Manic Monkee is a company that produces and talent buys for festivals/events and does strategic business strategy and partnerships for music/tech/brands and artist management.Past and current clients include Pure Imagination Festival, Muzooka, MDIIO/Songistry, Ursa Live, Moogfest, Public Enemy, Rachael Ray/Watch Entertainment, Whole Foods/Whole Planet, Swinghouse Studios, Tarfest, Jakprints, Stageit, Ticketfly, Amazon Music, .music/music.us, Vie Shair,, Deep Eddy, Comedy Central, Standing Sun Wines, Kickstarter, Fitbit, Gopro, Serato, Lagunitas, Tito's Vodka, Jabra, House Of Marly, Blue Moon, Sunstock Solar Festival, Santa Fe Musik Festival, , Sennheiser, Nutrafol, New Amsterdam, Ford and more.

Annual SXSW party at The Austin Whole Foods Flagship store. Acts that played include, Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers, Youngblood Hawke, Rachel Yamagata, Rick Springfield, Kenny Loggins, Suzanne Vega, Pentatonix, Capitol Cities, Matisyahu, and more. First company ever to partner with Whole Foods during SXSW. First event to produce the first ever SXSW appearance for Amazon and artist activation that helped increase awareness and revenue to Amazon MP3.

Muzooka is where artists and their teams manage their media assets on any festival, venue, ticketing, or radio platform from one central dashboard. Muzooka also sends verified show reports to international collecting societies to ensure that rights holders are properly paid when their songs are performed live.

Sunstock Solar Festival is a 100 percent all solar powered music and arts festival with 100 percent of the profits to the Kids Cancer Connection. It debuted on June 18th 2016 and was held at the Gene Autry Museum. Bands that played were Cults, Wavves, Allah Las, Kaki King, The Big Pink, Trapdoor Social, Gateway Drugs and Yoya. www.sunstocksolarfestival.com Create, manage and facilitate production, experiential elements & operations Support multiple departments ranging from communications, sponsorship, marketing/PR, F&B, BOH and FOH services- through resourcing and negotiating vendors, suppliers, and material needs for the entire event.• Oversee production and execution of both back of house and front of house operations including F&B, Artist Relations, VIP, Logistics, Contracting, Booking artists, sponsorships, handling contracts/riders etc. • Manage budgets and coordinate with third parties on all aspects of the event from build schedule, key deadlines, billing/ invoicing, and much more.• Build and grow a team to drive the brand, sales, and cultivate strong relationships with the community. • Partner with all respective entities to coordinate administrative, operational metrics and training are met onsite.• Liaise advance communication and execution of materials, infrastructure, signage, labor, payroll, transportation.Execute of securing permits including liquor, LAFD, LAPD, Health Dept etc• Extensive planning in all areas of operations and production. Fast paced, resourceful execution of all tasks.

Team Marketing | Brand Development and Management | Led Outside PR Agency and Social Media Team | Live Strategy and Activation | Directed, Analyzed, and Utilized Market Research | Managed Budgets of $5 Million | Created Innovative Sponsor and Fan Promotions | Managed Event Coordination |Overlooked hiring of all vendors |Sponsorships

head up all branding and sponsorship for Hip Hop band and 2013 Inductee's into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Public Enemy.Branded and Executed Market Branding Plans for Band | Negotiated Media Sponsorships, Brand Sponsorships, Exclusive Features, Contests, Giveaways with Brands | Oversaw Band Reputation and Brand Management | Hired Team Members | Wrote for Public Enemy Blog Rapstation.com

Responsible for Branding and direction and business Devolpment and working directly with all Departments on best utilizing of company. Cementing merch partnerships with companies like The Syndicate, Comedy Central, Warner Records, Awesomeness TV, The Workaholics, Funny Or Die, SXSW, Sony, Amazon, Getty Images, Ticketfly, Skullcandy, Scion, Hype Machine. Setting up and coordinating and working Jakprints show booth at trade shows and conferences around the globe for maximum brand awareness and exposure.

.music is the new top level domain extension that now all people that have music as a business can have. .music will also be a huge music site that will be there to support and contribute, and act as an atlas to large communities of music and music supported organizations.Duties included:Went around the world talking with different import/export offices about getting support for the applicationWorked on getting as many music organizations to support .music. Supporters include Lyricfind, The Orchard, A2IM, RIAA, NAMM, ASCAP, SESAC, BMI, HFA, The Recording Academy and moreWorked on creating a trusted, safe online haven for music consumptionWorked on Establishing a safe home on the Internet for Music Community members regardless of locale or sizeWorked on Protecting intellectual property and fighting piracySupporting musiciansʹ welfare, rights & fair compensationPromoting music and the arts, cultural diversity and music education

Co-Creator of Feedback Series SXSW | Found and Booked Talent for Feedback Series and CBS show. | Developed Contacts with Music Industry | Branded Feedback Series with Rachael Ray | Created New Marketing Opportunities | Found and Booked Venues and Vendors and production company | Discovered Talent for Listen Records Developed Budgets and Business Plans | Unique Branded Events | Management of Staff and Contract Workers | Found and negotiated sponsorships.

The New Mexico Music Commission includes some of the top artists in the music industry like country music star and New Mexico residents Randy Travis and Dr. Lee Berk of Berklee College Of Music. All of the members on the Commission have strong ties to New Mexico, and together represent a cross-section of the industry as diverse as our population—country, rap, classical, mariachi, folk, and Native American. The commissioners are appointed by Governor Bill Richardson.

Head up all A&R and operations for the label.

Booked Venues, Talent, and Staff | Sponsorship | Managed Publicity Campaigns | Developed Media Strategy | Booked Panels and Speakers from companies like E!, Subpop, Warner Records, MTV, AEG, Capitol Records, ASCAP, SESAC, BMI, Red Light MGMT, The Agency Group, WME, CAA etc. | Had over 250 bands play and attendance of 20,000 over 3 days of panels and showcases.

Hired, Trained, Coached, Supervised and Evaluated Staff Members | Coordinated Presence at Trade Shows and Special Events | Gained Sponsorship and Advertising | Oversaw Content Development | Wrote Articles | Spoke at Music Conferences like CMJs, MPMF, MMF, DBMC, Dfest, Southpark, and More | Coordinated with Distributor Ingram Periodicals | Held Monthly Meetings with Board Members and Team | March 2006 cover of The Flaming Lips created by Rolling Stone Magazine’s Illustrator Okan Arabacioglu | Won the DEZIGN Award | Awarded Best Indie Magazine by Fearless TV, Mania TV, and MySpace | Earned Presence on Front Page of MySpace for a Week | Sold an Average of 75% Off Shelves Per Issue

Santa Fe Muzik Fest at The Santa Fe Downs that had over 300 bands and 60,000 attendees over 3 days. responsibilities included booking, hiring of staff, production, contracts, negotiations with vendors, VIP experience, licenses and permits, sponsorship, media, merchandise i.e