THE EXECUTIVE RESUME OF
WARNER CHAPPELL / The MO Amper, LLC (o/b/o Lu-Cor Music Publishing)
Song Catalog Licensing & Administration
Spring 2008 - Present
* Analyze royalty agreements and revenue splits.
* Track and secure royalty payments from performance, mechanical, and publishing organizations (ASCAP, BMI, HARRY FOX, etc.).
* Secure licensing opportunities for song catalogs with Curtis Mayfield, Willie Dixon
and various Lu-Cor Music songs from 50 year catalog.
* Secure song usage and licensing opportunities from Global Music Technology
Companies (Native Instruments, META Pop, Tracklib-Sony BMG, etc.) Grammy
Award winning artist and producers (DJ Khalid, Keysha Cole, Wu-Tang Clan, etc.).
Whose House Trivia Games / The MO Amper Publishing
Game Development & Music Trade Book Publishing
Spring 2015 - Winter 2019
* Table-top trivia game development.
* Secure vendors for music trade publications - 'B-Boy Billions & Stay in The Groove'.
* Event merchandising (American Booksellers Association - ABA / Game
Manufacturers Association - GAMA)
Native Instruments / META Pop / The MO Amper, LLC
Executive Licensing Manager for International Music Production
Spring 2018 - Spring 2020
* Secure partnership with Native Instruments / Meta Pop for awards and multi-media
infrastructure.
* Licensing procurement for song usage / stem development.
* Solicit global producer song licensing agreements.
* Project development of track selections for REMIX YOUR BARS - Volume 1.
* Oversee quality control for pressing and packaging of vinyl records.
N TOUR (NAS, Jay Electronica, Talib Kweli) / THE MO EQ
Executive Event Merchandise & IP Manager
Summer 2008
* Logistic mapping for multi-state merchandising.
* Secure international manufacturing and suppliers.
* Manage assembly of merchandise.
* Multi-state venue logistics for merchandise set-up.
* Administration of sales and inventory at events.
* Product placement and artist relations.
* Manage IP and Song Catalog licensing opportunities.
Chicago, Illinois USA / New York USA / United Kingdom, Greece, France, Russia
* Executive Produced and manufactured with Native Instruments (2018-2019)
REMIX YOUR BARS - Volume 1 / SWAG OF SOUL: LuCor Music Collection
1. Jerline and Friends
2. Next Movement
3. Morris Jefferson
4. Da Red AdmiRAW
5. Latoya Parker (United Kingdom)
6. Warren Curry (Samoa - USA)
7. Big J Walk (USA)
8. 'The MO Amper' Commander
9. Secret Island remix (France)
10. Dimitris Parantas (Greece)
11. Dimitri Prosukav (Russia)
* Music publishing administration for Lu-Cor Music catalog (2006-2019).
1. Warner Chappell Music
2. Sony-BMG -Roc Nation - We The Best Music (DJ Khaled-Keysha Cole)
3. Sony - Loud Music - Wu Tang Clan - Ghostface - Inspektah Deck
4. Jamla - 9th Wonder
5. Jus Blaze production for Capone and Nore
6. StreetSoul Records (United Kingdom)
Jerline and Friends: Best of Friends
* Executive produced poet-artist volumes 1-4 with WPAL radio (2006-2007)
RHYMES AND ROYALTIES - Volumes 1-4 featuring Sam Greenlee (film maker / author of The Spook Who Sat By The Door).
* Executive Produced national poets/artists @ WHPK radio Chicago (2002-2003)
NEXT ON THE MIC - featuring Abiodun Oyewole of Last Poets, LIVE India Arie from Renaissance Rhythms, DEF Poetry Jam artists, etc.
* Song Licensing, Realtone store and data uploading for Xingtones (2004-2005)
1. Roots Rock Society (Reggae and World Music)
2. Maurice and The ET Group (Inspirational - Eddie Thomas group)
3. C-Nario (Soul - Rhythm and Blues)
4. Heaven and Earth (Soul - Rhythm and Blues)
5. Coffee (Soul - Rhythm and Blues)
6. DJ Jady D (Dance - House Music)
7. Commander (Dance - House Music)
8. Mose III (Hip-Hop)
9. Poetri (DEF Poetry Jam)
* Executive Produced poetry-Hip-hop CDs, cassettes and Books (1997 - 2003)
1. Chocoletta: The Acapella recordings (with SOUL reign poetry book)
2. SOULjourn: Poetic Quests of Da Red AdmiRAW (with SOULjourn book)
3. SOUL Libations poetry book.
4. GI'ME LUV (poetry and Hip-hop cassette)
* Producer of music track for 'Angels Calling' performed by Underworld with lyrical development by Roy Davis, Jr. and remix productions by D.J. Pierre released on Strictly Rhythms (1992).
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