Experience

NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Professor Music Industry: NYU Steinhardt Music Business Program

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Responsible for the creation and execution of both undergraduate and graduate level curriculum in the Music Business program at NYU Steinhardt. Specializing in the areas of creator rights management, A+R processes and record production, music publishing, streaming paradigms, and music industry history from the 20th century forward. Founder and lead faculty of the NYU January term Nashville A+R and Production course...a partnership with Universal Music. Responsible for the creation and execution of both undergraduate and graduate level curriculum in the Music Business program at NYU Steinhardt. Specializing in the areas of creator rights management, A+R processes and record production, music publishing, streaming paradigms, and music industry history from the 20th century forward. Founder and lead faculty of the NYU January term Nashville A+R and Production course...a partnership with Universal Music.



SuLeDo Music Consulting

• New York

• Owner/Principal

  • Jan 1999 - Present

  A creative consultant/facilitator on all kinds of music projects including artist/producer management and mentoring, A+R consulting, career management and creative direction for a variety of music, film and live projects. Expertise includes optimizing data analytics for budgeting, creative strategies, and rights management. Suledo Music Consulting is built to accommodate a wide range of music and recording projects. Sales for projects created, supervised or facilitated by SuLeDo Music exceed 25 million records. Clients include artists and producers across the musical spectrum including Sting, Bon Jovi, Patty Smyth, Josh Ritter and Jill Sobule just to name a few. Our reach is global as we access creators from all markets based on project specifics as well as utilizing location based specialists in global markets to maximize our local effectiveness. Show less



University of New Haven

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer Professor: Department of Music, Music Industry and Music Technology

  • Sep 2012 - May 2018

  University lecturer specializing in music Industry and music history amongst other topics. Courses include Introduction to the Music Industry, Music Publishing Seminar, History of Rock: Social, Cultural and Historical Impacts. Additional responsibilities and leadership roles include Music Business Program Director, Founder of the department's Master Speaker Series and Director and founder of the Nashville Semester Study Away program at Blackbird Studio for music majors. University lecturer specializing in music Industry and music history amongst other topics. Courses include Introduction to the Music Industry, Music Publishing Seminar, History of Rock: Social, Cultural and Historical Impacts. Additional responsibilities and leadership roles include Music Business Program Director, Founder of the department's Master Speaker Series and Director and founder of the Nashville Semester Study Away program at Blackbird Studio for music majors.



Sony Music Entertainment

• United States
• Musicians
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President A+R

  • Jan 1994 - Dec 1996

  Administrative head of an eight person Artist and Repertoire department of a record label and distribution company. Responsible for signing artists and facilitating all aspects of the recording process, supervising the A+R staff including approving new signings,budgets and recording plans. Additional responsibilites included overseeing film soundtrack projects and complilations, licensing approvals and served as the A+R department's liason to the Legal and Business affairs and International departments. Show less



Universal Music Group

• United States
• Musicians
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President A+R

  • Nov 1988 - Apr 1993

  Signed artists to major label recording contracts and creatively supervised, organized and facilitated the recording process from song selection to final product marketing and release. Administrative executive of the New York based A+R department as well as contributed to film soundtrack projects and other recorded music initiatives. Signed artists to major label recording contracts and creatively supervised, organized and facilitated the recording process from song selection to final product marketing and release. Administrative executive of the New York based A+R department as well as contributed to film soundtrack projects and other recorded music initiatives.



Warner Chappell Music

• United States
• Musicians
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Director of Talent Acquisition

  • Aug 1983 - Nov 1988

  Signed and developed songwriter/artists for worldwide publishing deals as well as negotiating international sub-publishing and administration deals for large song catalogues. Signed and developed songwriter/artists for worldwide publishing deals as well as negotiating international sub-publishing and administration deals for large song catalogues.