Manuel Weber
At A Glance
| Job Title | Community Manager |
| Industry | Events, Marketing & PR, Music, Publishing, Composition & Sound Design |
| Profession | Marketer |
| Expertise | Music |
| Level | Management |
| Availability | Looking for Work |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Will relocate | Yes |
| Residency / Visa | Australia / New Zealand |
My Loop
About Me
As a graduate of the Music Business course at the University of Popular Music and Music Business in Mannheim Germany, I am currently living in Australia.
The focus of my studies was in Community Management specialising in music business and my University specialised in practical application within the music industry.
This along with my work experience has given me a strong familiarity with the structure of the music and media business as well as the skills necessary to deal with the challenges and stress that come with this industry.
My past employment positions have given me qualifications pertaining to various aspects of the media and entertainment industry including: live and promotion management for a record company; event manager; booking agent; conception and conversion of a viral marketing campagne; artist and tour managing for an artist management agency; market analysis for a digital music distribution platform; publishing management, A&R and music supervisor for an advertising agency.
On a personal level – I’m a down-to-earth individual with strong interpersonal skills, I enjoy interacting with clients and customers in person as well as via electronic communication.
I work successfully both in a team aswell as working independently, I have a strong work ethic and am also able to integrate myself quickly into existing organizational structures and culture.
Education
| Oct 2005 - Sept 2009 |
University of Popular Music and Music Business, Mannheim, Germany Community Management economics and laws of the music industry, Degree: Bachelor of Arts |
| Oct 2002 - Sept 2005 |
J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Sociology social studies, intermediate diploma |
Employment History
| 01/2009 - 02/2010 |
Event Promotion & Creative Consulting Selfemployed Freelancer in the areas of Event Promotion & Creative Consulting, Stage Constructing & Management, Stage & Studio Engineering (p.e. Durex, Philip Morris, Delta Verlag) |
| 05/2008 - 02/2009 |
Music Supervisor, A&R, Publishing Manager Renommee GmbH ‘Renommee‘ is a leading music supervising agency in Germany, a music specialized advertising agency. http://www.liedagentur.net/ |
| 05/2008 - 08/2008 |
Market analyst Musicload Market analysis project for the platform www.musicload.de, Darmstadt topic: ‘Digital music distribution & social networking‘ |
| 08/2007 - 11/2007 |
Live and Promotion Manager Musik fuer Massen ‘Musik für Massen GbR‘, Offenbach is an artist management agency, publishing edition and recording studio One of my projects was the Tour of the Rihanna Support Band in Germany |
| 05/2007 - 09/2007 |
Marketing Assistant VM People Conception and execution of a viral marketing campaign for Sony/BMG (R Kelly release 'I"m a flirt') in corporation with the viral marketing agency VM People GmbH, Berlin |
| 09/2006 - 11/2006 |
Booking Agent Solar Penguin Agency Arrested Development, IAMX of Sneakerpimps, London Electricity etc. |
| 03/2003 - 07/2003 |
Production Manager Burghof GmbH Production Manager for the international music festival ‘Stimmen'03‘, Burghof GmbH, Lörrach (project ‘big bOil‘ - concert with DAS EFX from NY, US) |
| 09/2001 - 09/2002 |
Live-, TV- and Promotion Manager Pelham GmbH Student trainee at the record company ‘3p‘ (Pelham GmbH), Frankfurt am Main. ‘3p‘ is one of the most successfull german independent labels. |
| 01/1999 - 09/2004 |
EventmanagerSel Selfemployed Proactive organisation of many concerts, live- and club- events up to 1000 guests (in the district of Lörrach, Germany) |
Off the record...
| Listening to: | 50s Blues, 70er Funk and Soul, psychodelic Rock, Nusoul, Nujazz, Souljazz, Minimal House, Drum n Bass, Jungle, Dubstep, Trip Hop, Lounge, HipHop, Singer Songwriter, World Music |
| Watching: | everything with a good storyline from amusing to disturbing |
| Reading: | Paolo Coelho, Milan Kundera, TC Boyle, Eckhard Tolle, etc. |
| Doing: | Travelling, Boxing, playing soccer, cycling, swimming, writing, music |
