PAUL ANTHONY THOMPSON JR.
Margate,USA
Summary
Experienced music industry professional with 25+ years in artist development, business growth, and rights management. Grammy-nominated recording artist and songwriter skilled in digital distribution, copyright registration, and audience development. Owner of a South Florida entertainment company, adept at negotiating agreements and fostering strategic partnerships to enhance artist success.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder | Artist Relations & Business Development
Paul Anthony Entertainment
Margate, Florida
01.2024 - Current
- Lead business development efforts by identifying, cultivating, and securing new partnerships with artists, venues, hospitality groups, municipalities, festivals, and entertainment buyers throughout South Florida.
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with artists, managers, venue operators, promoters, event producers, and hospitality executives.
- Recruit, onboard, and represent a diverse roster of musicians, DJs, bands, and specialty performers, matching talent with strategic performance opportunities.
- Negotiate entertainment agreements, pricing structures, and service contracts while balancing client objectives and artist value.
- Develop customized entertainment and marketing strategies that support client goals while increasing artist exposure and revenue opportunities.
- Lead marketing initiatives including artist branding, promotional materials, business proposals, digital campaigns, and client presentations.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects, coordinating scheduling, logistics, production requirements, and stakeholder communications.
- Oversee budgeting, financial planning, invoicing, and profitability across multiple entertainment projects.
- Successfully coordinated thousands of live entertainment engagements ranging from hospitality venues to municipal festivals and large-scale public events.
Recording Artist | Songwriter | Independent Music
Paul Anthony
Boca Raton, Florida
12.2014 - Current
- Grammy-nominated recording artist and songwriter with experience independently developing, releasing, marketing, and promoting original music.
- Oversee digital distribution, release planning, streaming strategy, and audience development across major DSPs.
- Analyze streaming performance and audience data to inform marketing and promotional decisions.
- Generated more than 2.5+ million cumulative streams across independently released music, including recent singles that achieved significant organic streaming growth and radio airplay.
- Collaborate with producers, musicians, engineers, and creative partners to bring commercial music projects from concept through release.
- Manage publishing administration, songwriter royalty splits, and copyright registrations for collaborative music projects.
- Build relationships with artists, producers, radio programmers, playlist curators, media outlets, and other music industry professionals.
DJ | Master of Ceremonies
Paul Anthony Entertainment
Boca Raton, Florida
12.2007 - Current
- Perform as a professional DJ and Master of Ceremonies for weddings, festivals, corporate events, hospitality venues, and municipal celebrations throughout South Florida.
- Partner with venue management, event planners, and production teams to deliver high-quality live entertainment experiences.
- Adapt programming to diverse audiences while maintaining exceptional client satisfaction and professionalism.
- Coordinate event logistics, production schedules, and vendor communications to ensure seamless execution.
Music Business & Rights Administration
Independent Music Projects
Boca Raton, Florida
01.2002 - Current
- Worked directly with major-label partners, including Sony Music Entertainment, through my collaboration on One World by The Wailers, gaining experience with label operations, publishing workflows, and rights management.
- Managed publishing administration and songwriter royalty splits for multiple recording projects involving several writers and producers.
- Administered songwriter ownership information, metadata, and royalty allocations across collaborative music projects.
- Coordinated copyright registration for original musical works and sound recordings.
- Coordinated with distribution, publishing, and royalty administration partners to support commercial music releases.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Commercial Music Business & Communications
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL08-2011
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Indian River State College
Ft. Pierce, FL08-2009
Skills
- Artist Relations
- Business Development
- Artist Development
- Artist Recruitment
- Contract Negotiation
- Music Publishing
- Royalty management
- Copyright Registration
- Digital Distribution
- Release Strategy
- Music Marketing
- Streaming Analytics
- Client Acquisition
- Strategic Partnerships
- Project Management
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
- Relationship Management
Accomplishments
- Grammy-nominated recording artist, songwriter, and music entrepreneur.
- Featured artist and co-writer on One World by The Wailers, collaborating alongside executive producer Emilio Estefan on a project released in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment.
- Owner of Paul Anthony Entertainment, representing musicians and specialty performers while developing business partnerships across South Florida's hospitality, corporate, municipal, festival, and private event markets.
- Managed publishing administration, songwriter royalty splits, and copyright registrations for original music involving multiple writers and collaborators.
- Independently generated 2,500,000+ cumulative streams across original music releases on major digital streaming platforms.
- Coordinated thousands of successful live entertainment engagements throughout South Florida.
Music Industry & Entertainment Experience
- Featured artist and co-writer with The Wailers, Executive Producer: Emilio Estefan, Release in collaboration with Sony Music Entertainment
- 2.5M+ career streams
- The Boca Raton
- Four Seasons Resort Orlando
- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
- Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort
- Mizner Park Amphitheater
- SunFest
- Municipal entertainment partner for Boynton Beach, Oakland Park, Tamarac, Sunrise, and the Village of Wellington
- Inner Circle and Circle House Studios
Timeline
Founder | Artist Relations & Business Development
Paul Anthony Entertainment
01.2024 - Current
Recording Artist | Songwriter | Independent Music
Paul Anthony
12.2014 - Current
DJ | Master of Ceremonies
Paul Anthony Entertainment
12.2007 - Current
Music Business & Rights Administration
Independent Music Projects
01.2002 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Commercial Music Business & Communications
Florida Atlantic University
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Indian River State College