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Muhammad Adnan Butt
محمد عدنان بٹ
BornJanuary 6, 1983 (age 41)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
EducationGhulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI)
Occupation(s)Executive Producer, Entrepreneur
Years active2005 - present
Known forIJ Inspector Jamshed, Walnut Sessions, Pakistan Superstar
TitleFounder and CEO of Mvergence Media

Founder and CEO of Walnut Media

Executive Producer at Walnut Studios

CEO of Dot Republic Media

Founder and CEO of CreatorsOne Studios

Muhammad Adnan Butt (born January 6, 1983) is a Pakistani entrepreneur in the media and entertainment industry. He is the CEO of Dot Republic Media, a digital content distributor operating in the MENA and APAC regions. Butt is also the founder of CreatorsOne Studios, a production studio in Abu Dhabi, and serves as the Managing Director of Walnut Media, which focuses on content production.

Early Life & Education

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Muhammad Adnan Butt was born into a Kashmiri family. His father, Maqsood Ahmed Butt, was a member of Pakistan's National Football team and worked at the Pakistan Ordnance Factories. The family migrated from Kashmir to Pakistan in 1948. Adnan pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI), graduating in 2005. In 2002, while still a student at GIKI, he founded the Society for the Promotion of Higher Education in Pakistan (SOPHEP), an organization aimed at providing employment opportunities and enhancing skills for students from low-income backgrounds.[1]

Career

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In August 2005, Muhammad Adnan Butt began his professional career at Warid Telecom, where he served as a Senior Executive, until August 2007. He later joined Wateen Telecom, from August 2008 to May 2009, managing the syndication of international TV channels.

Since July 2009, Butt has been the Director at Mvergence Media in Lahore, where he has focused on enhancing brand engagement through digital campaigns.[2][3][4] In 2010, Adnan founded Walnut Media, which received the Facebook Studio Award in 2013 for its social media campaign.[5][6][7] Walnut Media has collaborated with platforms such as, Cannes Lions and Eurobest.[8][9] Since January 2011, Butt has served as the executive producer at Walnut Studios, a position he continues to hold, overseeing projects such as One Music Network.[10][11]

As of December 2014, Muhammad Adnan Butt has been the CEO of Dot Republic Media, headquartered in Dubai, focusing on digital content distribution for the MENA and APAC regions.[12][11] He held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Alif Kitab Productions in Lahore from May 2017 to March 2020, a joint venture with writer Umera Ahmed. During the same year, under the banner of Walnut Media, Muhammad Adnan Butt collaborated with Samina Peerzada to launch the project "Rewind with Samina Peerzada".[13] Rewind with Samina Peerzada aired three seasons with a total of 205 episodes, featuring in-depth interviews with a wide range of guests including, Mahira Khan,[14] Ahsan Khan,[15] Sheheryar Munawar[16] and more.[17]

In December 2020, Butt founded CreatorsOne Studios in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with the aim of advancing content production in the region.[18] The studio is currently working on "IJ," a full-length English-language film based on the Inspector Jamshed series, an iconic series written by Ishtiaq Ahmed from 1973 to 2015.[19][20][21][22][23] The film was shot in Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Film Commission.[24] ADFC has also hosted projects like Dune I & II,[25][26] Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning,[27][28] Fast and the Furious 7,[29][30] and 6 Underground.[31][32]. In 2020, he launched C1 Fitness, Pakistan's first digital fitness network, which remains active in collaboration with Alchemists.[33][34][35][36][37]

Contributions to Pakistani music

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Muhammad Adnan Butt has contributed to the Pakistani music industry through various initiatives. In 2013, he launched Music Latte, a social media musical event, featuring emerging artists.[38] He also led Peace Jam 2014 at the Rafi Pir Cultural Complex, which showcased Sufi music.[39]

In August 2014, Butt produced Pakistan Superstar, the country's first digital music reality show, supported by Universal Music Publishing Group, aimed at introducing new musicians to the Pakistani market.[40][41] As an executive producer he initiated the Walnut Sessions project in 2015, to promote new musical talent in Pakistan.[42]

Filmography

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Film

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Executive Producer

  • IJ Inspector Jamshed (upcoming)[43]

Web Series

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Executive Producer

  • Crossroads (2024)[44]

Television Series

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Executive Producer

  • Noor (2017)
  • Tasveer (2019)
  • Ishq Na Puchay Zaat (2024)

Shorts

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Executive Producer

  • Aabroo (2019)
  • Doodh Patti (2019)[45]
  • Pyare Baba (2019)
  • Talaash e Gumshuda (2019)
  • Malkin (2019)
  • Mulaqat (2020)[46]
  • Mor Chal (2023)[47][48][49][50]

Producer

  • Ishq (2019)

Music Videos

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Executive Producer

"Jeevan Daan" (2018)[51]

Talk Show

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Producer

  • Rewind with Samina Peerzada (2017)[13]

References

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