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Jordan J. Zucker
6540 Stapleford Lane,
Duluth, GA 30097
678-475-0627 (O) / 770-833-3994 (C)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INFIRST PROMOTION - Atlanta, GA.
Founder/CEO
2007-Present
Recent Top of the Chart Tracks include:
- Widespread Panic - "Steven's Cat"
- Rob Drabkin - "Solsbury Hill"
- Elle King - "Ex's and Oh's"
- Bleachers - "I Wanna Get Better"
- MAGIC - "Rude"
- Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
- Walk The Moon - "Shut Up and Dance"
- Asking Alexandria - "Moving On"
- Black Label Society - "My Dying Time"
- Cage The Elephant - "Cigarette Day Dreams"
- Islander - "Coconut Dracula"
- Foo Fighters - "Something For Nothing"
- 10 Years - "Miscellenia"
- Pop Evil-" Deal With The Devil " and " Trenches "..at Active Rock
- Duffy with the track-" Mercy ", Cage The Elephant - "Come A Little Closer" ..at AAA format
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Asking Alexandria, Incubus, Sixx:A.M., Jimmy Eat World, Popa Roach, Airbourne Toxic Event, 5 Finger Death Punch, Fall Out Boy, Saving Abel
- Promote and market major recording labels and management companies, including Universal Records, Republic Records, Sony-Legacy Records, PGA Music (REM and Widespread Panic), Roadrunner Records, Eleven/Seven Music, and Razor And Tie Records, Island Def Jam Recordings, eOne, Rum Bum Records, RCA Records, Sumerian Records, Silent Majority, Imagen Records.
- Coordinated with CNN/Anderson Cooper 360 for Widespread Panic on New Year's Eve Celebration; SIRI satellite simulcast of the New Year's Eve show live from Atlanta's Phillip's Arena
- Promote Top AAA Chart numbers with Widespread Panic, as the entire Promotion Department on release to radio as well as tour support and promotion
- Set up "Circle of Friends" with DAVE-FM-Atlanta on the current Marc Cohn release with Decca Records, as well as Rock Star Energy Sessions with WEND in Charlotte, NC
- Successfully marketed and promoted these bands to radio to make top 10 Chart status: Alter Bridge, Godsmack, Another Animal, Bravery, Killers, Saliva, Sum 41 at Alternative, Active Rock, and Rock Radio
- Released Stevie Ray Vaughn Solos, Sessions & Encores at Radio in conjunction with the DVD release, Public television, and radio special syndication
- Past projects include My Darkest Days, Drowning Pool, Trapt, Buckcherry, Nonpoint, All That Remains, Widespread Panic, JP,Chrissie & The Fairground Boys, all reaching at least Top 20 status
- Set up the Zac Brown Band at Country Radio prior to the release of, " Chicken Fried ", their first of 9, # 1 singles in a row, spent 6 months on the road with the band setting up lunch's, Meet & Greet's, radio station visits
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Sanctuary Records - Atlanta, Georgia
National Director of Promotion & Marketing
1999-2007
- Achieved Top 10 chart status with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Megadeth, Robert Plant, Styx, Allman Brothers, Hello Goodbye, and Ray J on top radio programs through directly reported airplay on national charts, including Billboard and Radio & Records
- Manage the Southeastern region for all aspects of promotion, marketing, and tour support for top performing artists including Widespread Panic, Morrissey, Crosby/Nash, and Iron Maiden
- Manage major artists' and performers' travel itineraries, accommodations, and transportation
- Consult with multi-media contacts in all major markets in Chicago, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Southeast regions
- Develop and coordinate promotional excursions with CNN, local television, radio, press, and local retailers for interviews, specialty programming, radio/television spots, and other media events
- Set up all concert, backstage, meet and greet, and hospitality events. Manage load ins/load-outs and security and medical escorts for high-level performers
- Work closely with record-label sales staff for maximum media exposure, resulting in wide-spread consumer recognition and brand and artist loyalty for local, regional, and national retail chains
- Travel extensively to facilitate all aspects of preparation for quality performances for well-known artists, including Kelly Osbourne and Billy Bob Thorton
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INFIRST Promotions - Atlanta
Founder/CEO
1997-1999
- Managed all above Sanctuary Records activities plus:
- Promoted various top record labels and management companies as their regional representative. Artists included Nellie Furtado, Pearl Jam, Nickelback, Macy Gray, Oasis, and Lee Ann Rimes. Management companies included, but were not limited to, SONY Music, DreamWorks, Roadrunner Records, and Curb Records
- Coordinated extensive travel, concert production, and marketing for successful performing artists
- Managed profit/loss, accounting, and finances for major productions
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RCA Records - Los Angeles, California
Senior Director of National Promotion
1994-1997
- Managed all above Sanctuary Records activities plus:
- Directed 13 local radio/marketing representatives for national promotions
- Created radio, marketing, travel, and tour plans for artists on the road
- Planned extensive travel to make sure all directives were followed
- Developed alliances with major corporate sponsors to support tours, radio/television airplay, press releases, and marketing
- Set up and ran weekly conference calls to maintain communication between local representatives and the sales and marketing division
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RCA Records - Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Director of Promotion & Marketing
1990-1994
- Promoted and marketed national music performing artists and celebrities
- Coordinated all radio/television press tour support and travel for Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. Artists included Dave Matthews, ZZ Top, Verve Pipe, and Bruce Hornsby
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A&M Records - Chicago, Illinois
National Director of Promotion
1987-1990
- Directed 10 local radio/marketing representatives for national promotions
- Created radio, marketing, travel, tour plans for artists on the road
- Traveled with the regional representatives and artists to create a marketplace for clients
- Promoted performing artists extensively and successfully to radio and television press to maximize exposure
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A&M Records - Miami
Regional Director of Promotion & Marketing
1983-1987
- Executed marketing plans and radio directives throughout the Florida/Georgia marketplace
- Exposed artists to radio, television, media, and press to gain local, regional, and national media coverage
- Managed media events, tours, press outings, and retail campaigns to bring products to market. Represented high-level performing artists including Janet Jackson, Sting, Bryan Adams, Herb Alpert, Suzanne Vega, Amy Grant, and 38 Special
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Education/Training
- AA-Radio Broadcasting and Electrical Engineering
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