Daouda Leonard

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CEO at CreateSafe @ CreateSafe, Inc.
Daouda Leonard's Location
Los Angeles, California, United States, United States
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About Daouda Leonard

Daouda Leonard, a Software Creator specializing in music and audio research science.Daouda Leonard is a philosopher at the forefront of the creator empowerment movement. With a decade of service in the entertainment industry, Daouda has worked as a manager, publisher, producer, A&R and creative director for Grimes, DJ Snake, Skrillex, BloodPop® and more. His creative contributions have generated over 15 billion global media impressions and sales to date for cultural leaders including Lady Gaga, Drake, Madonna, Kanye West, Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Weeknd and Justin Bieber.Before becoming an entrepreneur in the music business, Daouda graduated from Northeastern University School of Business with a degree in Management Information Systems and worked on Wall Street at Tudor Investment as an information technology analyst. Daouda worked full-time while simultaneously attending school and contributing to the culture of internet-fueled file-sharing that preceded the music streaming era.Born and raised in Brooklyn, Daouda grew up practicing meditation, yoga, and Tae Kwon Do. Now, Daouda leverages the power of intentional breathing to overcome obstacles and manifest surprising advantages for his creative collaborators. Daouda is a steadfast champion of transparency, consent, education, and artist development.Above all, Daouda believes in a world where artists are seen, heard, and economically empowered. He is currently the founder and CEO of CreateSafe, Inc., a music technology company that provides SaaS and Premium Services for music artists, managers and record labels. In his free time, Daouda enjoys Yoga, learning, writing, hiking, and collaborating with his wife, Nikki.

Daouda Leonard's Current Company Details
CreateSafe, Inc.

Createsafe, Inc.

