Carlos de los Santos
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Carlos de los Santos

Musician / Music Industry ProfessionalUnited Kingdom
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Carlos de los Santos
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Carlos de los Santos

Musician / Music Industry ProfessionalUnited Kingdom
About me
I am a skilled creative artist with experience in the music industry. Educated in both music performance and business administration. Passionate and ambitious about art, talent and the independent scene.
Work history
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    Artist / Artist ManagerNeon Islands
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    • Responsible for organizing several BBC Introducing sessions. • Neon Islands sold out shows: support for The Night Café and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at The Boileroom (Guildford) and The Notting Hill Music Publishing networking event at Koko (Camden). • Managed bookings at the following venues/festivals: KOKO, The Monarch, The Half Moon, The Camden Assembly, The Old Blue Last, The Underbelly, Sound City Liverpool, The Great Escape. • Dealt with various record labels and sync company’s contracts. • Developed an understanding of the mechanisms of digital music distribution (Spotify, iTunes, YouTube) • Promoted the band on social media since the very early stages of it, gaining a great experience on social media marketing. • Developed a great understanding of the independent music scene in the UK. • Developed a great understanding of the process of A&R and Artist Development by working closely with Artist Development and Creative Output professionals.
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    Promotions AssistantHart Media
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    • Responsible for organizing both physical and digital weekly mailouts and for servicing new music to the appropriate media agents. • Responsible for plugging music to a portfolio of regional, student and specialist radio every week. Developed a personal relationship with the Heads of Music from a wide variety of radio stations. • Created and sent out weekly campaign radio reports. • Responsible for updating relevant data from artists in the roster (recent gigs, important collaborations, appearances on national and international media, streaming numbers). • Carried out an important A&R work both by going out to gigs and festivals and online in order to find new music suitable for radio. • Responsible for organizing ISDN promotion days for several artists. • Dealt with managers, record labels representatives and artists in order to coordinate radio interviews and campaign strategies. • Went on ILR Tours with artists and bands, assuming the role of promotions manager, tour manager and plugging face- to-face with the Heads of Music of the relevant regional radio stations.
Skills
  • Music Composition
  • Artist Agent
  • Social Media
  • Communications
  • Artist Management
  • Composition
  • Brand Management
  • Public Relations
  • Artist Development
  • Producing
Education
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    1st Class BA (Hons) Music Industry PracticeAcademy of Contemporary Music
     - Guildford, United Kingdom
    • Obtained the diploma for "Best Act" and "Best Marketing Presentation" for the work developed during the Discovery & Development program. Diplomas granted by a panel of music industry professionals at Metropolis Studios (London) including representatives from BMG Records and 13 Artists Booking Agent. • Carried out a Research Project about the effect of streaming on A&R in the independent industry. • Developed great management skills under the mentoring of Darrin Woodford. • Developed a great understanding of Artist Development and Creative Output under the mentoring of Kieron Pepper.
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    2:1 BA Economics and Finances (Hons)Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
     - Madrid, Spain