Experience

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  Bandcamp

  • San Francisco

  • Chief Curator

    • Feb 2013 - Present
    • San Francisco

    As Chief Curator at Bandcamp I oversee label and artist outreach and host the Bandcamp Weekly show.

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  The Sport of Selection

  • Berkeley, CA

  • Chief Curator

    • Feb 2012 - Feb 2013
    • Berkeley, CA

    The Sport of Selection is the home to the archives of the Friday Night Session radio show plus music reviews, interviews, video features, and guest mixes.

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  KUSF / KUSF in Exile

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Host & Producer

    • Sep 1996 - Feb 2013
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Host and Producer of the weekly Friday Night Session radio show. Established in 1996, The FNS is a Bay Area institution with a loyal listenership both locally and worldwide. In addition to presenting I co-ordinate interviews and appearances from guest DJs and musicians from around the world; including in-studio performances and pre-recorded mixes. I also organize ticket giveaways and have raised tens of thousands of dollars in contributions for the station. Maintenance/uploading of show audio archives and tracklists.

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  Google

  • Freelance Music Reviewer

    • Sep 2011 - Feb 2012

    Reviewing albums, singles and creating artist/label profiles for the launch of Google Android Market / Play.

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  Ubiquity Records, Inc

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Vice President, A&R

    • 1997 - Jun 2011
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    • Set the musical tone for internationally respected/award-winning label, signing 50+ artists and curating 20+ compilations.• Hands-on negotiations, liaison, development and nurturing of artists around the world.• Releasing up to 20 records per year, gross annual average income increased by as much as 50%.• Managed team of up to 12 people covering everything from day-to-day affairs to long-term strategizing.• Negotiated multiple types of recording and licensing agreements, including purchase, sample, master, synch and publishing.• Developed relationships with licensing contacts grossing millions of dollars in synch fees from TV, film, ads.• Oversaw marketing and promotion of releases, and instigating co-branding campaigns with Levis, Converse, E-Music.• Developed company clothing and accessories line that sold over 100k t-shirts worldwide to Urban Outfitters, etc.• Spearheaded upgrade of company royalty payment procedures, streamlining the process and saving over $100k annually.• Researched and acquired vintage and obscure music catalogs from around the world for re-issue.• Oversight of music delivery from recording/co-production to mastering and manufacturing.• Copyright and PRO registration.

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  On the One Magazine

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Editor

    • Oct 1993 - May 2001
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    As Editor of On The One magazine I wrote and oversaw a team of writers and editors in the production of a globally distributed, independently-owned music magazine. Covering the burgeoning acid jazz scene and all related sub-genres (soul, rare groove, funk, latin and afro-cuban) with a uniquely American angle.

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  The Groove Merchant

  • San Francisco

  • Record Store clerk

    • Oct 1991 - Oct 1993
    • San Francisco

    Bought and sold records at the internationally renowned record store. Sold rare records to collectors, producers (mostly for sampling) and artists including the Beastie Boys, House of Pain, Jamiroquai, and Flea. Researched tracks and wrote liner notes for in-house record label.