David J. Spangenberg "Resume"

David J. Spangenberg
"Professor Pooch"

PO Box 29128, Phila., PA 19127 o (215) 483-7421

Pooch@professorpooch.com o professorpooch.com

MySpace: myspace.com/professor_pooch o Face Book: facebook.com/professorpooch

Music Business Consultant/Advisor/Mediator/Educator
Music Business Contract Specialist

Present Main Involvement

“Professor Pooch LLC”

President/CEO: Music Business Consultant, Advisor, Educator, Author, & Music Legal & Contract Specialist…

Creator-Writer/Owner of Many Music Business Educational products, including, a Book and Courses; plus a large Music Business Educational Website: www.professorpooch.com… DVDs, Radio, TV and Internet shows…

Owner: Large Music Business Educational Website: www.professorpooch.com...

Owner of “Music Business Central™”, a TV/Radio/Multimedia Company offering Educational & Edutainment Products… Voice and Director of “PoochCast” [Music Business Podcast]

Artist Management Services

Creative & Business Experience & Skills

A. 2010 marked 30 years continually guiding the musical careers of many past, present and future Singers, Songwriters, Musicians, & Producers, etc. This includes:

Training them musically and professionally to be the best that they can be.
Artist Development
Helping them to psychologically "handle" the national/international level.
Teaching them all aspects of the Music Business.
Troubleshooting

B. Over 25 years experience as a consultant to many Music Publishers, Managers, Production Companies, Independent Record Companies, Attorneys, etc…

Helping them to start and administer their music businesses.
Helping them learn how to run their businesses.
Providing them with the proper contracts and other music business legal advice.
Providing them with ongoing guidance regarding all aspects of their business.
Troubleshooting

C. Lectured at [in person and by conference and video-conference call] Elementary, Secondary, High Schools, and Colleges in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware on various aspects of the Music Business, and Copyright and Entertainment Law. Served on many Music Business Panels & Solo at Seminars, etc.

D. Owner/WebMaster/Writer of “ProfessorPooch.com” an Educa-tional Web Site for people interested in beginning and advancing their careers in the Music Business. Also, David is a contributor to many other Music Business Sites and E-zines and Periodicals. Director of MusicBusinessLearningCenter.com, another Educational Web Site School…

E. Author/Publisher of Music Business Courses on "Artists & Management", "Songwriters & Music Publishing", "Producing & Production Companies" and "Legal Basics"... Author of the Published Book "The Music Biz" [How to Get In, Survive, and Succeed - Without Getting Ripped Off]. Thousands of copies sold. Constantly updated and expanded for the 21st century. 340+ pages.

© 1984, '87, '92, '94, '96, ‘97, '98, '99, 2000, ‘01, '02, '03, '04, 05, '07, '08, '09, 2010, '11 David J. Spangenberg

David's Book, all of his Music Business Courses, plus many extras, are sold internationally on his Web Site, plus other affiliated sites

Author of several hundred Published Articles, Blogs and Commentaries on the Music Industry, featured on his multi-media section of his site, and picked up by many aggregators…. .

F. Written contracts for, mediated with and for, negotiated with and for, and legally represented…

Artistic people, including, but not limited to:

Singers, Songwriters, Musicians,
Arrangers, Producers, Beat Makers, etc.

And…

Businesses, Companies and Corporations, including, but not limited to:

Music Publishers, Managers, Production Companies,
Independent Record Companies, Attorneys, etc.

for…

[including, but not limited to] all of the following Contracts and Agreements:

Partnership… Artist Management… Guidance… Associate and
Assistant Management…"Per Song" & "Exclusive" Songwriter/Music Publishing and Co-publishing…Artist Development… Artist/Producer… Artist/Production Company… Artist/Record Company… Act and Product Placement… Legal Guardianship… Recording Studio… etc.

Aided and trained many Attorneys regarding the nuances of Entertainment Law, including those interested in specializing in the Music Business field.
Troubleshooter for all of the above

G. Developed and taught the following courses at the Art Institute of Philadelphia [8 years: 1991-1998]

"Entertainment Law"
"Songwriting/Music Publishing"
"Artist Managemen

H. Multi-media: Radio, TV & Web

Recent Edu-tainment Radio Pilot Completed for radio, webcasts & podcasts
DVDs & Video Works, both educational, & edu-tainment …
Interviewed and lectured via many terrestrial and Internet radio stations
"Gigster & the Pooch" Web Edutainment Series, You-Tube
Actor, TV

I. As a Music Publisher…

Member of "BMI" [Broadcast Music Inc.], a Performing Rights Society; and the "Harry Fox Agency", a Licensor for Music Publishers.
Own or co-own over 200 copyrighted and registered songs.
Prolific Songwriter: Music &/or Words, any style, any subject, any purpose; "Song Doctor"… Film and Video Soundtracks...

J. As owner of a Professional Computerized & Analog Recording Facility from 1985…

Hundreds of clients.
Served as Producer, Musical Arranger, Musician, as well as Professional Sound-Designer/Programmer using Musical Computers on many hundreds of recording sessions.
As of 2001, Closed to the Public…

K. As Performer/Musician/Arranger/Producer…

Recordings as Vocalist, Guitarist, Pianist... 2 Recording deals with Major Producers as a Singer-Songwriter… Performed "Live" as Vocalist/Guitarist...

Drums/Percussion, Bass, Horns, Strings, etc. using Analog & Digital Synthesizers and Computerized Keyboards...

Musical Arranger: Chord Charts, Lead Sheets & Complete Musical Arrangements...

Producer: Musical Recordings for Demo's, Records, Film/Video; Stage Performances; Commercials...

Sound-Designer/Programmer: owned MIDI/Computerized Music facility…

L. Miscellaneous…

Commercials (Radio/TV): Writing Jingles, Music, Copy; Singing and Speaking parts, Voice-overs…

Newspaper Column & Articles, Short Stories, TV and Film Outlines and Treatments…

Large Internet following:

Much More...

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