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London, England, Gb

London, United Kingdom

Along with two co-founders, we created a PRS affiliated production music library with an emphasis on commercial quality output, at a library music price point. Providing our usp; a solution for media companies to source high end, pre-cleared, ‘off the shelf’ music cues.Securing the world’s leading production music sub publishers to represent the catalogue, including APM in the U.S. BMG, Cavendish and other major labels across Europe. Currently producing 70+ new albums annually.

London, United Kingdom

Operational management of a small team of Music Supervisors for media related music & sound projects across the UK, Europe and Arab Emirates.Building new & existing relationships with contacts across various advertising, media and television related sectors. Negotiating license fees, performing creative music searches, reviewing contracts, editing music to picture, recruiting & mentoring new talent, setting kpi's/targets/forecasts and performing regular appraisals, interpreting clients… Show more Operational management of a small team of Music Supervisors for media related music & sound projects across the UK, Europe and Arab Emirates.Building new & existing relationships with contacts across various advertising, media and television related sectors. Negotiating license fees, performing creative music searches, reviewing contracts, editing music to picture, recruiting & mentoring new talent, setting kpi's/targets/forecasts and performing regular appraisals, interpreting clients needs and formulating written creative briefs for the creation of bespoke compositions. Registering/tracking publishing royalties and planning additional rights exploitation.Key skills: Researching & obtaining new business opportunities. Client presentations. Account management of existing clients. Operational management, contracting, invoicing, sales forecasting, target driven results and recruitment/mentoring personnel. Show less

London, United Kingdom

The Sound Works specialises in audio solutions for the media industries.We have a roster of composers for bespoke music scores and also perform music searches to source and license existing tracks for our clients.

London, United Kingdom

Music Licensing. Bespoke Music Composition. Sales & New Business. Royalty tracking and publishing management.

Uk

Working with various bands as a session drummer and percussionist. Touring the UK, Europe and Japan. Supporting bands such as Bloc Party, Klaxons and Primal Scream. Working with labels such as PIAS, Electric Stew and EMI.

Norwich, United Kingdom

Responsible for recruiting, training and developing a team of tele sales personnel, selling advertising space to the media industries.Liaising with directors to set KPI’s. Manage the individual team member appraisals and develop motivational/inclusive bonus structures.Increased the annual sales revenue and dramatically improved the staff retention figures.

London, United Kingdom

Assisting with the day to day running of an independent record label, Electric Stew, subsidiary of PIAS. Managing sync enquiries, collating a network of industry contacts for placements and creative searches, scheduled single releases, press releases, touring itineraries.Also, assisting with the flagship (and rather notorious), monthly parties at London's Gt Eastern Hotel.

To assist on the shoots of music videos and commercials. Make a lot of tea. Be shouted at by the directors.