Barry Landis is a natural dealmaker and consensus builder.  He understands how to make money—his business strategies have been responsible for the sale of nearly a billion dollars worth of music, film and home videos over his career. During his term as President of the legendary Word Label Group, he led the company in a remarkable financial turnaround from a - $10 million EBITDA to a + 10 million EBITDA in three years.    A Warner Bros. employee for 20 years, he distinguished himself as a strategic marketer and pragmatic businessman all the while developing deep relationships within the creative community, which allowed him to cross pollinate many divisions within Time Warner, including Atlantic Records, Curb Records, Time-Life, AOL, Turner Home Video, TNT Television, The Warner Music Group, The WEA Corporation as well as many outside partners such as PBS Television & Readers Digest.

Today, his Nashville based consulting firm, Landis Entertainment & Media Partners, is a boutique entertainment advisory group focused on music and film.   In 2008, he was hired to run the theatrical marketing and distribution campaign for a film on the life of Billy Graham called Billy: The Early Years.  Having negotiated scores of record and DVD deals, in 2009 he was hired to secure a deal for one of Hollywood’s leading independent film companies, Gener8xion Entertainment.  In 2010, he was named head of New Business and Strategic Acquisitions for City On A Hill Studio in Louisville, KY and was hired to develop grassroots marketing for an independent film shot in Texas staring Robert Duvall called Seven Days In Utopia.  Most recently, his company was contracted by Sony/Provident Films to join the marketing team for the feature films The Grace Card and Courageous.   

He is the founder of the Nashville Faith in Film Breakfast Club as well as The Briner Institute, a Tennessee 501c3 entertainment industry think tank.   He is the chairman of the membership committee of the Nashville Chapter of NARAS (Grammys), has been executive producer on countless music projects and he has more than 25 Gold or Platinum sales awards from artists with whom he has worked.  Christian Radio/Retail Weekly Magazine calls him one of the Top 50 Most Influential People in America.

2008   MTV New Artist of the Year, The Myriad, KOCH Records, NY.

2005   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Amy Grant’s “Legacy: Hymns and Faith”. 

2004   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Randy Travis’ “Rise and Shine”

2004   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Wow Christmas

2003   Country Music Song of the Year, “Three Wooden Crosses”, Randy Travis: The Country Music Association and The Academy of Country Music.

2003   Triple Platinum Record Award for sales in excess of 3,000,000 units of P.O.D.’s Satellite

2002   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Point of Grace’s “Free To Fly”

2002   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Jaci Velasquez’s  “Crystal Clear”

2001   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Plus One’s “The Promise”

2001   Platinum Record Award for sales in excess of 1,000,000 units of P.O.D.’s “The Fundamental Elements of Southtown”

2001   Platinum Record Award for sales in excess of 1,000,000 units of Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s “The Christmas Attic”.

2001   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s “Christmas Eve”

2000   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of DONNIE McCLURKIN’S self-titled album.

1999   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Michael Crawford’s “On Eagles Wings.”

1997   Platinum Record Award for sales in excess of 1,000,000 units of Take 6’s “Take 6.”

1997   Gold Video Award for sales in excess of 50,000 units of Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir’s video “Live, He’s Been Faithful.”

1996   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Take 6’s “Join The Band.”

1992   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of The Winan’s “Return.”

1991   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Take 6’s “So Much To Say.”

1989   Gold Record Award for sales in excess of 500,000 units of Sandi Patti’s “Let There Be Praise.”

1989   Gold Video Award for sales in excess of 25,000 units of Sandi Patti’s “Let There Be Praise.”

1988   Christian Bookseller Association Total Promotion Award for Sandi Patti promotion.