You can download my resume here.
And my One Sheet here.
- Full Self Expression
Musician / Artist Career Development and Media Business Consulting
May 2008 — Present
I empower my clients to have their creative visions and careers fulfilled through communication, leadership,and project planning, and prioritizing. I also believe in giving my clients the skills they need to succeed.
• Create professional branding, one sheets, biographies, mission statements, content and business plans
• Develop career plans, and create structures to fulfill client’s goals.
• Train and create powerful and engaging communication with audiences, the media, and business partners through coaching
• Website planning and implementation • Leadership development, and training artists to have the skills to create, maintain, and manage teams
• Leadership development – training in the tools to create, maintain, and manage teams
• Assess current resources and needs, research resources required to implement projects
• Clients:
Blind Dog Productions
A Fight for Fame
Worldwide Talent Search
Rising Lion
Marilyn David
CelebritySpouses.com
NakeDown
- Freelance Writer
November 2007 — Present
Current Projects:
• TheCelebrityCafe.com – Create news briefs and feature writer for the internet’s longest running entertainment website
• State of Mind of the Arts –Write most articles and manage interns for music industry blog
•AskMsPopular.com – Technology and gadget Articles
• Geeks Are Sexy – Contributing Columnist
Past Projects:
• Vicious Magazine – Write artist bios, interviews, feature articles, and technology reviews
• Album reviewer, Soundcheck Magazine
- Polyvibe Entertainment Group
President / A&R
November 2005 — Present
• Artist Development – Discover, sign, and develop artist roster
• Maintain uniformity and professionalism in promotional materials
• Manage marketing, promotion staff, interns, and digital distribution
• Develop and Implement strategies and time lines for music releases and product production
• Hire and manage all graphic and web designers leading site development
• Create business model and secured initial investment capital
- Future Funk Collective
Executive Producer / Bandleader
March 2002 — Present
• Producer/Writer/Arranger/Programmer of the two FFC studio albums
• Manage rotating lineup of musicians for recording sessions and gigs
• Mixed on second album, recorded all overdubs for albums
• Organize logistics and assembly of bands for national touring
• Maintain and Update website
• Acquired, created, and approved all visual art and promotional materials
• Keyboardist, Bassist, Guitarist and Vocalist
• Conducted Payroll Management
• Communicated with promoters, venues, and booking agents
- Junklab Studios
Executive Producer, Composer, Mixing and Mastering Engineer
September 1999 — Present
• Compose, produce, sequence, and record music for album releases, remixes, albums for other artists, and commercial audio
• Conduct session work, sequencing, drum programming, and digital tape splicing services
• Mixing and mastering services
• Audio Post for films, including scoring, mixing, and ADR / Foley
• Genres include Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Reggae, Dub, Rock, Electronic, Avant-Garde
Past Clients include:
•AAA
•Digital Wax Recordings
•M3rck Records
•Rising Lion
•S.K.I.P.
•Nophi Recordings
•Swel Rock
- EZRPM Concert Series
Promoter / Event Manager
April 2003 — December 2005
• Promoted and managed weekly concert series exposing avant-garde, electronic, and underground hip hop artists to large audiences in three venues in Orlando
• Booked national and international talent on several occasions, including Pole and Funkstorung
• Featured at the Florida Music Festival in 2004-2005
- Nophi Recordings
Co-Owner / Co-Founder
April 1999 — July 2003
As a co-founder of Nophi Recordings, I participated in the developing the initial business model, creation of structure, artist development, manufacturing, promotions, and content creation for Nophi.
In 2003 I completed my participation in Nophi, and left the company in the capable hands of Randy Garcia, whose guiding vision was the spark of life that brought Nophi into the world.
- Education
Landmark Education
2006 — Present
19 Continuing Education Units (CEU) credits earned in Leadership, Communication, Personal Effectiveness and Creative ThinkingBroward Community College
Associate’s in Music, Music – Jazz, Composition, Theory
1998 — 1999
Transferred into music program from Santa Fe CC
Activities and Societies:
President’s Jazz Band – Full Scholarship Jazz Ensemble, Phi                   Theta Kappa Honor Society
Santa Fe Community College
General Education
1996 — 1998
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society