For more than two decades, Marc Scarpa has created and produced award-winning innovative programming for broadcast and digital in music, social impact, government, corporate and esports.

Pioneering live participatory broadcast firsts including The X-Factor Pepsi Digital Pre-Show and second screen experience, Incubus HQ Live, Grammy Live!, Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day, March For Science, MySpace LIVE!, Townhall with President Clinton, Woodstock ’99, HSX/Excite Rocks the Oscars featuring Beck and the historic Tibetan Freedom Festivals and Agrippa – The Transmission. Musical collaborations with artists John Legend, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Beastie Boys, Elton John, Moby, Steve Aoki, Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance and Imagine Dragons among many others.

Innovating eSports with Microsoft Retail in partnership with The Gamer Agency to creatively design a state of the art eSports & Gaming broadcast studio. Additionally, he led the creative programming & distribution strategy, developed formats for shows, hired key production and studio personnel along with top personalities to host competitions and original programming. Collaborating with world renown sports arena architecture firm Populous, provided media and technology solutions for the Esports Stadium Arlington, the largest dedicated esports facility in North America. Produced Orbyt Play, a 12 hour multi-channel Indy Gaming festival for G-NET and Youtube Games. Produced & Directed Bud Lights first eSports initiative at DreamHack entitled “Bud Light All-Stars”. Directed season two of League of Legends national Semi-Finals, Finals & World Championships for Riot Games.

Other works include Earth Day 40th anniversary, TWC SportsNet’s Second Screen App for the Los Angeles Lakers, Covered California and The White House entertainment committee’s ‘Tell A Friend Get Covered’, Directed Warner Brothers Vidcon launch for the feature film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them and five seasons for Marc Jacobs NY fashion shows. 

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