Maggie McLean is a music video and short form content producer.
Born and raised in LA, the industry called her from a young age since her mom is a production accountant.
Together, they started\xa0Cheeky Films, a production company.\xa0
She came up the trenches in one of the most traditional ways\u2014as a PA, who then became a production coordinator, and then a production manager, and eventually, a producer.
She produced commercials for a while before finding herself loving music videos. She\u2019s worked with artists such as LCD Soundsystem and Cardi B.
This year, she\u2019s produced too many cool videos with fancy artists she can\u2019t name. She made magic happen with a PSA for Planned Parenthood to promote their new comprehensive sex education chat bot - Roo.
During our chat, we go deep on how lonely freelance can be, why kindness on set is crucial, and growing from our mistakes.
Oh, and pivoting when your microphone breaks seconds before you start recording... Thanks for your patience with the audio challenges on this one.