Robert Rudkin
Ridgewood
Summary
Music Supervisor with 14+ years of experience creating sonic strategy for top brands, hit TV shows, network sports and connected fitness. Three-time
Emmy® nominee who thrives in the fast paced world of content production. Skilled in commercial music clearance, team management, and workflow optimization.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Creative Partnerships Director
Marmoset
04.2023 - Current
- Build and develop key relationships with marketing agencies, brands, film studios, music supervisors and content producers
- Has grown Marmoset's presences in key markets, such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, London, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin
- Has grown Marmoset's Sports division, working with network clients including CBS Sports, NBC Sports, ESPN many other brands on the league and team level.
- Represents Marmosets brand at Industry events, such as MONDO, Reeperbahn Festival, AICP and AMP
- Serve on the D&I committee of the Association of Music Producers
Head of Creative Music & Audio
Fiture US (Exited The US Market)
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Led a creative team in the curation of music playlists and audio post production, creating over 1,300 pieces of original fitness content.
- Designed our internal music management system and music royalty reporting workflow.
- Collaborated with senior management & C-suite to develop music led fitness content such as "Dance Break," "Find Your Rhythm", "Stick To The Beat", and genre based music collections.
- Slashed licensing costs by 50% by leveraging key relationships with leading music agencies.
- Conceptualized and streamlined our audio pre and post-production workflow.
Director Of Operations & Business Development
MIBE Music
06.2016 - 03.2022
- Built key relationships with established and emerging businesses to exploit MIBE's music catalog in all media.
- Led day to day client operations to enhance our business offerings and maximize client satisfaction.
- Spearheaded MIBE's custom music division which created custom scores, themes, mnemonics and sonic branding for our clients such as the CBS News 2020 Political Theme, MSG Network re-branding, and multiple show themes across network and cable television.
- Collaborated with production companies/networks to ensure timely delivery of music assets.
- Represented the MIBE brand at industry trade events such as Realscreen and Promax/BDA.
- Directed a dedicated team of employees ensuring appropriate vision and QC of the Music Supervision, A&R and Media Management departments.
- Instituted end to end commercial music clearance for clients looking for music outside the MIBE catalog.
- Controlled registration of administered publishing works with the P.R.O's.
Music Director
CBS Sports
04.2016 - 06.2016
- Collaborated with composers/orchestrators and CBS executives to develop sonic branding in pursuance of CBS Sports marketing efforts, including Thursday Night Football, NCAA March Madness, NFL On CBS and PGA Tour.
- Liaised with Executives/Producers/Directors and Audio Engineers to produce highlight reels, people profiles, teases, reset teases, and live elements airing in all CBS Sports programming.
- Built strategic relationships with music providers in order to serve as lead liaison between CBS Sports and the outside music industry.
- Aligned CBS Sports with innovative, leading music production agencies.
- Negotiated with recording and producing clientele in order to obtain music in accordance with CBS policy and procedure.
- Conceptualized, developed and maintained an internal music database, improving the way CBS Sports ingests, archives and shares music
- Mediated with CBS Entertainment Division to clear commercially released music for use in all CBS Sports programming
- Created, maintained and reported all music cue sheets for the division.
Music Manager
CBS Sports
09.2010 - 04.2016
Music Coordinator
CBS Sports
09.2008 - 09.2010
Music Department Intern
CBS Sports
04.2008 - 08.2008
Education
MBA -
Dowling College
Oakdale, NY12.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Music Industry, Business Communication
State University of New York At Oneonta
Oneonta, NY05.2008
Skills
- Commercial music clearance for various media rights
- Maintain extensive list of music industry contacts
- Programs: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, RapidCue, Soundmouse, Sourceaudio, Netmix, BMAT, Logic Pro
- Extensive experience directing the work of others Onboarding, performance reviews, salary negotiations etc
- Superior time management and multitasking capabilities Can efficiently prioritize tasks with minimal supervision
Timeline
Creative Partnerships Director
Marmoset
04.2023 - Current
Head of Creative Music & Audio
Fiture US (Exited The US Market)
03.2022 - 03.2023
Director Of Operations & Business Development
MIBE Music
06.2016 - 03.2022
Music Director
CBS Sports
04.2016 - 06.2016
Music Manager
CBS Sports
09.2010 - 04.2016
Music Coordinator
CBS Sports
09.2008 - 09.2010
Music Department Intern
CBS Sports
04.2008 - 08.2008
MBA -
Dowling College
Bachelor of Arts - Music Industry, Business Communication
State University of New York At Oneonta
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