Misha Savage
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Dynamic leader with a proven track record at Building Beats, generating $900K in residency income through the management of over 200 programs. Specialized in project management and customer service, demonstrating a strong capacity for team leadership and client onboarding. Recognized for enhancing program delivery and stakeholder satisfaction while delivering engaging presentations. Committed to utilizing diverse skills to maximize organizational impact and foster community-driven initiatives.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineer & Producer
Cloud Union
Brooklyn, NY
06.2023 - Current
- Streamline the music production process by overseeing production, recording, mixing, mastering, and songwriting to enhance client satisfaction and efficiency.
- Ensure an optimal studio environment through diligent maintenance, including setup and cleanup tasks.
- Collaborate with clients and team members to deliver high-quality music projects in a high-volume studio setting.
Programming Lead
Building Beats
05.2022 - 01.2025
- Managed over 200 residency programs in NYC over 3 years
- Securing 900k in new residency income over 3 years
- Took client/sales calls with site coordinators, school principals, community center leaders to secure residencies and funding for programming with strict deadlines
- Managed all client documentation, including quotes, contracts, scope of works, MOUs, certificates of insurance, and background check documents
- Management of 20 Teaching Artists over 3 years
- Maintain all administrative tasks for the teaching artists such as calendar management, document preparation/organization, timesheets, staff shifts and general communications
- Run professional development workshops for artists to develop lesson planning, classroom management, and skills with new technologies
- Assist with last-minute substitute requests and facilitate onsite masterclasses as needed
Teaching Artist
Building Beats & BEAT Global
09.2016 - 01.2025
- Directed community enrichment workshops at 20 NYPL Branches in The Bronx, Manhattan and Queens
- Worked as a teaching artist in over 50 residencies over the past 9 years
- Instructed elementary-high school students in all NYC boroughs on music production, podcasting, and DJing through use of Soundtrap, Serato, and Bandlab platforms
- Instructed High School-College level SYEP students in complete artist development and website building using carrd.co + canva.com
- Directed bi-annual 'Mott Holla' student showcases at Mott Hall in The Bronx in front of 200 audience members
Music Coordinator
SiriusXM
04.2014 - 09.2016
- Handled Broadcast Board operation, and song administration within Prophet/Zeta systems
- Interview editing and music content management for 5 channels on the Sirius platform
- Maintained meticulous organization of audio clips, music files, and interviews for broadcast
- Managed Board operations on Shade45 with high profile talent inc DJ Whookid, Statik Selektah, DJ Ceasar
Education
Bachelorʼs of Science - Jazz Studies
State University of New York At New Paltz
New Paltz, NY01.2014
Skills
- Project management
- Partnership development
- Vendor engagement
- Copper CRM
- Mailchimp
- Google Suite
- Slack
- When-I-Work
- Notion
- Adobe Suite
- MS Office Suite
- Asana
- Ableton
- Logic
- Pro Tools
- FL Studio
- Serato
- Premiere
- Photoshop
- After Effects
- Acrobat
- Airtable
- Zapier
- QuickBooks
- CRM proficiency
- Relationship management
- Public speaking
- Film scoring
- Post-event analysis
- Entertainment booking
- Activity and event planning
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Engineer & Producer
Cloud Union
06.2023 - Current
Programming Lead
Building Beats
05.2022 - 01.2025
Teaching Artist
Building Beats & BEAT Global
09.2016 - 01.2025
Music Coordinator
SiriusXM
04.2014 - 09.2016
Bachelorʼs of Science - Jazz Studies
State University of New York At New Paltz
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