Kasey Fries Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Digital music industry leader specializing in content operations, product development, and strategic growth. Helmed efforts to redesign product UI/UX: targeting enhanced functionality of content ingestion workflows to boost quality, accuracy, and enable feature expansions to position the platform for its evolution from website to full-fledged product. Developed new operational guidelines across rapid-scaling departments to formalize roles and responsibilities.Key Achievements:- Scaled and realigned Content Operations team to meet exponential increase in delivery demands while managing relationships with top artists like Cheat Codes and Colbie Caillat.- Secured preferred partner status with Spotify and YouTube via cross-functional collaboration, increasing artist marketing visibility and delivering YouTube revenue lift.- Spearheaded launch of Music Video vertical with codified standards, analytics tracking, and partnership management, driving a considerable increase in video processing within months.- Leveraged data pattern analysis and policy education to reduce copyright infringement notices.- Mobilized small teams to drive creative solutions and operational excellence, leveraging music industry expertise.- Introduced internal documentation hub housing objectives, goals and metrics to optimize efficiency.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Music industry leader with deep expertise in digital music distribution, content operations, process improvement, and enabling organizational scalability. Key achievements:- Restructured content workflows and quality control standards to support distribution of over 1000 weekly releases. I resourced and operationalized the Content Operations and Client Support teams to align with a new highly selective boutique distribution approach, providing first-class support for acts such as Frank Ocean, Morgan Wallen, and Brent Faiyaz as part of a strategic shift.- Developed and rolled out quality assurance protocols integrated with internal tools to uphold precision content delivery and metadata accuracy.- Drove operational enhancements spanning content, sales, product, and engineering by mobilizing cross-functional collaboration. Achieved and maintained preferred partner status with Apple Music/iTunes by leveraging industry insights.- Championed career development and growth trajectories for direct reports. Spearheaded projects advising leadership by contributing domain perspective. Passionate about enabling organizational scalability without sacrificing high-touch client service through process rigor and operational excellence.

Worked with a small management team to create and refine press materials, social media interaction and implement marketing strategies. I reviewed and summarized both international and domestic contracts with merchandise companies, booking agents, independent contractors, and special events. Music administration work included overseeing ASCAP accounts, catalog organization, and spearheading efforts to acquire publishing administration. Oversaw essential human resources needs by managing the hiring of staff, payroll basics, and overhauling an outdated employee manual.YSK Entertainment is the management and production office for a Japanese musician known as the leader of the most popular rock band in Japan. I joined this team to manage the artist's music catalog and wound up managing the LA office, working with a small team overseeing everything from merchandise design to implementation of promotional strategies in foreign and domestic markets.

During my time at BFM I grew from a Marketing/ Admin Assistant to overseeing a client base of over 600 labels as the Director of Label Relations. This included general questions about company services, drafting and negotiating contractual terms, and handling new business inquiries. I also worked closely with clients to coordinate new releases: strategizing release dates, collecting assets, implementing marketing plans, and reviewing final details of the release across all departments.In addition, I designed and launched a new filemaker database for contract administration, which streamlined the processing and management of agreements and maintained the working relationship with our third party royalty accounting service.Increasing brand awareness, I acted as an A&R representative signing indie labels and artists and attended CMJ and SXSW.

Acting as a West Coast representative of this NY based company, I met with local clients, evaluated potential clients for representation, and assisted in the coordination of special events such as writers workshops and private shows for music supervisors. I also attended showcases and special events on behalf of the company and provided additional support by addressing questions about The Royalty Network's publishing administration services.

During my time at BFM, I assisted one of the founders with the occasional licensing project. High profile projects included: Universal Studios Orlando Rip Ride & Rockit roller coaster, a Ford Focus online avatar promotion, and MySpace Music promotions. Work included song research, contacting publishers for licensing requests, and collecting confirmations. I also provided creative input and assisted in the negotiation of deal points.

In addition to hosting a weekly show on UCLAradio.com with a focus on indie rock, I also assisted with management and maintenance of the station website. Updating DJ playlists, providing concert reviews, and researching new artists with reviews of music submitted to the station were all duties that kept me immersed in the day-to-day operations of the station.

Bachelor Of Arts, American Literature And Culture

Product Management

English Language And Literature, General