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 & Contract Specialist…

Creator-Writer/Owner of Many Music Business Educational products, including, a Book, Courses, and an All-In-One CD - “The Music Biz On A Disk™”; plus a large Music Business Educational Website: www.professorpooch.com… In progress, DVDs, Radio & TV shows…

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. Guiding the 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 at Seminars, etc.

D. Owner/WebMaster/Writer of “ProfessorPooch.com” an Educational Web Site for people interested in beginning and advancing their careers in the Music Business. Also, David is a contributor to many Music Business Sites and Ezines and Periodicals…

E. Author 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. 320+ pages.

David's Book, all of his Music Business Courses, plus many extras, are contained on his "Music Biz On A Disk™", sold internationally on his Web Site.

Author of well over 50 Published Articles and Commentaries on the Music Industry.

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 Management"

H. Radio & TV

Recent Edu-tainment Radio Pilot Completed for radio, webcasts & podcasts

DVDs & Video Works, in progress…

Interviewed and lectured via many radio stations

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 National MySpace following: 17,000 “friends

Much More...