The first concert I attended was Destiny’s Child. I’ll never forget being a first grader and the feeling of admiring Beyonce’s voice float throughout the arena. If I wasn’t already hooked (I was), I never looked back after my second concert one year later, Lil Wayne co-headlining with T-Pain. A few years later, music and business came together for me for the first time. I purchased my first DJ set, practiced endlessly, and self-promoted myself into my first paid gigs.
These early experiences catalyzed my pursuit of music and tech. After completing my degree at the Music Industry Business program at The University of Southern California (USC), I focused my career on innovation in this space.
After graduating from USC with a B. S. in Music Industry, I focused my career on solving music-industry challenges with technology solutions to help artists and their teams grow their reach and maximize their earnings.
I have worked with music-tech startups in music distribution, publishing, and management. In each role, I focused on bringing growth-oriented solutions to drive customer acquisition and streamline backend operations.
Highlights:
► Drove new client acquisition and led onboarding for artist managers to simplify their clients’ music royalty accounting systems with HIFI’s dashboard. Artists and their managers who I onboarded include: SZA, Twenty One Pilots, The Killers, and The Zombies.
► Managed artists and developed new business as an Independent Concert Promoter with Airbnb Experiences and achieved the highest selling concert experience on the Airbnb Experiences platform.
► Limited Partner and Investor in music technology startups with both B2C and B2B strategies.
While I am passionate about music, I also live with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and am committed to making the world a better place for others who also live with the condition. My work focuses on volunteering my time to mentor others on the use of innovative technologies, while also growing support communities addressing challenges for people living with T1D. I also advise med-tech startups innovating to improve quality of life and health outcomes.
I’d be honored for you to download my resume (pdf format).
— Justin 🍊