- Web Music TechnologyI have the bug
- SF MusicTech Summitmusic.people.tech
- I play and record MusicIt's What I Do
- ProducerWordpress & social media production
and I don't think I'll ever stop
I was COO and Co-founder of Angry Coffee, where we thought Napster was obnoxiously playing in the supposed “grey area” of copyright law. We took it into our own hands, building a competing service that would be legal. How? We hacked into Napster,and made the front page of The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, July 26, 2000. 3 months and 80 major media mentions later we entertained a $300K acquisition offer from Listen.com and shortly thereafter a $20M Letter of Intent from Vitaminic S.P.A. I gained invaluable experiences in writing product specifications, M & A and due diligence processes. And not least, learned how to navigate the landscape of personalities and power brokers in the space.
The start-up is immortalized on Wikipedia. Check it out.
I am always open to joining new or existing companies as a team member or advisor. Please feel free to reach out to me.
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the best music and technology conference
As the Community Architect for the SF MusicTech Summit , I have cultivated sponsors, attendees and panelists since the inaugural Summit. This bi-annual conference attracts over 1000 executives, investors and entrepreneurs whom come to the event to find business opportunities and help to establish and participate in the buzzing Northern California music and related technology market.
If you are not already familiar with this great event and are involved in the evolving music/technology ecosystem in any capacity please feel free to reach out to me to discuss sponsorship or panel speaking opportunities. I am always on the international lookout to turn the executive producer of the event onto new start-up companies that are willing to make the investment to come to San Francisco and share their new technologies with this community.
juice your online presence
I have managed the web, and social media strategy for musicians since the Myspace days, helping them navigate the dynamic world of the Web and social media to help build loyal, engaged fans in the most effective, creative ways. You can see some best practices I shared with musicians and managers at my clinic I gave at SXSW Music 2012 (see my slides here).
I’ve always led a double life of music and technology which serves my clients well. On the music side, I co-owned and operated San Francisco’s Blue Room Studios and served as an audio engineer for countless CDs including a Grammy-nominated Latin jazz release, assisted in the production of a double platinum album, and served as a guitarist, keyboardist and singer for various bands.
On the technology side, I served as co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for Angry Coffee.com, which launched the first publicly-available web-based interface to Napster and Napster-like networks just as the Internet emerged as a musical force.
Today I am able to bring my technology, business and music experience to my clients and other professionals as both consultant and industry expert, including but not limited to, serving as Community Architect for The SF MusicTech Summit, a team member of ChatWithTheBand, an adviser to Playlist.com and the 2013 SXSW Music Accelerator, and finally a contractor out at Live365.
I enjoy keeping up to speed on the latest and greatest ways for musicians, bands and brands to implement a strategy of communication via the Web, Facebook, Twitter, and beyond, which enables fans to find, listen, share, buy, and engage the artists’ music via the Web or live in local venues. WordPress is my platform of choice to support a maximum-impact Web presence. My clients include bands and brands seeking visually exciting and effective Websites, incorporating permission-based marketing which drives calls to action and tangible, commercial results. Please do not hesitate to contact me today.