Owner of The Navigator Company, Inc . A company that focus’ on Music promotion, marketing and consulting. Also co-owns Live In The Vineyard, a bi-annual music festival and contest in Napa, California, LITV is focused on live music, food and wine festival production and integrated marketing for partner relationships and the music, food and wine industry .
Co-founder of Yountville Live & Live In The Vineyard:
Yountville Live is a publicly ticketed luxury chef, music and wine and beer event celebrating top level chefs, nationally know recording artists, wineries and winemakers, craft and luxury beers, and showcasing local and national chefs with a passion for the Legendary Napa Valley. This event is presented by Volvo and Sunset Magazine, powered by DC Solar and Innovations my Microsoft. We have a premium partnership with Trinchero Estates, Chef Works, Chefs Roll and 30 premium wineries as well as Yountvilles most celebrated chefs and restaurants
And the “Taste of Yountville”.
Also the Co-Founder of Live In The Vineyard LLC. We produce Live In The Vineyard in Napa, California and work with our partner relationships in the corporate world to integrate music, food and wine into multiple consumer outlets with our unique celebrity relationships and promotional background. We are currently expanding to produce events across the US. We have strong partnerships in the record, film, tv and broadcast world and over 250 radio stations in the US. We have corporate partnerships with Aloft Hotels, Ménage A Trois Wines, Southwest Airlines, Stella Artois, DC Solar, UPS, enterprise and National Rent-a-Car and many more. We have two private Napa events per year and have produced 16 events over 8 years with over 350 artists, 135 winery partners, countless top chefs and national media.
Formerly Vice President at Curb Records and VP/Adult Promotion at Geffen Records. Oversaw promotion, marketing and A&R for Christian label and worked with Mike Curb on the crossing of country artists into the Pop market and on developing new pop music products/artists for the company. Worked on countless hit campaigns for the US and international releases and oversaw the adult music campaign for Leanne Rimes, Wynonna, Lyle Lovett, Tim McGraw, JoDessina, Michael English, Four Seasons, Selah, Whiteheart and worked on the establishment of Curb’s first organized Christian music division. Oversaw adult music promotion and worked on marketing teams for Geffen Records. Worked with Don Henley, Cher, Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Rickie Lee Jones, Peter Gabriel, Guns and Roses, Aerosmith, and dozens more. I also worked on cast albums for Les MiserableS, Miss Saigon, The Simpsons and more. I was involved in all day to day operations work on artist promotion, marketing and some A & R collaboration with senior creative.
