i'm a musician...

i'm an entrepreneur...

  • i co-founded "decisiondesk," the first multimedia-enabled online application for colleges, in use at thousands of universities worldwide. acquired by embark.
  • i founded "wifi music school," an online marketplace for private music lessons via skype with some of the top musicians and educators in the world. acquired by flint hills music.
  • i was listed as one of bloomberg businessweek's top 25 entrepreneurs for my work starting "citizengroove" (later renamed to "decisiondesk")
  • 2025: my main entrepreneurial focus is a project i created called "beast," which is a bespoke a.i. that completely rethinks music marketing. currently in use for both independent and major-label acts.

i'm a professor...

  • i teach at nyu's clive davis institute of recorded music
  • sometimes creating art, sometimes creating business plans; i get to blend my interests in music and entrepreneurship and teach students to architect sustainable (and hopefully profitable) careers in the music industry
  • a conversation series i host at the university has brought in some of the most influential names in music, technology, and business, including jack dorsey (co-founder of twitter & square), scooter braun (manager to justin bieber, ariana grande, kanye west), ryan holiday (best-selling author), theo katzman & jack stratton (vulfpeck), rostam (vampire weekend), rob moose (phoebe bridgers), merck mercuriadis (founder of hipgnosis songs fund), jack conte (co-founder of patreon, band-member in pomplamoose, and scary pockets), sylvan esso, herb alpert, and many more.
  • my students have gone on to write number-one hit songs, launch new music festivals, win grammy awards, and, most importantly, make what they want to make on their own terms