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Justin Time Productions principal Jonathan Platt’s 18-year tenure as a creative entrepreneur in the entertainment industry encompasses music licensing, film and television music supervision, music publishing, music production and releasing, and the acquisition of widely varied entertainment properties. Platt is likewise known for his acumen in international business, having enacted successful joint ventures with South Korea-based Samsung and EMI in Japan.

Jonathan Platt

The Los Angeles native served as an executive and/or producer at various firms throughout the 90s and founded Hyperdisc Records, a joint-venture production company/record label with EMI in Japan. Hyperdisc’s 1997 soundtrack to the TV drama “Long Vacation” was Japan’s all-time best-selling domestic soundtrack. During this period Platt also started Global Disc Records, which issued a series of Cuban music compilations. More recently, he established Justin Time Productions, Inc., and the Fender-distributed specialty label KJ Records (which produces the Practice Tracks CD series for developing musicians), and became COO of 180 Music, which creates, markets and distributes exclusive content for clients such as Target. He is also a producer of 180 Music’s Influences and Red Mix CD series.

The soundtrack producer and music supervisor for the wildly successful “Saw” trilogy, Platt has also worked on the soundtracks for “Rize”; “Friday Night Lights”; “Cursed”; “Rock School”; “P.S.”; “Eulogy”; and countless other high-profile productions.

Platt is the founder of Treadstone Records and Artist Addiction Soundtracks; these premiere purveyors of branded music product have issued the soundtrack companions to “Las Vegas,” “Summerland” and “Charmed: The Book of Shadows,” among others. He also established Justin Time Productions, Inc., the engine behind “Dead Zone: Original Soundtrack Album” and “Galerians: Rion: Original Soundtrack Recording,” in addition to many other film, television and DVD music products.

In addition, Platt founded Jrockrevolution.com, one of the largest Japanese rock websites and on-line communitities outside of Japan. He also started JTML, a boutique music library who's clients are CBS TV, Paramount, MTV, Discovery Channel to name a few

The Los Angeles native worked as a concert promoter while studying Communications at Cal State Northridge. After college, he spent a year in film distribution before landing a position at Media Rights, Inc. He left in 1992 as Vice President of Music and Publishing Administration.

Over the next several years he became Vice President of Business Affairs at Sonic Images Records/Earthtone Records; a partner in Sonic Media Productions and Vice President/Executive Producer in its joint venture with Samsung Music Group; and founder of Hyper Group, Inc., and Hyperdisc Records, the latter a joint-venture production company/record label with EMI in Japan. Hyperdisc’s 1997 soundtrack to the TV drama “Long Vacation” was Japan’s all-time best-selling domestic soundtrack. During this period Platt also started Global Disc Records, which issued a series of Cuban music compilations.

Platt ushered in the new millennium with the hat trick of Treadstone Records, Justin Time Productions and Artist Addiction Soundtracks.