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CEO at CreateSafe
Daouda Leonard Work Experience Details
  • Createsafe, Inc.
    Co-Founder, Ceo
    Createsafe, Inc. Mar 2017 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    CreateSafe is a design and development studio building digital asset management protocols and tools. We are building a multi-modal generative AI operating system to automate the creation, management, distribution and marketing of music IP.
  • Andreessen Horowitz
    Scout
    Andreessen Horowitz Mar 2024 - Present
    Menlo Park, Ca, Us
    Researching emergent technology trends and discovering the entrepreneurial wizards behind them.
  • Thrive Market
    Investor
    Thrive Market Feb 2015 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    Thrive Market is the first socially conscious online store offering the world's best-selling natural and organic products at wholesale prices. Our mission is to make health living easy, affordable, and accessible for every American family.
  • Wexler'S Deli
    Investor
    Wexler'S Deli Apr 2014 - Present
    Wexler's Deli stands for three things: tradition, craftsmanship, and quality. Born of a desire to serve classic Jewish deli food made by people who care, Wexler's uses old-school methods to hand craft our pastrami and smoked salmon.
  • Mastor Craft
    Founder, Information Systems Designer, Artist Manager
    Mastor Craft Jun 2010 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    Mastor Craft builds open source spiritual technology for artist development. We provide creative organizations and individuals with knowledge, resources and value added support to develop their business foundations and extend their infrastructure. We help artists find and secure the resources they need to create, manage and market their art. Grimes, Skrillex, Dom McLennon, BloodPop®, DJ Snake, Tchami and more are some of the artists who have used our services for success.• A&R/Production managed BloodPop's executive production of Lady Gaga's "Chromatica" album.
  • Faze Clan
    Investor (Exited Nasdaq: Faze)
    Faze Clan Nov 2018 - Jul 2022
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    FaZe Clan® is the most popular gaming and E-Sports brand in the world. Known predominantly for it's highly skilled YouTube personalities and professional esports players.
  • Media Empire
    Creative Operations Officer
    Media Empire Jun 2019 - Dec 2021
    Media Empire is a simulation creation platform founded by Grimes and Mac Boucher. Our core focus is identity design using convergent technologies for the expansion and maximization of the imagination to explore new forms of expression. Very auspicious.
  • Owsla Publishing
    President Of A&R
    Owsla Publishing May 2014 - Jan 2019
    OWSLA Publishing was a songwriting development company founded by Skrillex. At OWSLA Publishing I managed the company’s contemporary acquisitions and A&R staff. I was responsible for all of the company’s frontline signings, writer contract negotiations, song-plugging activities, artist co-writes, and developing a clear roadmap for the company. Our work resulted in the creation of record breaking #1 hits such as "Thank U, Next" & "7 Rings" by Arianna Grande, "Yummy" & "Sorry" by Justin Bieber and more!
  • Get Familiar Music
    Publisher
    Get Familiar Music Mar 2009 - Dec 2017
    Upon founding Get Familiar Music with Clinton Sparks, I signed and developed DJ Snake and Tchami, resulting in a worldwide co-publishing partnership with BMG Chrysalis, providing A&R direction for their careers as producers, songwriters and artists, resulting in millions of sales and billions of media impressions world wide.
  • With You.
    Producer
    With You. Jan 2015 - Mar 2017
    With You. was a production company and DJ group formed as a social experiment focused on discovering the global influences of dance and its effect on the movement of underground culture into mainstream awareness. Our field research guided us to capture the underlying emotions, rhythms and voices of movements in the past in order to usher in a new future for dance music to create a dialogue for positive cultural change. This resulted in our accurate trend forecast of the global surge in African diaspora influence in the music industry from 2018-2020 and the nu rave soul dance music shift back into the mainstream.
  • Tig.Ht
    Brand Development Manager
    Tig.Ht Mar 2015 - Jan 2017
    tig.ht was a creative collective for digital and cultural innovation co-founded by myself, Yung Jake, Vince McKelvie and Theo Bark. We developed various influential mixed media websites, web apps, art exhibitions, and brand work such as, the painting app emoji.ink, which utilizes emojis as a paintbrush. The site went viral when Yung Jake created a series of celebrity portraits with the web app. The portraits were printed everywhere from Time to Mad Magazine, posted by celebrities from Miley Cyrus to Gucci Mane, and used by Pepsi in a Tig.ht directed commercial.
  • M3 Entertainment
    Production Manager
    M3 Entertainment Jan 2013 - Jan 2016
    At M3 I co-managed an award winning multi-platinum selling roster of producers and songwriters that included: Boi-1da, Illangelo, Mike Zombie, Noah '40' Shebib, Nineteen85, Ricky Blaze, Supa Dups and Vinylz. I helped to build a creative environment for our roster to collaborate amongst one other as well as with a network of various talented songwriters and producers resulting in the creation of hit records for Beyoncé, Drake, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Eminem and more.
  • Savoir Faire/Bromance Records
    A&R Manager
    Savoir Faire/Bromance Records Aug 2013 - Aug 2015
    At Savoir Faire, I executive produced Brodinski's major label debut album 'Brava' and provided A&R and strategic brand development for Gesaffelstein, Brodinski and Club Cheval. My role also included sourcing new business opportunities for Savoir Faire and signing new talent for Bromance Records. The management strategy I implemented resulted in the groundbreaking collaboration's between Kanye West, Gesaffelstein and Brodinski.
  • C. Sparks Entertainment
    Creative Director
    C. Sparks Entertainment May 2003 - Jul 2014
    Los Angeles, Us
    I worked with entertainer Clinton Sparks to build his full service production and publishing company. I learned valuable collaboration and team management skills helping to forge working relationships with artists like Eminem, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Ludacris and many others, leading to viable and innovative opportunities in music production, publishing, radio, TV and film for Clinton Sparks. The music placements that I secured lead to sales in excess of 17 million records worldwide.
  • Tudor Investment Corporation
    Information Technology Analyst
    Tudor Investment Corporation Jun 2000 - Apr 2003
    Stamford, Ct, Us
    I worked as an information technology consultant and analyst where I gained valuable knowledge about trend forecasting and using technology as tool to develop and distribute content with sustainable profitability. I built computers for the private equity traders and developed the first website for the Tudor Ventures Group.
  • Mit Lincoln Laboratory
    Information Technology Manager
    Mit Lincoln Laboratory Jan 1999 - May 2000
    Lexington, Ma, Us
  • J.P. Morgan
    Intern
    J.P. Morgan Jun 1998 - Aug 1998
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Mbf Clearing Corp.
    Intern
    Mbf Clearing Corp. Jun 1997 - Sep 1997

Daouda Leonard Skills

Entertainment Social Media Social Media Marketing Music Digital Media Music Industry Brand Management Event Management A&r Music Publishing Brand Development Advertising Event Planning Management Creative Direction Music Production New Media Social Networking Radio Marketing Marketing Strategy Strategy Talent Management Ip Creation Technology Web Design Graphic Design Product Design Venture Capital Art Direction Leadership

Daouda Leonard Education Details

  • Northeastern University
    Northeastern University
    Computer Science

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