David Young

Experience

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  Afm Local 47

  Jan 2000 - now

  Freelance Musician and Composer

  In my time as a freelance musician with the AFM, I have been a featured performer onrecordings by Jhene Aiko, Jack Harlow, Big Sean, Ab-Soul, Lauryn Hill, SiR and Joe Jonas among othersearning 2 Grammy nominations and 2 RIAA certified gold albums. My work as a trumpet player, composer and music producer has appeared in Super Bowl commercials, major motion picture soundtracksand film scores. I have toured extensively across the world as a performer, forging relationshipswith artists and leaders in business and entertainment. I am endorsed by Kroeger Trumpets. Show less

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  Jeff McClusky & Associates

  Nov 2002 - May 2004

  Involved in breaking records across major radio formats. Cultivated relationships with program and music directors. Coordinated local radio station concerts and promotions. Creation and analysis of airplay reports.

  • Marketing And Promotions Assistant

    Mar 2003 - May 2004

  • Intern

    Nov 2002 - Mar 2003
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  EMusic

  Aug 2004 - Apr 2006

  East Coast A&R

  A subsidiary of The Orchard, eMusic had a pioneering distribution model for live music. In my role as A&R rep, I used data analytics to scout, sign and record up and coming bands based out of NYC.

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  Arlen Music Productions

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2014

  Music Director, Business Development

  At AMP I served as bandleader, emcee and performer, helping to establish one of their most popular entertainment assets, Entourage. There, I collaborated with the administrative team to audition,hire and manage an outfit of 8-12 performers and oversee a busy schedule of special events -executing complex event itineraries and cultivating relationships with event venues and planners. I added the role of Outbound Sales Associate at AMP where I met or exceeded new business revenue goals.

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  IHeartMedia

  Apr 2011 - Dec 2013

  Sales Account Executive

  I joined the sales team at iHeart’s Chicago cluster to put my skills in music, media, promotion,consultative selling, presentations and live shows into practice. I consistently met or exceededquarterly local direct sales goals, achieving marketwide recognition for new business growth.There I designed and executed multi-tiered ad campaigns across seven terrestrial radio, digitaland concert properties, leveraging each station’s brand, reach and on-air talent to gain exposurefor advertiser clients. Show less

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  Moreland Young Entertainment

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

  Managing Partner

  At MYE, I partnered with a boutique special events entertainment agency to rebrand its talent assets and business operations, resulting in 50% YOY new business revenue. This leadership role required mentorship, delegation and onboarding new sales and talent hires.

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  David Young Presents

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2021

  Event Producer & Founder

  At DYP I leaned into my expertise in special event entertainment and talent scouting in order toestablish a live music agency capable of super-serving the lucrative social and corporate eventmarkets in Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. In this role, I auditioned talent teams,promotional assets and assembled multiple dance orchestras, overseeing repertoire, stageshow, contract negotiation, payroll and sales. I created detailed production timelines to managecross functional teams at over 100 events with average budgets of $75-100k. Notably, Igenerated leads through cold-calling, paid and direct marketing resulting in 40% YOY revenuegrowth. Show less

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  Klink Music Group

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2021

  Sync Licensing Coordinator

  At Klink I oversaw the placement and sales strategy of a library of custom music for TV, film andadvertising. I verified metadata for new music inventory, responded to briefs, checked accuracyof cue sheets and scheduled meetings for the executive team. My responsibilities also includedsitting in on writing sessions, recordings, pitches and evaluating music submissions for playlistsand placements.

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  Empyrean Creative

  Mar 2022 - May 2024

  Creative Director & Founder

  I formed the agency Empyrean Creative to address local businesses’ growing need for creativemedia marketing content. I achieved this by recruiting a team of savvy creators to ideate andexecute ad creative for local direct clients. I led the sales effort, eventually broadening ourcapabilities to include experiential services for tradeshows and conventions.

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  Captivate, LLC

  May 2024 - now

  Account Executive, West Coast

  As an Account Executive at Captivate, LLC, I develop and implement strategic business solutions for brands, agencies and advertisers across the western region of the US and Canada, leveraging our digital video network's unparalleled ability to target, access and influence high-indexing consumers where they work and live.