Gregori J. Martin

Gregori J. Martin is a 2x Emmy® Award-winning director, 5x Emmy® Award-winning producer, 3x Emmy®-nominated writer, and the founder, CEO, and chairman of LANY Entertainment. Best known as the creator, director, and show-runner of his 19x Emmy® Award-winning and 43x Emmy®-nominated digital drama series The Bay seen on Amazon's Prime and Popstar! TV, Martin has also been Emmy®-nominated for his work on the situation family comedy This Just In, airing on POP TV, where he served as a director, writer, and co-executive producer. Recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Martin recently received his fifth Emmy® Award as creator and executive producer of The Bay. Martin also won his second Emmy® Award for "Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series." Martin has directed every episode of The Bay and just wrapped production on their sixth season. Often collaborating with Associated Television International (ATI), Martin was the director and co-executive producer on the television pilot The Agency and is now in development on multiple new productions with ATI. In 2013, Martin served as a story consultant and behind the scenes producer for the TV Guide Network (TVGN) documentary Who Shot the Daytime Soap?, and was also the director, producer, and writer for The Disciples, a mini-series developed by ATI and sold to SONY Entertainment. Prior to LANY Entertainment, Martin served as the director, writer, and president of the independent film production company Gruntworks Entertainment for approximately 4 years. At Gruntworks, Martin directed and co-produced the limited theatrically released indie motion picture Raven, and the psychological thriller Jack Rio, now available on Amazon's Prime Video, originally screened at the Terror Film Festival in Philadelphia, PA. Additional Gruntworks collaborations include the feature films The Intruders, also available on Amazon's Prime Video, and Sebastian. Martin has directed a total of ten motion pictures including Manhattanites, starring several stars from the ABC and CBS daytime serial dramas, The Southside, based on a true story and tragic death of his cousin, Robert Areizaga Jr. Both films are available on Amazon's Prime Video. Martin's limited mini-series, A Place Called Hollywood, a satire that tells the cutting-edge story of a young man who pursues his dream in becoming a famous actor and gives a glimpse of the harsher side of Hollywood, received a variety of awards and is currently being distributed by a variety of steaming platforms. Residing in Hollywood, CA, Martin is a proud New Yorican and proud father of two.