Steven Potaczek

Experience

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  Vineyard Community Church

  Jul 2002 - Jul 2012

  Worship Arts Pastor

  Created and developed a wildly diverse department of musical and visual artists, production technicians, and a hospitality team to serve the needs of the organization.• Service and conference planning that effectively communicated the larger vision of the organization• Built the church’s communications platform from the ground up. This included web development, mass email marketing, and the exploitation of social media• Regular preaching and pastoral care both within and outside the church• Chaired Vineyard USA's “Area Pastoral Care Group” for worship pastors throughout Indiana• Wrote original material for, produced, and oversaw both physical and digital distribution of an in-house, live, full-length album. This project was developed to be a "street team" marketing piece to invite people into the community, as well as foster a healthy sense of communal pride in current attenders. Show less

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  1000 Generations

  Jun 2003 - Aug 2012

  Songwriter, Lead Vocalist, and Producer

  Lead songwriter, artist, and brand manager for chart-topping, major-label musical act.• Accolades include having a Billboard Top 40 radio hit (“Fail Us Not”), receiving the John Lennon Songwriting Award, and the Gospel Music Academy’s “Song of the Year” award • Successfully placed songs on hit TV shows such as Parks and Rec, CBS Evening News, National Geographic, and multiple episodes of The Mask with Henrick Lundqvist and Michael J Fox• Toured nationally for 8 years, successfully booking events, concerts, conferences, and festivals. Partnered for tours with bands such as MercyMe, Matthew West, tobyMac, Jars of Clay, and Chris Tomlin• Responsible for creating and implementing targeted online and print-based marketing plans, strategically coordinated with radio campaigns and in-store promotions Show less

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  Hereafter

  Aug 2003 - now

  Music Producer and Studio Owner

  Award-winning composer, producer, and engineer responsible for:• Daily operations for a production house focused on fulfilling clients’ needs for unique, yet commercially-compelling music products• Composed, mixed, and/or produced works that have had major chart success on Billboard Magazine’s Top 40, landed prominent TV music spots (including MTV, New Girl, and American Idol), received favorable reviews by NPR, Relevant Magazine, Billboard, and utilized by organizations such as the Heartland Film Festival, Vineyard Music Group, and Orangehaus Records. Recent clients include The Band Perry and Josh Garrels.• Regularly overseeing large projects that include multiple budgets and teams of creatives, investors, and label executives Show less

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  Anderson University

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2019

  Adjunct Professor

  Designed and taught curriculum for several pioneering courses within AU’s Music Business department. Increased and sustain student enrollment through recruitment. Developed continuing education opportunities and professional networks for musicians. Contributed to researching, founding, and designing curriculum for the university’s Orangehaus Music Business Camp: an immersive, weeklong experience that teaches high school students about songwriting, arranging, production, and business concepts. It has grown to become one of the most successful on-ramps for prospective students out of any department at AU. Show less

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  Grace Church in Indiana

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2016

  Senior Director of Music

  Designed and led multi-venue services that communicated across diverse demographics and closely aligned with the larger strategic vision of a 6,000+ member congregation.• Oversaw and directed a diverse team of over 150 musician volunteers, 4 reporting staff members, and 9 assistant directors across 3 campuses.• Regularly spoke for and led audiences of all sizes (some >10,000).• Director of weekend services, overseeing excellence and consistency in all service elements and communications. Show less

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  Butler University

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Adjunct Instructor

  Co-taught Applications in Creative Media to students from multiple undergraduate programs across disciplines of music production/technology, film and TV production, marketing, and web development.

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  Samford University

  Aug 2019 - now

  Assistant Professor and Founding Director of the Commercial Music program

  Developed and currently leading one of the fastest growing undergraduate programs within the School of the Arts. As a SACSCOC and NASM-accredited Bachelor of Arts, the Commercial Music degree allows students to choose 1 of 4 areas of concentration: Music Production, Music Industry, Songwriting, and Performance. The program has strategic partnerships with Avid and Audinate to provide Music Production students industry-recognized credentialing in Pro Tools and Dante. Our Music Industry concentration collaborates with Samford’s School of Business to allow graduates the option to pursue a fast-tracked 5th year MBA.Responsibilities include developing curricula and teaching courses to students across multiple undergraduate programs, increasing and sustaining student enrollment through recruitment, developing continuing education opportunities and professional networks for student musicians across the US, fundraising through grant awards and endowment giving, directing music ensembles, developing strategic partnerships with key music industry corporations and personnel, serving on university committees and faculty senate, collaborating with colleagues across disciplines, and serving the larger community with strategic, student partnerships. Show less

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  Alabama School of Fine Arts

  Jan 2020 - Dec 2023

  Adjunct Instructor

  Developed and taught brand new curriculum for courses in Songwriting and Music Technology at one of Alabama’s elite schools for creative talent.