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Jamal Mobley

New York,NY

Summary

Multifaceted, well-connected music management professional with 11+ years of experience within the entertainment industry working for labels such as the Orchard/Sony Music Group. A&R Consultant for 6+ years with Universal Music Group and negotiated publishing deals. Dynamic people person with the ability to cultivate and maintain highly productive working relationships, resulting in profitable business deals for music clients (i.e. Dafina Zequiri and Karina Pasian), and music labels. Reliable, hands-on manager that paves the way for clients to increase their exposure, expand their brands, and exceed all promotional goals. Entrepreneurial mindset and big picture thinker possessing the interpersonal skills necessary to broker deals and manage business affairs of artists while positioning them for global industry exposure.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Managing Director

Incognito Management Group, LLC
10.2009 - Current
  • Provide management and consultant services to several clients across multiple fields, including music groups (i.e
  • Universal Music Group), music artists (i.e
  • Dafina Zeqiri 1.9 million followers Shenna - 32K Instagram followers, , Karina Pasian 84k Followers and Grammy nominated music producers, and songwriters
  • Work alongside clients to develop highly customized business plans, marketing plans, and musical concepts for their career growth within the entertainment industry
  • Liaise with music labels, publishing companies and other industry professionals to establish strategic relationships to assist clients with executing musical projects while achieving their short- and long-term goals. Negotiated new and existing deals with Sony Publishing, Warner Chappell and Seventy7 Music Publishing (Rodney Jerkins)
  • Form creative teams among personal network of established industry stakeholders, artists, producers, and more to support the development and completion of artist projects
  • Create marketing strategies to successfully and proactively promote artist awareness utilizing in-person engagements, social media and digital campaigns
  • Partner with legal team to initiate, review, negotiate, and finalize contracts with promoters while concurrently advising clients on contractual obligations
  • Foster long-lasting business relationships with A&R, recording artists, publicists, radio personalities and executives, etc

Small Business Specialist

Flushing Bank
09.2010 - 01.2012
  • Prospected small businesses (Under 5 million) to generate new client referrals through networking; grew professional relationships with clients to further grow small business portfolio of clients
  • Cultivated relationship with small business by working to understand their business needs and presenting customized banking solutions which resulted in successfully acquiring multiple lines of business with client
  • Attained expertise in latest banking products to maintain ability to offer appropriate banking solutions to clients.

Education

University of Phoenix
01.2004

Northern Virginia Community College
01.1998

Skills

  • Marketing
  • Management
  • Negotiation
  • Talent Scouting
  • Event Planning
  • Strategic Planning
  • Artist Development
  • Public Relations
  • Advertising
  • Networking
  • Client Relations
  • Communication
  • Street Promotions
  • Operations
  • Business Development

Professional Highlights

Cultivated and maintained ongoing working relationships with management teams of several Grammy-nominated musical artists and a world-renowned, Grammy winning music producer. Manager of several music producers and songwriters that played pivotal roles with the music project created by Grammy-nominated artist H.E.R. Negotiated a six-figure publishing deal with a Top 3 music publishing company. Secured a TV and film music placement deal with a top licensing company, resulting in original music broadcasted nationally across on NBC and Viacom (MTV, VH1).

Timeline

Small Business Specialist

Flushing Bank
09.2010 - 01.2012

Managing Director

Incognito Management Group, LLC
10.2009 - Current

University of Phoenix

Northern Virginia Community College
Jamal Mobley