Tammy Glover is an American television producer, film producer,[1] and musician. She served as the VP of Production for Comedy Central from 2007 to 2011,[2] Senior Vice President of Production for FremantleMedia and is currently the Head of Physical Production[3] for TNT, TBS, and TruTV, part of Warner Bros Discovery. Glover was on the Board of Governors for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences representing Production Executives. She played drums for Sparks from 1997 to 2011[4][5] and contributed to BBC Radio 6 Music's This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us: The Story Of Sparks presented by Mark Radcliffe.[6] She also performs with Billy Zimmer (from Calgary[7]) as the duo Thorcraft Cobra.[8] Modern Drummer has done a number of features on Glover.[9][10] and she has contributed session work for many projects, including solo work for David Dattner,[11] and playing live drums for the Peter G Adams soundtrack of CodeGirl.
Music career
editGlover is a musician who started her professional career in a house band at MTV. She has toured the world with Sparks as the drummer for brothers Ron and Russell Mael and appears in Edgar Wright’s celebrated documentary about the band, The Sparks Brothers.
While touring with Sparks, Glover rang in the Millennium at the Brandenburg Gate in a performance for over a million people during their hit single[12] in Germany. Glover began recording with Sparks in 1997 and played on their albums Balls,[13] Lil' Beethoven,[14] Hello Young Lovers,[15] Exotic Creatures of the Deep,[16] and The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman.[17] They have sold out Royal Festival Hall in London for Morrissey’s Meltdown,[18] mounted a stage production of The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman at The Fonda Theater for the LA Film Festival, and premiered in Stockholm, Sweden.[19]
Glover is also one-half of the indie rock band Thorcraft Cobra with Billy Zimmer and released an acclaimed self-titled EP,[20] the debut album Count it In[21] and their second album and vinyl release The Distance.[22] Thorcraft Cobra has also toured across the US and Canada, and have performed at various festivals throughout America, Europe, and Canada, including SXSW in Austin. Uncoupling, their first single from the last album, reached #7 in America in the Alternative Specialty format. The song became a hit in Canada, spending five months on CBC Radio 3. The record was produced by Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliott Smith, Foo Fighters, Kurt Vile) and features musical contributions from Brett Farkas (Lord Huron) and the Juno Award-winning artist Russell Broom.[23]
Glover also plays bass for Lisa Paschall in a project called Paschall Park.[24]
She is currently working on a musical called Wendy, My Darling that she wrote and produced, as well as playing drums, bass, synths and guitars, and singing the vocals.
In 2023, Glover's indie rock musical Wendy, My Darling was performed live at multiple festivals including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The musical was directed by three-time Emmy winner Krysia Plonka as a one-person play starring April Wish. The visual art and videos in Glover's musical were created by multimedia artist Mahsa Zargaran.[25] Busy Philips and John Cryer made video appearances in the live performance of the musical.[26]
Production career
editAs of 2022, Glover was Head of Production[3] for TNT, TBS, and TruTV, which is part of Warner Bros Discovery, where her slate includes Emmy nominated Snowpiercer with Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, Miracle Workers with Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi, and Chad with Nasim Pedrad.
Prior to that, Glover served as VP of Production at Comedy Central where she guided hits like Workaholics, Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele, and Tosh.0 from development through their first cycles on the network and supervised everything from sketch comedy to game shows, animation and long-form scripted shows, including The Daily Show, and South Park. Tammy is a leader in organizations[27] as varied as The Television Academy, where she served as a Governor for Production Executives,[28] WICT (Women in Cable Television),[29] The Recording Academy, and UCLA’s Parent Council.
Selected discography
edit| Year | Artist / Album | Label | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sparks / Balls | Strange Ways | Drums |
| 2002 | Sparks / Lil' Beethoven | Palm Pictures | Drums, Timpani, Percussion and Backing Vocals |
| 2006 | Sparks / Hello Young Lovers | Gut Records | Drums and Backing Vocals |
| 2008 | Sparks / Exotic Creatures of the Deep | Lil' Beethoven Records | Drums and Backing Vocals |
| 2009 | Sparks / The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman | SR Records / Lil'Beethoven Records | Drums and Cast Member |
| 2010 | Thorcraft Cobra / EP | Plaza Bowl | Drums and Vocals |
| 2013 | Thorcraft Cobra / Count It In[7] | Plaza Bowl | Drums and Vocals |
| 2017 | Thorcraft Cobra / The Distance[30] | Plaza Bowl | Drums and Vocals |
References
edit- ^ "Tammy Glover". IMDb.
- ^ "Sparks' Tammy Glover". Hispanic Business. 1 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Warner Bros. Discovery: Nancy Daniels To Run T-Nets Programming As Kathleen Finch Lays Out Leadership". Deadline. May 13, 2022.
- ^ Lester, Paul (4 September 2000). "Russ and Ron go dada". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Sparks' 'conceptual show' amazes at Morrissey's Meltdown Fest". NME. 13 June 2004. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "The Story of Sparks". BBC. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Thorcraft Cobra on CBC Music". CBC Music. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Thorcraft Cobra bio". Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Tammy Glover of Thorcraft Cobra". Modern Drummer. October 2017.
- ^ "Portraits - Sparks's Tammy Glover". Moderndrummer.com.
- ^ "Never Be Erased". September 3, 2017 – via Open.spotify.com.
- ^ "Sparks - The Calm Before The Storm + The Angels (Silvester Party 2000)". 4 August 2009 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sparks - Balls Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Sparks - Lil' Beethoven Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Hello Young Lovers". AllMusic.
- ^ "Sparks - Exotic Creatures of the Deep Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Sparks - The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Sparks - Meltdown 2004 - Kimono part 2". 6 January 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Seduction of Ingmar Bergman live at the 2011 L.A. Film Fest". Cinedelphia. June 30, 2011.
- ^ "Thorcraft Cobra - The Thorocraft Cobra EP Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Thorcraft Cobra - Count It In Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Distance". SoundCloud.
- ^ "Uncoupling" – via Soundcloud.com.
- ^ "NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2022 Paschall Park - I CAN". March 13, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Team". Wendy, My Darling. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Masterson, Kat (2023-08-14). "Wendy, My Darling review (Edinburgh Fringe)". Kat Masterson. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Power Breakfast with WarnerMedia - Step Up". Suwn.org.
- ^ "Tammy Glover Park". Emmys.
- ^ "Tamera Glover – The WICT Network". Wict.org.
- ^ "Thorcraft Cobra". Elmoremagazine.com. 2 March 2017.
External links
edit- Tammy Glover at IMDb