David Ewell
Ethnic Studies graduate from Berkeley, currently pursuing MBA in Finance and Marketing at UC Davis. Currently working as Director of Partnerships at JazzTree Inc., owner of David Ewell Productions.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Public speaking |
| Groups: | Big Bang! Business Plan Competition |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of California System - Berkeley, University of California System - Davis |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | JazzTree Inc., San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Director of Partnerships |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | - Refined and repositioned startup of JazzTree Inc., a San Francisco company developing CD and workbook-based music discovery products that assist schools in making efficient use of limited arts funding.
- Successfully proposed a computer-based component for the program, to attract funding from music creation software companies. - First year sales are expected to approach $1 million, growing to $2.5 million in five years: in exchange for investment, JazzTree will integrate companies’ software into the program, giving them exposure to young people all over the world. - Initial target market for JazzTree products are middle schools and high schools in the US and Germany; Anticipate pitching JazzTree to major investors this year. |
| Employer: | Marc Cary Focus Trio |
| Position: | Music Business Consulting |
| Time period: | December 2002 - Present |
| Description: | - Achieved lasting success in a tough, highly competitive industry, as exemplified by working and performing with higher profile bands such as the Marc Cary Focus Trio. |
| Employer: | Susan Getz, Sean Tabor, Vidya, Paul McBurney, & Various Individual Artists |
| Position: | Music Business Consulting |
| Time period: | December 1999 - Present |
| Description: | Continually scout recording studios, book and negotiate costs and fees, manage talent in recording studio to peak performance on deadline and on budget. |
| Employer: | Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers |
| Position: | Music Business Consulting |
| Time period: | December 1999 - Present |
| Description: | - Orchestrated crucial sub-contractor buy-in on strategies to generate major bookings by mentoring an 8 piece band on the necessity and benefits of showcasing in NYC.
- Demonstrated how to allocate costs in the most effective ways while stressing the importance networking and exposure would have on obtaining future work in the business. |
| Employer: | EVER Music Group |
| Position: | Music Business Consulting |
| Time period: | December 1996 - Present |
| Description: | - Provide weekly strategic consulting that involves choosing people for select jobs, introducing musicians to the appropriate band members, ideas on how to obtain new work, and when to subcontract various parts of their business. |
| Employer: | David Ewell Productions |
| Position: | Small Business Owner |
| Time period: | December 1994 - Present |
| Description: | - Established reputation for consistent elite-level performance resulting in concerts at New York’s Lincoln Center and for audiences of up to 20,000 in 20+ countries.
- Created business plan that included strategic contacts, networking, building and maintaining a bi-coastal presence, evangelizing for business development and continuous growth simultaneously in multiple bands. - Continually implement a reciprocity strategy by pro-actively working with competitors in forging strategic partnerships for referring work among musicians in the industry; Built network of 300+ clients in the industry - Identify, prioritize and meet multiple objectives in fast-paced, ambiguous, always-on environments. - Advise client bandleaders as a part of my Music Business Consulting Business regarding strategies for networking, marketing, brand identity, and human resource decisions, to significantly increase sales, bookings, and audiences. |
| Employer: | Lauryn Hill Tour |
| Position: | Music Business Consulting |
| Time period: | December 2006 - November 2007 |
| Description: | - Resolved contract negotiation impasse for a 16-piece band, preventing tour cancellation. |
| Employer: | Vivendo de Pão Band |
| Position: | Music Business Consulting |
| Time period: | December 1993 - November 2003 |
| Description: | - Grew Vivendo de Pão band from ground zero to headlining Fillmore, San Francisco through branding, guerrilla marketing, and recording.
- Obtained corporate sponsorship by Levi-Strauss for Vivendo de Pão which involved the band wearing clothing from the L2 line, both on and off stage. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Davis |
| Time period: | 2010 |
| Degree: | Finance and Marketing , MBA |
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 1997 |
| Degree: | Ethnic Studies, BA |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management, M.B.A. Scholar Award
University of California, Berkeley, Alumni Scholar Award (Honors) |
David's Contacts (4)
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Maria Zhao
Electrical Engineering graduate from UC Santa Barbara, pursuing MBA with focus in Tech Management and Marketing at UC Davis
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Adelina Ratner
MBA Student at UC Davis.
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Travis Kupp
Working in the Energy & Sustainability branch of General Services Administration (GSA).
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Julia Barg
MBA Candidate, UC Davis Graduate School of Management, 2010, Entrepreneurship & Marketing