Colemine Records
I work on a team of 5 with 65 soul and funk artists, producing and releasing albums and singles, while also handling artist management and marketing. The following is a representation of my work as creative director for soul and funk record label, Colemine Records. I was a part of creative conception, asset management, LP design and copy.
65 Artists
Sixty five artists signed this year
1,316 Releases
Thirteen hundred sixteen successful releases
32.9% Growth
Thirty two percent financial projected for end of 2023
Project Manager
2016 - Present
Recruited and onboarded high-quality personnel that reached the company's goals, growing the company from a team of 2 to a current team of 6 full-time employees.
Created financial analysis sheets for weekly management meetings displaying income and expenses through sales channels such as Shopify, Bandcamp, Paypal, ShippingEasy, Shipstation, and Amazon.
Submitted weekly marketing reports for album campaigns showing analytics such as social media growth, web features, radio spins, album ratings, interviews, and editorial playlists.
Coordinated with external partners and vendors to ensure timely delivery of jackets, LPs, and merch while maintaining positive relationships.
Senior Creative Director
2016 - Present
I work on a team of 5 with 65 soul and funk artists, producing and releasing albums and singles, while also handling artist management and marketing.
Work closely with our artists to understand their needs and develop strategies that deliver results.
Lead and manage a team of designers, copywriters, and other creative professionals.
Develop and implement creative strategies that align with our clients' goals and objectives.
Collaborate with artists to understand their needs and develop creative solutions that meet those needs.
Manage campaign timelines and budgets to ensure that all projects are completed on time and within budget.
Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure that our creative work remains fresh and innovative.
Associate Director, Digital Marketing
2018 - Present
Recruited and onboarded high-quality personnel, growing the company from a team of 3 to a current team of 27 part-time and full-time employees.
Established conduct and workflow standards across the business specifying each employee's job roles while removing any productivity roadblocks as they emerged.
Coordinated with the finance department to manage and track administrative expenses, ensuring they were within budget and assisting in cost-saving measures.
Monitor and analyze the performance of initiatives, using weekly data analysis to inform future campaign strategies while making as-needed adjustments
Collaborate with marketing and PR teams to promote our artists by using creative marketing through social media, events and partnerships
The Tales People Tell
The birth of the soul music revival—galvanized by Lee Fields and the late Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley since the early 2000s—offered a potent dose of authenticity to an industry watered down by fabricated pop stars. These artists, orchestrated behind the scenes by vinyl collectors turned label heads at Truth & Soul and Daptone, poured their hearts out on stage and on records, and audiences responded in kind. But what the movement has been missing thus far is an auteur, a visionary that writes, records, performs and produces his own material. Enter Kelly Finnigan.
E Pluribus
Like some kind of time-hopping wizard with preternatural melodic sensibilities, M Ross Perkins is back with his sophomore full-length, E Pluribus M Ross. The album, his first for Colemine/Karma Chief Records, is another masterclass in home recording with 12 shimmering slices of purely perfect psychedelic pop.
Live In Loveland
Raw, passionate and honest performance, both on stage and in the studio, is the only goal. GA-20 released their debut album “Lonely Soul” Oct 18th 2019 on Karma Chief / Colemine Records. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Blues Chart.
Sage Motel
Since 2012, Monophonics has steadily built a reputation as a consistent band with a unique sound. Well crafted songs and records are matched by an energetic live performance. A heavenly signature style: Pure timeless heavy soul and warm textures of psychedelic rock. This is a band that revels in the past, taking you back to the stylings of the late 60s and early 70s, while always keeping its feet positioned in the present, looking ahead to the future.
