WordPress and social media
I currently manage the web and social media strategy and develop sites for musicians ranging from wet-behind-the-ears to Grammy-award winners, helping them navigate the dynamic world of 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...
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I am currently looking to join a San Francisco based Web music technology or media company in an executive level business development or community role. I am a business, operations and digital media professional with over a decade of sales, operations, customer service, technology, community building, and online marketing experience. Until then, my goals as a business development professional are to connect Web music technology developers and founders with the appropriate business relationships to help their companies thrive. Please continue on to my LinkedIn Profile to take a look at my...
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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...
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I front two recording and soon-to-be performing acts. Life Love Misery” is an alternative rock group featuring a string quartet. I am the lead singer-songwriter that wrote all the string arrangements and produced this sonically sound 10 song release with my two band mates and production partners, drummer Ken Stavropolous (Starship, Cacaphony) and bassist Mario Previti (of the legendary Plant Studios). “Sayla Dobro” is my Dobro playing alter-ego. The tex-mex sounds that come about when you mix the Dobro with a vintage Yamaha Synth Accordion patch, a Cuban Tres, and a...
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