Jeremy Burchard
MA Media Producing Class of 2028
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Jeremy Ray Burchard is a writer, director, actor, and musician based in Nashville, TN. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Radio-Television-Film and Rhetoric & Writing. He later continued his education at the University of California - Los Angeles (Television Writing Professional Program) and is currently working towards his Masters in Media Producing from New York University.
Burchard spent more than 10 years as a music journalist and magazine associate editor while running the low-budget production company Jeremy Burchard Creative and touring as one-half of the pop rock duo Moonlight Social. In 2020, Jeremy Burchard and his brother and co-founder Jason Burchard launched content creator software startup RootNote, where Jeremy served as Chief Creative Officer, including as part of a 2023 cohort in the Techstars accelerator. As a content creator and micro-influencer, Jeremy has worked with more than 75 brands and created content reaching tens of millions of people.
In 2026, Jeremy founded Happy Unicorn Productions in order to foster creative development of narrative projects in the greater Nashville area and beyond. His first pilot script Greg's Dojo has garnered numerous accolades and recognition from festivals and competitions across the globe, including in the UCLA Professional Programs screenwriting competition, Tokyo Film and Screenplay Awards, Nashville Film Festival, and many more.
Why are you pursuing the MA Media Producing?
Ultimately, I want to tell stories and help other people tell their own. That’s something I’ve been doing most of my life. I think this program is a major step to me doing it on a much bigger and more professional scale. I’ve been fairly scrappy since moving to Nashville, filming myriad projects from music videos to unscripted “local tourism” pilots to concept projects, short films, commercials, and more. But all this time I’ve largely been just “making it work.” I am ready to make something that truly makes an impact. The Tisch MA Media Producing program is a key piece to helping guide my hand in the right direction. It is a resource, a community, a source of accountability, and a fountain of inspiration, yes — but it’s also a commitment to myself. It’s a bet on my passion and, I believe, a catalyst to creating something special out here.
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts, Rhetoric & Writing
Austin, Texas
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Science, Radio-Television-Film
Austin, Texas
University of California
Television Writing Professional Program
California, Los Angeles