Summary

Twenty years experience as CEO producing live events on a weekly basis, selling 1000+ concert halls, many recorded for live broadcast. These complex projects involved unions, boards, artists, funding agencies, patrons. Strategic thinking & smart planning.

Credits

8/07 – 4/13

Executive Producer (EP) (C.E.O.)

Staff Position — Symphony Nova Scotia Details
8/07 – 4/13

Specific achievements: Increased audiences by 15%, annual revenues by $700,000, and increased orchestra salaries by 18.6%. Initiated and managed a successful $5 million endowment campaign. Symphony Recordings: 24 live concerts recorded for broadcast on CBC, concert filmed by CBC with Sarah Slean. Co-executive produced a Cinemusica concert film of Peter Lieberson's "Neruda Songs" with CBC.

1/12 – 1/13

Producer (project manager and consultant) Beatty Media Projects

TV — Clearwater / Paper Tiger / FogoArts (3 diff. clients). Documentary / Concert Films. Details
1/12 – 1/13

Includes pre-production (contracts, hiring, budgets, reports, tax credit applications, sponsorships); production (run & gun shooting, interviews, remote interviews, learning how to manage multiple cameras); post (transcripts, learning editing); distribution (learning cinema distribution and tv licensing).

Orgs

  • Screen Nova Scotia

Recos

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Education

Class of '90

Banff School for Fine and Performing Arts

Stagecraft: Theatre Production/
Class of '90

The University of Western Ontario - Huron University College

B.A./ACS: Finance and Economics

My Gear

  • Sony 4K

Skills

  • Producing
  • Video Production
  • Editing
  • music
  • Broadcast
  • Event Management
  • Film
  • Film Production
  • Social Media
  • Sponsorship
  • Theatre
  • Research
  • Event Planning
  • Public Relations
  • Publicity
  • Management
  • Recording
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Music Production
  • Festivals
  • Music Industry
  • Orchestral Music
  • Fundraising
  • Marketing Communications
  • Concerts
  • Performing Arts
  • Studio Recording
  • Stage Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Business Affairs
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Creative Partnerships