Entertainment Business Consulting Services from Chicago

CAREER HISTORY

 

Executive Director & Audio Producer 

Tru Blac Lion Recordings Universal - Black Label (T.R.U.B.L.) Music Studios

June 2014 - Present 

 

T.R.U.B.L. Music Studios is an unusual but sustainable business model for a record label. The Company is an Illinois-based LLC that will provide audio recording, production and engineering, mixing, mastering, score composition and custom sound design services to musicians and producers within its targeted market. The business operates to promote limitless talent including audio and graphic dynamics with a common element of improvisation. 

 

 

Managing Director of Artist Relations

UnCompromised Music Entertainment (UME)

November 2013 - June 2014 (Resigned) 

 

UnCompromised Music Entertainment is an indie record label located in Tampa, FL. The Company offered and elected the opportunity to the directors of CEcG. Services of CEcG's Music Division were offered to fresh, new Artists to ready them by providing necessary information to create a more polished professional through Development and Management. 

 

Partner & Managing Director of Affairs 

Cherry Entertainment Consulting Group (CEcG) 

April 2012 - Present 

 

CEcG was organized to assist and guide multiple entertainment facets throughout the business of media and entertainment through the capitalization of consulting, management, development coordination, press relations, planning and representation. 

CLIENT WORKS 

• Talent Management for Mr. Magik (Music) 2015 - Current

• Talent Management for E. Haynes (Music) 2015 - Current 

• Talent Management for Von Coleman (Music) 2014 - Current 

• Artist Management for G.S. (Music) 2014 - 2015 

• Artist Management for Jay Hunna (Music) 2014 - Current 

• Artist Management for DeVree Campbell (Music) 2014 - Current 

• Artist Management for Baron Buck$ (Music) 2013 - Current 

• Managing Director of Artist Relations for UnCompromised Music Entertainment (Music) 2013 - 2014 (Resigned) 

• Artist Management for Fred G. Bishop (Music) 2013 

• Executive Producer & Co-Screenwriter for Blak Owl Entertainment's The Love Betrayal (Film) 2013 - Current 

• Film Consultant & Logo Graphic Artist for Chill Production's Girls Like Us! 1 (Film) 2013 

• Artist Management for Pretty Kitty (Music) 2012 - 2015 

• Band Management for Trunk Music, LLC (Music) 2012 

• Make Up & Hair for MVP Productions' The Lies We Tell, But The Secrets We Keep: The Sequel (Film) 2012 

 

Executive Director & Founder 

ClubHouse Entertainment 

January 1996 - February 2000 

ClubHouse Entertainment's purpose was to provide entertainment for consumers by giving businesses, and upcoming entertainers of all kind, a promotional service by coordinating events at multiple venues, enhacing cross promotion and networking through functions such as parties, comedy shows, concerts and talent productions. Some duties were Stage Management, Entertainment Liaison, Artist Development and Membership Representative. 

 

Client Management 

BeatMan Records 

May 1998 - February 2001 

Coordinating Artist Development, Production Assistant, Musical Director, Artist Representative, Business Relations Consulting and Artist Liaison were all included as 1/2 of a two man team who sought to be the change agent in underground Hip Hop and music. 

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

 

• Retaining great personal and working relationships 

• Building new standards of development for individual & business clients 

• Reviving resources & technology to improve consumer approach 

• Uncovering solutions and making contributions to improved operations & performance improvements 

• Contributions to strategic client planning & long-term development 

• Discovering a niche for untapped markets 

• Advising indie film directors in character and staging development and stepping up to other roles 

• Image Solutions rebranding 

CORE SKILLS

 

BUSINESS RELATIONS; 

CLIENT MANAGEMENT; 

CONSULTING; 

MARKETING;

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP;

ADOBE FLASH;

ADOBE ACROBAT; 

MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE; 

LOGIC PRO X; 

FRUITY LOOPS (FL) STUDIO PRODUCER EDITION; 

ABLETON LIVE; 

 

2010 - present

2010 - present