award-winning feature length documentary, "Nathan East: For the Record." Prior to his documentary directorial debut, Gero produced and directed Elton John's full length concert film "The Million Dollar Piano," which screened worldwide. As founder of Yamaha Entertainment Group and Chief Artist Relations Executive for Yamaha Artist Relations Group, Gero oversees the management and branding of Yamaha's global roster, having signed more than 5,000 artists to date. Also known for his large scale concert productions, Gero has produced live concert events for some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Tony Bennett, Michael McDonald, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow and John Legend. Gero resides outside of Franklin, Tennessee with his wife and four children.