Some years ago, and for several years, I worked in artist/music promotion and management with several small studios and labels, as well as an internship with EMI. I had opportunity to do event planning and concert promotion for several well-known music festivals and awards shows in my then-region as well as various boutique events with artists such as: Rod Stewart, Ringo Starr, Bo Diddly, ZZ Top, New Bohemians, and Spin Doctors. I also had a stint at a radio station as Production Director and was involved in music programming, development of local interest programs, event promotion and planning, as well as an on-air DJ. At that point, for some odd reason, I decided I wanted to be a social worker...then a banker. The next few years were spent in NPOs and then financial management were I conducted trainings, sales presentations, investment seminars. I also managed to pick up an MBA in Strategic Leadership with a focus on e-commerce. I moved to Tokyo about 9 years ago, and decided to combine my business experience and knowledge with music promotion. This became my company: Inter Idoru. My first focus was on online avenues of promotion such as virtual touring and concentrated/targeted avenues of promotion through social media, but have moved more in the realm of “real life” artist development, management for local bands, and tour booking for overseas bands. I have a roster of clients from the US, Japan, China, and Australia, that I am developing plans for. Music Business Certificate: University of Memphis BAAS Community Service: University of North Texas MBA Strategic Leadership: Amberton University M.ED Secondary Education w/TESOL Emphasis: University of Phoenix Songwriting Specialist Certificate: Berklee University