As the Manager, Copyright, I'm responsible for the daily operation of the Downtown Music Publishing copyright department (team of 3) ensuring all of our projects and tasks are on the right track. DMP rep over 290k active songs, 6k publishers and 50k songwriters. On average our team ingest and register 2500 songs per month. I also consult our development team with my previous database dev experience to create a better user experience for downtown's upcoming music maestro replacement system. My… Show more As the Manager, Copyright, I'm responsible for the daily operation of the Downtown Music Publishing copyright department (team of 3) ensuring all of our projects and tasks are on the right track. DMP rep over 290k active songs, 6k publishers and 50k songwriters. On average our team ingest and register 2500 songs per month. I also consult our development team with my previous database dev experience to create a better user experience for downtown's upcoming music maestro replacement system. My day-to-day responsibilities include (i) resolving counterclaims, (ii) sending out at-source & sub pub cap notifications to sub-publishers, (iii) sending CWR, counterpoint and Excel to all the domestic and international partners for monthly catalog updates, (iv) registration agreements, (v) ingest constant flow of new works into Music Maestro, (vi) audit CWR ACK file to ensure rejection works are fixed and resent, (vii) research outstanding royalties from vendors for royalty matching, (viii) help the international on-boarding team to ensure the catalog of the latest signings are fully registered and (ix) different ad hoc projects. Show less

***Downtown Music’s publishing administration services - Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust, and Sheer Publishing Africa - currently have nearly 2 million songwriters and almost 5 million copyrights under management.***

As a Database manager, I spearhead the project to develop the "Task Manager" functionality on the company Filemaker database system for improved work productivity and License tracking. I have also automated the process of inputting works by developing the "Catalog Import Module" in the database for import metadata files in bulk.

At Missing Link Music, I Improved the overall company revenue by over 300% since end of 2015 by spearheaded an initiative to streamline the process of bulk work registration. This entailed the development of a proprietary Python script which allowed for the efficient conversion of data previously stored within a the company internal database system to Common Work Registration ("CWR"), which is an universal data format accepted by royalty collection societies and music publishers all over the… Show more At Missing Link Music, I Improved the overall company revenue by over 300% since end of 2015 by spearheaded an initiative to streamline the process of bulk work registration. This entailed the development of a proprietary Python script which allowed for the efficient conversion of data previously stored within a the company internal database system to Common Work Registration ("CWR"), which is an universal data format accepted by royalty collection societies and music publishers all over the world. my development of CWR single handedly boost the company's revenue drastically and made Missing Link Music the top 100 NMPA top publisher in the United States. In order to accomplish this, I taught myself Python and filemaker coding langugage. In addition, my day-to-day responsibilities include (i) registering work catalogs with domestic and international societies, performing rights organizations ("PROs") and affiliate sub-publishers,(ii) Process Common Works Registration (CWR) and Acknowledgement files (iii) responding to requests for synchronization and sample clearance, work disputes, counterclaims, (iv) negotiating and issuing mechanical and sync licenses and (v) royalty tracking which involve quarterly royalty statements processing, accounting, auditing. (vi) working in catalog ingestion, PRO registration audits and metadata tracking, (vii) work as the engineer on bug tracking and feature requests, (viii) internal royalty statement processing for quarterly payouts for clients and Account receivable. In addition, I was responsible for Liaise between operations and our affiliates (partners, clients, societies etc.) Show less

Founder of Tai-Ke New York (TKNY) a non-profit organization that bringing music from Taiwan to showcase in the United States. I was able to raise funds with several different organization notably TECO (Taipei Economic and cultural office in New York) and successfully organize and plan the showcase tour and invited 8 different performing acts from Taiwan to tour 10 different US cities working around the dates with SXSW, CMJ, TaiwanFest Canada, Passport to Taiwan Festival NYC for the span of 5… Show more Founder of Tai-Ke New York (TKNY) a non-profit organization that bringing music from Taiwan to showcase in the United States. I was able to raise funds with several different organization notably TECO (Taipei Economic and cultural office in New York) and successfully organize and plan the showcase tour and invited 8 different performing acts from Taiwan to tour 10 different US cities working around the dates with SXSW, CMJ, TaiwanFest Canada, Passport to Taiwan Festival NYC for the span of 5 years of the TKNY existence. Show less

The Hsu-Nami, International renowned Erhu fronted prog-rock band Integrates an amplified electric ”erhu”, into a rock lineup. The Hsu-Nami’s music was featured in the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing. The track “Rising of the sun” was the theme music representing the Chinese Basketball team entrance theme.• Oversee all marketing strategies including branding, online marketing, tour marketing and public relations.• Oversee all budgeting for album production, marketing, public… Show more The Hsu-Nami, International renowned Erhu fronted prog-rock band Integrates an amplified electric ”erhu”, into a rock lineup. The Hsu-Nami’s music was featured in the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing. The track “Rising of the sun” was the theme music representing the Chinese Basketball team entrance theme.• Oversee all marketing strategies including branding, online marketing, tour marketing and public relations.• Oversee all budgeting for album production, marketing, public relations, promotional, and touring • Act as liaison with artist/tour management and agencies to manage logistics and travel for the band.• Ensure artist brand identity throughout all marketing platforms including logos, photos and bios.• Handling all day to day managerial responsibilities; touring, endorsements, merchandise, social networks etc.• Executed more than 50 events for talent and marketed them. • Booked, promoted and managed CMJ showcases in 2011, 2013, Two 10 day tours in Taiwan, major festivals in USA, Canada, China, and Taiwan attracting up to 80,000 attendees. • In charge of securing the proper agent and attorney for talent along with overseeing all music licensing opportunities. Including; Hsu-nami’s song “Rising of the Sun” was featured in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics as Entrance Theme for the Chinese Basketball Team• Developing press releases and procuring opportunities with USA Today, New York Times, TVBS News Station (Taiwan), MTV IGGY, Vancouver Times, Taipei Times, K-Rock Radio, AZN Television, and News 12 New Jersey.• Attended GMA- Gospel Music Week industry convention, May 2009, Nashville Tennessee • Attended CMJ Week 2011, 2013 (Speaker at panel "Talking Taiwan: Asia's Growing Marketplace") and 2015. Show less

At Press Association I work as a freelance camera technician, filming interviews with celebrities for new movie releases at red carpet premiere events. My work has been featured on AOL UK, MSN UK, Yahoo Movies UK, Virgin Media as list of following web clients.

-book for Markel Entertainment the highest quality talent for NYC showcase venues.

At James Adrian Music company, my task included alphabetize, Filing, Data basing and organizing thousands of unsorted physical sheet music.

At ACM Records, I work on editing music length for commerical on Pro Tools, working on album art and website design, also company promotion and client relations.

During my internship at EMI Music Marketing the company staff let us interns write up and pitch proposal for business marketing plans to organize major promotional events with artist such as KT Tunstall, Al Green. Also Broadway shows "The Color Purple".

During my internship in U-Rich Funiture, I had the responsibility of managing factory line and product assembly and served as Translator/ Interpreter during customer negotiations.

During my time at Oriental Home Furnishing, my responsibility were to assist customers, stock and merchandise products and help with home deliveries of antique futnitures. I was promoted into store manager with me in charge of our second location in Fort Lee, New Jersey.