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United States

Music Educator teaching private lessons and classes. Primary focus on Guitar, as well as, Bass, Piano, Percussion, Music Production and Band Coaching.

Greater Los Angeles Area, New York, Nashville, London

•Recorded and toured with numerous major and indie label artists as a guitarist, mandolin player and bass player•Artists: Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Aqualung, Pete Yorn, Rachael Yamagata, Lenka, Tom McRae, Butch Walker, Cary Brothers, Joshua Radin, Schuyler Fisk, The Weepies, Brett Dennen, Dan Wilson and Angel Taylor.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Composed, arranged, recorded, mixed and edited all of the original music for projects such as: Out There (IFC series), Effed! (short film), Dr. Jocko (website), LA French Film Festival (festival theme song).

Los Angeles, California

Full time Guitar Teacher, Music Theory Instructor & Performance Coach for Marlborough’s Summer School program.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Dual role as guitarist and tour manager for recording artists Cary Brothers, Joshua Radin, Angel Taylor and Kimberly Caldwell. Duties included: advancing all shows, booking travel arrangements, hiring and managing crew, and tour accounting.

Greater Los Angeles Area

•Developed and executed socially driven digital marketing campaigns and promotional partnerships for feature films, music, television and consumer brands.•Responsible for scope and proposal development, project management, analytics/reporting, and budget management.•Key clients: Mark Burnett Productions, Geffen Records, Pepsi, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Royal Elastics

Greater Los Angeles Area

•Managed digital street team campaigns for a diverse range of clients, driving brand awareness and building fan communities via viral marketing tools.•Worked with third party sites to implement strategic partnerships, promotions and sponsorship opportunities for major record label artists.•Key clients: Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Gold Circle Entertainment, The Gap, BBC America

Beverly Hills, Ca

•Worked closely with VP of Field Promotion in day-to-day management of a 14-member regional field promotion staff.•Responsible for designing and implementing national promotion campaigns in conjunction with album release dates, tour schedules, relevant media events and holidays.•Organized and provided analysis of all relevant trade and music industry chart data from Soundscan, Mediabase, BDS, etc. •Employed cost-benefit analysis, creative ideas and excellent communication skills to advise key senior executives on promotional strategy, increasing visibility and airplay. •Campaigns driving Multi-platinum sales for artists like Smashing Pumpkins, Janet Jackson, The Verve, David Bowie, Spice Girls, Lenny Kravitz, Massive Attack, Ben Harper, Fat Boy Slim, Blur, Gomez, Cracker, Shaggy

Greater Chicago Area

•Assisted the marketing department with the merchandizing of clubs, retail and lifestyle venues in response to tour needs and sales deadlines.•Responsible for updating accounts on sales information and new releases, and distributing retail tracking information to key stakeholders.