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Casey Rossel

Summary

I am a 2024 graduate of Messiah University with a passion for the combination of music and business with the determination to play a role in the next generation of the music industry. I am hard working and will go above and beyond what is expected of me. With my ambition and drive, I am ready to take on whatever comes my way in this industry.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

A&R Admin Support

Sony Music
Nashville, TN
09.2024 - Current
  • Supporting Ultra Records A&R admin (NY).
  • Supporting the Nashville A&R Admin Team.
  • Creating Trade and Royalty Accounts.
  • Making and submitting PRs for recording costs.
  • Receiving and uploading artist assets for upcoming releases.
  • Working closely with vendor militancy and the accounts payable team.
  • Continuing to create PRs and POs for the Ultra Finance team.
  • Contributing to weekly Ultra Records Production calls.

Global Financial Manager and Analyst Temp

Sony Music
New York, NY
01.2024 - 09.2024
  • Helped to set up Sony Music Console System in Asia.
  • Analyzed music video costs.
  • Assisted the Ultra Records Finance team in creating PRs and POs.
  • Worked on Label and corporate finance projects.
  • Created PowerPoint presentations.
  • Continued projects from the internship.

Student

Contemporary Music Center
Nashville, TN
01.2023 - 05.2024

● Gained Knowledge about Artist Management
● Learned about music royalties, publishing, record labels, and how to put on a tour for artists.
Enhanced my marketing skills.
● Practiced decision making, thinking quickly, and mediating conflicts.
● Handled the end of semester tour budget of $17,000 and kept our costs below budget.
● Used my organization/presentation skills.

Lobal Financial Manager and Analyst Intern

Sony Music
New York, NY
06.2023 - 12.2023

● Working on various corporate and label projects.
● Using Excel, QuickBooks SAMIS, SAP, GRPS, Digital Exchange, CARMA, and Console at an advanced level.
● Creating POs to pay out marketing and recording costs.
● Built relationships with Sony Music Executive Leadership and two label heads in NYC and Nashville.
● Experience in running financial reports for multiple artists.
● Project 1: Looked up ISRC and Product Number in Digital Exchange to official videos that help to marry together revenue stats to see if music videos are still retain value in the modern age.
● Project 2: Analyzed Video Penny Rates by country for artists and analyzed average revenue per stream for various artists.
● Project 3: Sorting and analyzing a Sony Music Label Catalog. (July 2023- June 2024)
● Project 4: Helping with upcoming marketing projects, closing past marketing artist accounts.
● Project 5 Graphed out the streams when marketing campaigns were running to see if they had any effect on streams.
● Working on various A&R admin jobs.
● Approved 180 artist contract terms found in CARMA during the first month and a half of my internship. Currently, I still approve new contracts in Console that come in.
● Project 6: March 2024- Present: Creating PR's and PO's, setting up vendor accounts, handling invoices, making sure budgets are up to date, goods receipting PO's.

Entrepreneurial Business Project to Benefit School

Christian Heritage Schoool
Trumbull, CT
01.2018 - 01.2019

● Developed and presented the Facelift project which gained school and board approvals.
● Selected and ordered the necessary materials which included three Apple TVs, compatible iPads, and TV monitors.
● Worked with a contractor to make the housing for the display board and programmed all the menu items and graphics.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Music Business

Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
05-2024

Skills

  • Analytics, Project organization and execution, Data Entry, Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Self-Starting, Collaboration, Decision Making, creating innovative ideas, and leading projects

Timeline

A&R Admin Support

Sony Music
09.2024 - Current

Global Financial Manager and Analyst Temp

Sony Music
01.2024 - 09.2024

Lobal Financial Manager and Analyst Intern

Sony Music
06.2023 - 12.2023

Student

Contemporary Music Center
01.2023 - 05.2024

Entrepreneurial Business Project to Benefit School

Christian Heritage Schoool
01.2018 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Music Business

Messiah University
Casey Rossel