Samantha Way-Lory Email & Phone Number

Montclair, New Jersey, United States

Montclair, Nj, Us

Montclair, New Jersey, United States

Nonprofit music education and mentoring organization. Full high level administrative and personal support to the President + Founder including heavy calendar management, compiling agendas and reports along with extensive research. Setting up meetings and VIP receptions (Board, donors, sponsors, partners + artists). Assisting with artist relations at these events as well as the annual Montclair Jazz Festival. Overseeing the facility day to day operations and logistics (offices, music annex and three rehearsal studios).

Usa, England, Australia

Freelance projects based out of the New York area where I relocated to from London, England to raise my family.Artist Relations/Promotion: Promotion planning and coordination as well as logistical execution on the road with various artists. Reviewing and adapting plans per logistics and reviewing/reporting to the individual record company and/or artist management. Balancing out priorities and needs of the individual artist along the way, due to any unforeseen circumstances.Jeff Buckley (Columbia), The Spice Girls (Virgin), Katell Keineg (Elektra), Sophie Zelmani (Sony Sweden), Shannon Noll (Sony Australia).Events:Planning, logistics and on-site execution, Artist and Speaker relations.Pacific Circle Convention (Australia 2000), The New Music Seminar (New York + LA, 2009-2013) and Escape To New York Festival (Shinnecock Indian Reservation, Southampton 2011).

London, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for all artists signed to the Columbia label in the US across Europe. Planned, implemented and managed campaigns for newly signed, developing, established and 'superstar' talent from all music genres, identifying and targeting exposure in the individual European locations, often on extremely limited timeframes.Promotion visits focusing on TV, radio, press, retail and showcase performances as well as around live tour dates. Media junkets to the US live dates. Tour opening parties and special events.Utilized motivational, creative thinking and interpersonal communication skills from concept through execution, working closely with individual project personnel in local Sony affiliate offices across Europe and Columbia label in the US, as well as the artist, artist management, touring parties, agents and promoters.Logistical travel planning and budgeting and extensive travel with artists and on the road personnel. Started at Sony originally as Coordinator, Tours + Promotion for Columbia, Epic and affiliated label rosters, before being promoted at the beginning of 1989 to Manager, International Promotion, Columbia label.