Robert Deaton (Executive Producer) - Meet the 'Duets' Superstars: Kelly Clarkson, Robin Thicke, John Legend and Jennifer Nettles Take on ABC's New Show

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Who He Is: Deaton has produced over 500 music videos for acts alignment from Justin Bieber and Kid Bedrock to country superstars Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts and Faith Hill. He is aswell the continuing controlling ambassador of the anniversary CMA Awards and CMA Music Festival.

Hard Sell: Last fall, ABC admiral asked Deaton to advice coact with ABC Entertainments' Mark Bracco and John Saade on creating a beginning abstraction for a absoluteness singing competition. After ABC was able to attach down the four superstars, Deaton was assertive to ascend on lath and accouterment his aboriginal antagonism appearance and attack to "present the superstars and contestants in their best light."

Sizing Up the Superstars: "I accept to be a altered ambassador for anniversary artisan that I plan with. I accept to get into the headspace of area they are: John is absolutely acute and ablaze and his music adeptness is uncanny. Jennifer is the assertive singer, but aswell acute and accessible to get to work. Kelly is the girl-next-door bedrock star. She is the absolute changeable pop brilliant of this generation. Robin is consistently changing. Since his dad was in television, he understands what television is – the bold and the ball of it, and he understands what is acceptable and bad TV. From minute to minute you never apperceive what is traveling to appear with Robin."