California Culture and Arts Festival b.k.a. The Cali Picnic
From 2009 to 2019 acted as social media director, VIP vendor relations, and talent booker for the festival that attracted an average of 5000 attendees annually
Black Joy Parade: Black Beer Garden: Hosted and curated beer garden for large scale annual event. The garden featured 3 commercial breweries and 1 brewery in planning.
Creative direction and talent booking for live-to-tape studio performances. As seen on Bossip.
Event Producer. Produced a high-level craft beer dinner featuring dishes cooked by Master Chef finalist Reagan Sidney. The recipe for each course featured the Summer Sipper Czech pilsner from Urban Roots Brewery and Draught Season. The sold-out event attracted 100 guests.
Founder, sponsor relations, host and producer for long-running award-winning hip-hop and pop culture trivia event (online and in-person). Conceptualized and executed award-winning Hip-Hop Trivia ATL event targeting millennial hip-hop fans, creating a highly engaging live experience that attracted celebrity attendees such as Andre 3000, TNT analyst Ros Gold-Onwude, and Killer Mike. Collaborated with major partners including A3C, Atlanta Hawks, ONE Musicfest, New Line Cinema, National Museum of African American Music, Red Bull, Interscope, and Epic Records
Produced and moderated a panel discussion and performance. The panel featured LVRN co-founder Sean “Famoso” McNichol, HAVAS exec Paul Marobella, Sprite Way artist Staylowrico and myself. The performance featured Staylowrico and Grammy award nominated multi-platinum recording artist 6lack.
