Benjamin Friedman Email & Phone Number

Independent artist manager and strategic advisor.

Day to Day Manager contracted to help during an international reunion tour for a multi-platinum band.Touring – Coordinated and marketed aspects of a large scale international reunion tour.Project/Release Management – Operated in tandem with the record label and all members of the extended team to roll out the band's first original song in nearly 10 years.Digital – Developed strategy for and managed all social media pages and digital spaces.Merchandising – Supported the activation of numerous brand partnerships; clothing collections, makeup lines, home decor, collectible action figures.

Scheduled sessions for producers, songwriters, and artists signed to the roster while helping to establish an organizational system for the collection and dispersement of catalog assets and metadata.

Provided Day-to-Day Management for multiple clients oversaw record label management services an independent record label founded by an artist.▪ A&R – Organized recording opportunities, including; sourcing producers, featured collaborators, studio musicians and remixers/remix opportunities. Handled all associated contracting, paperwork, and PRO/ SoundExchange registrations.▪ Creative – Led creative conversations and/or associated execution of projects. Brand Design / Re-Design, Art Direction, Photoshoots, Video Shoots, Content Design, Merch Design, Vinyl Packaging Design, Stage Helmet Redesign and Produced Music Videos.▪ Touring – Advanced for DJs and live bands, organized multiple nationwide tours (van/bus),coordinated special events, oversaw and assisted with production design, tour marketing (localized and otherwise), Merch logistics and tour management.▪ Digital – Oversaw and managed social media strategy and marketing activations, including; creating content, sourcing creatives, content calendaring and managing digital advertising.

Executive Assistant to the Founder + CEO - oversaw scheduling, coordinated travel logistics, scheduled PR opportunities, rolled calls, maintained expense reports, gathered assets for social media manager, oversaw special projects, upheld internal databases.Festivals - collected, amended and executed performance agreements, oversaw credential operations and guest lists for large-scale music festivals and concerts, assisted with artist relations, organized satellite radio broadcasts.Merchandising - initiated the creative revitalization of brand merchandise, sought out and employed graphic designers and artists, secured high profile brand collaborations, designed and produced festival specific and brand merchandise.

Los Angeles, California

Provide Day to Day Management for multiple clients and assist coworkers on other developmental management projects; managed social media, organized travel, advanced tours, oversaw album campaigns, organized music videos, coordinated collaborations with featured musicians, maintained calendars and schedules, arranged press, assisted at events, coordinated tour production, promotional events and endorsement opportunities.Managed daily office responsibilities, including personal and professional activities for owners and managers, assisted with writer/producer projects, scheduling, managed studio schedule, arranged coverage and catering for studio and events, oversaw invoices and bills.

London, United Kingdom

Assisted the music and intellectual property departments by providing research for projects and cases, attended client meetings, scouted talent, organized e-mail correspondences and files.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Assisted the music and intellectual property departments, researched, compiled, and summarized information for projects and cases, reviewed and edited agreements, organized internal digital database.

Booked and promoted concerts for the Syracuse University student body. Shows varied between both free and ticketed events. Had tremendous success, selling upwards of 15,000 tickets for a single concert in the Carrier Dome. Artists booked included XV, RJD2, Tinie Tempah, Nas & Damian Marley, and Kid Cudi.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Facilitated the Synch Department with mailings, updated the data for the newly implemented online ʻPortalʼ catalog, filed licenses, organized files and stocked CDʼs.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Attended to operational office tasks, recording authorizations, internet research, phone/reception duties, booked travel, arranged meetings, compiled expense reports, scouted talent, attended weekly A&R meetings.

Syracuse University, College Of Visual And Performing Arts

Bachelor Of Science In The Recording And Allied Entertainment Industry, The Bandier Program For The Music And Entertainment Industries, 3.65

Activities and Societies: Assistant Director of University Union's Concert BoardMagna Cum Laude