LEHRE+COTE

Together form a powerful Writer / Director / Producer combination, with over 25 years of combined industry experience.  Both have technical knowledge to create projects from start to finish, and a full service production company.  David has successfully run several TV shows and an advertising agency for Fortune 500 companies, and Colby has built a reality television focused production company with numerous network clients. After nearly a decade of collaborating together, they have joined forces to create LEHRE + COTE.

David Lehre

DAVID LEHRE

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, David Lehre is an American Actor, Director, Producer and Internet video pioneer who has racked up over 300+ Million video views worldwide over the past decade.  Since his breakout viral video “Myspace: The Movie”, Lehre has had tremendous success in almost every area of the entertainment industry.  HIs record shattering view count led to multiple production and TV deals with Networks like FOX, MTV and International K-Pop channels like MNET in Seoul, South Korea.  Lehre is also the CEO of Vendetta Studios, an award-winning advertising agency specializing in commercials, music videos, and branded content for some of the biggest brands in the world (Clients include Coca-Cola, Marriott, Hot Wheels, and many more.)  Lehre has reached the 100,000+ Subscriber milestone on YouTube twice and currently has a combined social media reach of 500,00+ fans.  His success and career has been featured in GQ, Rolling Stone, ABC’s 20/20, Esquire, Complex, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and many more.

Colby Cote

COLBY COTE

Colby Cote is an established Producer / Director / Writer that has worked with both major networks and digital platforms like MTV, VH1, ABC,  and many more. Starting in development with Andy Fickman’s Oops Doughnuts Productions, Cote quickly begun to rise in the industry. Specializing in celebrity driven commercial content, he has directed and produced over a dozen TV shows and numerous music videos, including American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Top Chef, and Lip Sync Battle (Which became the highest-rated premiere in Spike’s history). Having recently sold a format to MTV, Colby brings a fresh perspective to multiple Television genres and is an innovator when it comes to interacting with today’s emerging Generation-Z demographic (Those born from the mid-1990’s to the early 2000s). The energy, love and passion that he brings to each project is infectious.