A life-long music geek, Jay can still recall riding in the family station wagon listening to the AM hits of the early 70’s and tuning into Casey Kasem every week to be exposed to the new singles of the day. Jay started reaching for his own stars at the age of 7 with the purchase of his first album (The Beatles “Help!”).

After a stint in Marketing at the EMI CMG label in Nashville, Jay turned his focus toward consulting in a direct-to-fan, fan engagement & product management role when he founded Music Geek Services in 2009. He has spearheaded new products and direct-to-fan initiatives for artists such as Barenaked Ladies, Sloan, the Presidents of the United States of America, Mindy Smith, John Oates, Carbon Leaf and Jars of Clay. Jay’s goal of “super-serving the fans while serving the artists” rings even more true today Jay also makes time to teach Music Marketing and Music Business Trends & Strategies courses to a new era of music business students for Berklee Online.

QUALIFICATIONS

More than 15 years professional experience in the Music Industry.

Accomplished artist manager with entrepreneurial spirit and insight into both independent and major label settings

Extensive, practical knowledge of all aspects of music industry including management, record label operations, publishing and promotions.