Banger is equipped with its own in-house studio, edit suites and a fully-stocked vintage bar. We provide expertise in music licensing, archival research and art direction.
Co-Founders

Scot McFadyen
Scot McFadyen is an award-winning director and producer and the co-founder of Banger. Building on the success of his first documentary, Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey, Scot has grown Banger Films into one of the world’s best-known music documentary operations. Scot was nominated for a Grammy for his film Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and won a 2016 Peabody Award & International Emmy for his work on the Netflix original series Hip-Hop Evolution.

Sam Dunn
Sam Dunn is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and the co-founder of Banger. Sam’s first documentary film, Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey, won a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Documentary. He co-directed and hosted the biggest-ever TV series on the history of heavy metal, Metal Evolution, was nominated for a Grammy for his film Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and won a 2016 Peabody Award & International Emmy for his work on the Netflix original series Hip-Hop Evolution.