Terry "Beez" Bezer
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Across the resume below, I hope you'll find merit in my wealth of experience across the musical landscape. I believe media is a translatable language, and I have the required experience in selling media to a professional landscape that makes me a correct fit for your Creative Strategist position at Men In Blazers.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Of Media
Blackcraft Cult Clothing
04.2022 - Current
- At Blackcraft, it is my duty to oversee collaborations with talent and to strategize utilizing the press, media strategies, and social media to make sure our brand is talking to the correct audience.
- I have grown our Instagram to 1.4 million followers in incredibly stifling circumstances.
Producer/Presenter
Avenged Sevenfold LLC
03.2022 - Current
- As the in-house content creator for platinum selling artists Avenged Sevenfold, it is my job to oversee the band's in-house media and to produce, script and present the band’s official podcast, Trax.
Host and Channel Manager
Danny Wimmer Presents/ That Space Zebra
07.2021 - 04.2022
- Replaced Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit on the show, That Space Zebra Show for festival promoters Danny Wimmer Presents.
- Assisted with media strategy, including helping negotiate an AXS TV deal for our show, The Power Hour.
Head of Media
Knotfest, 5B Management
05.2020 - 07.2021
- I strategized the platinum band Slipknot's launch of their Knotfest brand.
- This includes the website, podcasts, YouTube, social media and online events/streams, as well as producing/hosting their flagship Mosh Talks interview series.
Owner and Host
That’s Not Metal Podcast
09.2015 - 03.2021
- As owner, host and producer of That’s Not Metal, my job was to build the brand from scratch. Online advertising, producing and scripting the show that became the UK's Number One Rock and Metal podcast.
- The 5 Star Rated podcast debuted at #1 on the iTunes Music Podcast chart and at #11 in the main iTunes podcast chart, has received critical acclaim in the press
- That’s Not Metal had 30,000 global weekly listeners. It has been sponsored by the likes of Universal Music, Marshall Amps and one of the biggest online music and pop-culture retailers in Europe, EMP.
Channel Manager
Scuzz TV
12.2011 - 12.2016
- Day-to-day management of the SKY, UK television station, Scuzz TV. Playlists, competitions, scripts, original shows, sponsorship deals, and producing content for the world via YouTube,
- The UK’s premiere rock TV channel, I created and hosted their first original content series, ‘Scuzz Meets’, interviewing some of the biggest names in music including Aerosmith, Slipknot, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Linkin Park, Machine Head, Fall Out Boy, Paramore and many more
- I created a bespoke TV show for Live Nation’s biggest UK rock an metal festival, Download.
- The series saw the highest engagement of any program on the channel and reached an average of between 1.5 and 2 million viewers every week, as well as the 90,000 people at the festivals when our backstage interviews were aired live on the festival screens
Deputy Editor
Rock Sound Magazine
04.2010 - 12.2011
- Rock Sound, I was the key contact for all features and news sections, dealing with record label PR teams and independent publicists to ensure the best editorial content filled the magazine each month
- I was also responsible for sub-editing all pages to meet monthly deadlines as well as writing features and reviews for the magazine
- During my tenure we redesigned the look and feel of the magazine to cater to a changing demographic, leading to my being part of the first team to see a rise in the magazine’s ABC sales figures.
Head of Online Strategy Metal Hammer
02.2006 - 04.2010
- During my tenure as Head Of Online Strategy at Metal Hammer magazine, I was tasked with re-launching the magazine’s website
- Under my guidance, the site consistently over-achieved on engagement, often achieving 100% over the targets set
- I also launched the social media pages which now have a combined following of over 3,000,000 fans and I founded, produced and hosted the hugely popular Metal Hammer Podcast
- I also regularly contributed to editorial pages in the magazine, writing cover features, doing countless interviews and contributing reviews.
Journalist Metal Hammer
Kerrang Magazine
02.2002 - 02.2006
- I started my career as a freelance journalist
- Whilst still at college, I started writing for Drowned In Sound (one of the UK’s biggest online music titles)
- I then was given freelance positions at the 2 biggest rock magazine titles in the UK, Metal Hammer and Kerrang! Regularly being flown all over the world writing features with a variety of bands.
Education
BA Hons - English Literature
Goldsmiths College, University Of London
Skills
- MS Office, Adobe, and all leading software across tracking social media activity
- Leadership Skills
- Editorial Experience
- Production Expertise
- Budget Admin
Timeline
Head Of Media
Blackcraft Cult Clothing
04.2022 - Current
Producer/Presenter
Avenged Sevenfold LLC
03.2022 - Current
Host and Channel Manager
Danny Wimmer Presents/ That Space Zebra
07.2021 - 04.2022
Head of Media
Knotfest, 5B Management
05.2020 - 07.2021
Owner and Host
That’s Not Metal Podcast
09.2015 - 03.2021
Channel Manager
Scuzz TV
12.2011 - 12.2016
Deputy Editor
Rock Sound Magazine
04.2010 - 12.2011
Head of Online Strategy Metal Hammer
02.2006 - 04.2010
Journalist Metal Hammer
Kerrang Magazine
02.2002 - 02.2006
BA Hons - English Literature
Goldsmiths College, University Of London
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