Richard Hocutt is a seasoned veteran of the entertainment industry, with a profound impact on the music scene in the 80's and 90's. He was deeply involved in independent music distribution, promotion, and marketing, working with a diverse range of artists including George Thorogood, Tone-Loe, Run-DMC, Naughty By Nature, NWA, House of Pain, EPMD, Digital Underground, Sublime, Eric B & Rakim, Coolio, Hieroglyphics, and De la Soul.
In 2007, Richard co-founded Directional Entertainment, LLC with director Mark Landre Gould. He went on to produce, direct, and edit over 200 episodes of the TV show "Education A Higher Calling" for the TBN network. Additionally, Richard produced, edited, and served as the music supervisor for the 2018 Lionsgate distributed western period drama "Gone Are the Days", starring Lance Henriksen, Danny Trejo, and Tom Berenger.
Richard's work extends to the film industry, where he was a co-writer and producer of the 2022 Indie feature "Sooyii", featuring a full Native American cast and shot entirely on the Peigan Blackfoot reservation in Montana. The film is notable for its use of native Blackfeet and Shoshone languages and cultures.
Richard is currently developing several projects, including a Mahalia Jackson feature biopic now in development at Amazon Studios, starring Jill Scott in the title role. He is also working on two true story dramatic features, "0 Seconds" and "Red Sea Journal", as well as a fictional action-thriller titled "Big Bend", a neo-western set against the border crisis.
In addition to his film and television work, Richard is the co-creator of two projects, "Daddy's Little Girl" and "Big Mike's Beer Run", both of which are in development for a minimum three-year series deal. "Daddy's Little Girl" is a cable true crime thriller based on a purported Midwest serial killer in the 1980's and his twisted relationship with his adolescent daughter. "Big Mike's Beer Run" is a reality TV show centered around the craft beer industry.
Richard is a member in good standing of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW).
