Los Angeles · Since 1997
Producer. Writer.Maker of contentthat rocks.
Branded content, music and entertainment — written, produced and often directed by Zan Passante. Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, Nestlé USA, Converse and more.

Two-time MTV Movie Award nominee — Zan created not only one losing musical spoof…but two.
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Warner Bros. Discovery
Since 2019, writing and producing short-form branded entertainment for HGTV, Travel Channel and ID — for Lowe's, Dreamworks, Walmart, The Home Depot, Universal Pictures, Disney, Subaru, DirecTV, Wayfair and Mattel.
Brands & commercials
Branded content for Nestlé USA, General Mills and Post, plus award-winning commercials for NutriBullet and the Humane Society. "Grass Court" for Converse — co-directed, written and produced — was featured in AdWeek and aired on MTV, Spike TV and USA Network.
Music & agency
Executive Producer of the digital division at LA agency meat and potatoes — campaigns for Hard Rock Hotel, Campari and SKYY Vodka — and director of music videos for Sammy Hagar's supergroup Chickenfoot.
From the set
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