About me

I am a Music Industry Executive with over 11 years’ experience. In my role as Director of an Artist Management company, I have led teams across all facets of the business covering areas including operations, production, touring, finance, legal and marketing. I operate at the highest corporate level always with a friendly, open and professional approach. My strengths lie in project management and team leadership, working in an efficient manner, with focused attention to detail, to ensure the effective running and completion of any project.

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Work history

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DirectorJEM Music Group
Jan 2014 - Jul 2018London, United KingdomFull Time
• Sole responsibility for International Recording Artist Craig David’s ‘resurgence’ to success including; o A sold out 18 date UK arena tour, controlling a multi-million-pound budget and supervising a travel party of over 50 people, ensuring a profit was made o A number 1 album campaign including 4 top 10 singles – leading a team of people to ensure the effective production, marketing and promotion of the record o Growing the Artist’s DJ brand, taking his live performance capacities from 350 to 5000 in the space of 2 years, including a ground-breaking Ibiza residency Additional responsibilities include: • The effective operational running of the company and the companies of the artists we manage • Exploring new avenues of revenue for the company and its artists. • Reporting directly to the Founder, I have full responsibility of the day to day running of the business • Supervising a close-knit team of managers, from initial employment to training them in their roles in order to ensure all responsibilities are carried out efficiently, while creating a safe and happy working environment for employees to flourish • Dealing with executives at all levels in the entertainment industries to ensure clear lines of communication between the company and other organisations; discussing mutually beneficial opportunities • Negotiating and contracting branding opportunities for all Artists, including several multi-million-pound deals with corporations at the highest level This role has taken me across the world, negotiating and contracting deals for Artists from America to Asia, with a particularly concentrated amount of time in China. It has allowed me to work in-depth across a number of different areas; including recording, television, content creation, live performance and music publishing, gaining an extremely well-rounded perspective across the entire entertainment industry.

Skills

• Talent Management
• Operations
• Project Management
• Marketing
• Artist Management
• Logistics Management
• Contract Negotiation

Education

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BAUniversity of Birmingham
Sep 2004 - Jul 2007Birmingham, United Kingdom
Medieval & Modern History

Awards

Music Week 30 Under 30Music Week