Jake Rich Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York

• Directed and supervised preparation, promotion, budgeting, ticket sales, sponsorships, production,transportation, media capture, live stream and press for American Beatbox Championships 2016• Successfully executed two-day event with over 700 attendees and 63,000 live streamers

Greater New York City Area

• Created and implemented strategies to assist young people in musical, artistic, and career development• Expanded UAB's presence and effectiveness via workshops, parties, summer camps, social media, live performances, crowdsourced fundraising, professional development seminars, and brand partnerships• Taught social justice themed music workshops for students throughout NYC in songwriting, vocal and performance technique, drums/rhythmic instruction, beatboxing, and music production• Organized performances where students have opened for Kanye West, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, J.Cole, Q-Tip, Black Thought, Lupe Fiasco, Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, Mac Miller, Redman, and Dead Prez• Facilitated partnerships with The Art of Learning Project and Stereotype Collective Apparel• Planned and executed two successful IndieGoGo Campaigns that exceeded financial goals

Austin, Texas Area

• Directed team of 40+ including stage managers, digital content teams and venue staff responsible for sound, visuals, lighting, security, production, and social media at three-story, 1,000 capacity concert hall• Managed two stages, coordinated and executed 20 concert events with 150+ artists & bands and multiple brand activation areas over seven days for SXSW’s largest, longest-running unofficial event• Reached capacity every night with talent including Kevin Gates, B.O.B., Cam’ron, Desiigner, Lil Yachty

Greater New York City Area

• Developed creative promotional strategies for live music events; Projects included SXSW, CMJ,Sundance Film Festival, and Empire Control Room & Garage (Heard's live music venues in Austin, TX)• Interviewed, hired and managed a marketing team for digital and physical concert promotion• Created and promoted new event concepts including 4-day Brooklyn Funk Festival• Curated and produced live events with artists including George Clinton, Erykah Badu, ImagineDragons, Shepard Fairey, Robert Glasper Experiment, Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Earl Sweatshirt,Hiatus Kaiyote, Young Guru, Capital Cities, Allen Stone, Lianne La Havas, Daedalus, TNGHT and more

Greater New York City Area

• Ran two stages and four activation areas at Empire Control Room & Garage in Austin for SXSW 2012 and 2013 including artist and sponsor relations, team management and production sourcing (stage, sound, lights, backline), resulting in nine days of events successfully curated/ executed• Developed relationships with sponsors into partnerships at music events across NYC and Austin, TX

Http://Www.Wellnessexchangeband.Com

• Arranged all promotion, rehearsals, recordings & shows in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Buffalo, NY• Coordinated a partnership with sustainable, fair-trade fashion brand, Of Rags, based in Ghana

1201 Broadway, St. 706, New York, Ny

• Managed the Community Outreach Initiative for the 2011 CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival • Collaborated with local businesses to provide discounts and benefits to CMJ badge holders

345 Hudson St.

• Proposed, developed and implemented plastic bag/film recycling initiative for entire Viacom building • Worked to eliminate waste in the local community via the Lean 2 Green & Give A Sh*t Committees

• Oversaw marketing campaigns, composed press releases & social media for musicians and filmmakers• Composed press releases and managed web content using HTML, WordPress and social media outlets• Developed promotional techniques and assembled client status reports

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

•Recipient of Highest Award for Achievement as a student• Adapted instructors’ concepts into relatable examples for students