Chelsea Wedding
Louisville,KY
Summary
Driven Artist Relations/ Manager with 3.5 progressive years of experience in the music & touring industry. Comprehensive understanding of this demanding and fast paced workplace, consistently prioritizing artist needs to by multitasking and focusing on exceeding deadlines. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure Festival positions. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Headliner- Artist Relations
Rolling Loud/ BWG Productions
03.2023 - 07.2023
- Organized advance emails for all headlining acts for full advance completion process for show day.
- Fulfilled and approved guest list needs, artist credentials, and parking needs on site.
- Ensured needs were met in all aspects for headlining acts including Hospitality, Production, Security, Transportation, and Scheduling.
- Created ROS schedules for each headliner based on their crew arrivals, load in, on-site builds, security walk throughs, and show times.
- Oversaw headliner production schedules for full duration of festival.
- Liaised between headliner PM and Stage Managers/Liaisons for site builds, sounds checks, dancer rehearsals.
- Led and coordinated security walk throughs between festival security and artist security team.
- Coordinated all transportation needs for any movements leading in or out of festival grounds for artist crews.
- Advanced all hospitality and technical riders to ensure each artist had what they needed to have successful shows.
- Collaborated with overnight team leads to make sure all overnight load ins were successful.
- Assisted Choreographers with coordinating (100) back up dancer arrivals, dressing rooms, and transportation.
- Escorted headliner vehicles in and off site.
Tour Manager
Private Garden
09.2021 - 12.2023
- Coordinated accommodations for crew and tour transportation between destinations.
- Anticipated problems with meeting tour deadlines and developed alternative plans.
- Controlled overhead costs and logistical expenses to meet tour budget goals.
- Supplemented traveling tour crew with locally-hired workers such as DJ's, sound and video technicians.
- Located vendors for necessary supplies and equipment and organized on-time deliveries.
- Managed timekeeping and payroll delivery for all tour workers.
- Hired support workers, stagehands and tour talent.
- Worked well in team settings, providing support and guidance.
- Supported team in delivering top-shelf tour entertainment by smoothly handling operational needs.
Merchandising Manager
The Homies
09.2021 - 12.2023
- Monitored stock levels and product sales to determine purchasing needs.
- Designed, manufactured, and oversaw shipping of goods for official tour merchandise.
- Maintained point of sale (POS) system by inputting accurate inventory information.
- Researched new vendors, acquired samples and negotiated merchandise deals.
- Monitored inventory levels and made necessary adjustments to maximize sales and profits.
- Motivated and mentored merchandise team to achieve high performance and job satisfaction.
- Built positive relationships with vendors for consistent and reliable supply of products.
Artist Manager
The Homies
10.2021 - Current
- Supported artist goals with corresponding action plans and timelines.
- Assisted clients with establishing release timelines and flow of related marketing assets.
- Organized and attended industry events for talent and client promotion.
- Created and managed budgets for clients, streamlining financial operations.
- Confirmed smooth operations between clients and talent by acting as liaison.
- Fostered relationships with industry professionals for future connections.
- Implemented and developed marketing plans to promote clients and increase visibility.
- Negotiated contracts and terms with agents and talent by attending meetings and creating deals.
- Managed and filed contracts, invoices and other documents associated with talent.
- Promoted friendly collaboration between talent and production teams for efficient project completion.
- Led onboarding processes for any new hires for artist team to ensure proficient operations.
Education
High School Diploma -
Butler Traditional High School
Louisville, KY05.2015
Skills
- Performance Schedule Management
- Managing Live Events
- Project Oversight
- Stage Setup
- Public and Media Relations
- Time Management
- Project Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Lennd Advance System
- Social Media Platforms
- Collaboration and relationships
Timeline
Headliner- Artist Relations
Rolling Loud/ BWG Productions
03.2023 - 07.2023
Artist Manager
The Homies
10.2021 - Current
Tour Manager
Private Garden
09.2021 - 12.2023
Merchandising Manager
The Homies
09.2021 - 12.2023
High School Diploma -
Butler Traditional High School
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