About Gregori J. Martin
Gregori J. Martin is a 2x Emmy® Award-winning director, 5x Emmy® Award-winning producer, 4x Emmy®-nominated writer, and the founder, CEO, and chairman of LANY Entertainment.Best known as the creator, director, and show-runner of his 23x Emmy® Award-winning and 56x Emmy®-nominated digital drama series The Bay, seen on multiple streaming services such as Amazon Prime, Popstar! TV, Tubi, TenPlay Australia and more, Martin has also been Emmy®-nominated for his work on the POP-TV situation family comedy This Just In, where he served as a director, writer, and co-executive producer for two seasons. A 10 part spin-off of The Bay, called yA, a young adult limited drama series he co-wrote and co-directed, as well as a feature motion picture drama, The Magic, starring Emmy Award winning Actor Kristos Andrews and Latin sensation Alejandra Espinoza, are both in post production.Recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Martin recently received his fifth Emmy® Award as creator and executive producer of The Bay and his second Emmy® Award for "Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series." Martin has directed every episode of The Bay and has just completed production on their seventh season.Often collaborating with Associated Television International (ATI), Martin was the director and co-executive producer on the television pilot The Agency and is now in development on multiple new productions with ATI. In 2013, Martin served as a story consultant and behind the scenes producer for the TV Guide Network (TVGN) documentary Who Shot the Daytime Soap?, and was also the director, producer, and writer for The Disciples, a mini-series developed by ATI and sold to SONY Entertainment.Prior to LANY Entertainment, Martin served as the director, writer, and president of the independent film production company Gruntworks Entertainment for approximately 4 years. At Gruntworks, Martin directed and co-produced the limited theatrically released indie motion picture Raven, and the psychological thriller Jack Rio, originally screened at the Terror Film Festival in Philadelphia, PA. Additional Gruntworks collaborations include the feature films The Intruders, also available on Amazon Prime Video, and Sebastian, seen on Popstar! TV.Martin has directed a total of eleven motion pictures including Manhattanites, starring several stars from the ABC and CBS daytime serial dramas, The Southside, based on the true story and tragic death of his cousin, Robert Areizaga Jr. Martin's limited mini-series, A Place Called Hollywood, a satire that tells the cutting-edge story of a young man who pursues his dream in becoming a famous actor and gives a glimpse of the harsher side of Hollywood, received multiple awards and is currently being distributed by a variety of steaming services, including Amazon Prime Video and Tubi.Residing in Hollywood, CA, Martin is a proud New Yorican and father of two....