From the directors of HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG comes a new portrait of a man who was somehow at the center of everything — and never quite in the frame.
In PETER ASHER: EVERYWHERE MAN, directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine trace the extraordinary life of a man who seemed to move quietly through the center of everything.
As one half of the singing duo Peter & Gordon, Asher was swept into the British Invasion with songs written by Paul McCartney. At Apple Records, he helped shape the early career of James Taylor. And in the decades that followed, he became one of the defining behind-the-scenes forces in American music — producing and guiding artists including Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Bonnie Raitt, Barbra Streisand, and many more.
But PETER ASHER: EVERYWHERE MAN is not simply a portrait of proximity to greatness. It is a film about listening. About taste, trust, collaboration, and the often invisible work of helping artists find the truest version of their own voice.
Blending musical memoir, documentary, live performance, and a remarkable archive of songs and stories, the film invites us to look again at how culture is made — not only by the people standing center stage, but by those just beside them, shaping the sound, the moment, and sometimes the memory itself.
Join us for our conversation with Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine on INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE.
From his early years as a child actor in 1950s London to the Swinging Sixties, Asher emerges as a Zelig-like figure in the culture of the era: one half of the pop duo “Peter and Gordon,” recipients of four chart-topping hits penned by Paul McCartney; the first head of A&R at Apple Records; and co-owner of the Indica Gallery, the epicenter of London’s countercultural art scene.
Asher helped define a generation of singer-songwriters as producer and manager for James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, and others, cementing his reputation as one of music’s most influential behind-the-scenes forces of the 1970s and ‘80s. In the present day, he remains a vital creative force, still performing, producing, and most recently collaborating with Barbra Streisand on her acclaimed The Secret of Life duets album.
Featuring intimate interviews with James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Kate Taylor, Lyle Lovett, Natalie Merchant, Marianne Faithfull, Paul Jones, Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtell, Lee Sklar, John Boylan, Paul Shaffer, and Paul McCartney [in voiceover], as well as cultural icons Steve Martin, Eric Idle, Twiggy, and Pattie Boyd. Everywhere Man paints a vibrant portrait of a man whose life intersects with some of the greatest artists and moments of the last six decades. The soundtrack—woven from the timeless hits of those featured—creates a score as unforgettable as the story itself.