sample resume for TALENT AGENT

TALENT AGENT

Rajan Sharma
956/6, Ghandi  Nagar,
Delhi – 110011
(+91-11) 456 789

OBJECTIVE

To become an artist and repertoire representative for a major label.

EXPERIENCE

Ricochet Management Inc., Wilmington, DE
Personal Manager (1990 to present)

·         Selected six local bands and brought them to national recognition: Top of the Charts, Sights, New York Talk, and Spunk Awards 1992

·         Advised artists on performance and repertoire, resulting in three major label signings

·         Oversaw and coordinated the production, promotion and marketing of 4 major label projects

·         Initiated and devised extraordinary pre-release promotions for a debut album, resulting in immediate college chart movement on release (Kieley and Briody)

·         Tour managed three album tours, one regional and the others national, all 20-25% under budget

Moonchild Records, New York, NY
Label Manager (1988-1990)

·         Achieved three regionally top 10 selling and charting records, and a top selling single in Europe.

·         Devised and oversaw promotion and marketing on limited budgets of $10,000 to $15,000

·         Oversaw production, mastering, manufacturing, artwork and distribution

·         Coordinated career development with artists and their management

Aural Erosion Records, Los Angeles, CA
Product Manager (1987-1988)

·         Effected the release of 3 independent records by 3 local bands: each record reaching top 10 regional sales and radio charts, with each subsequently signed to a major label

Mudsling Song, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Operations Manager/Booking Agent (1985-1987)

·         Created a showcase club for up-and-coming alternative acts: Crudeness, Drink the Foam, Your Mangy Mother, Corporate Mind Wipe, Clubbed Knee, and Four Evil Extraterrestrials and their Dad

·         Conceived entirely new club concept: music format, design and marketing strategy. Increased revenues from an average $100,000 to over $2 million, and profit on live shows from 52% to 99%

EDUCATION

Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Major: Public Relations
Master’s Degree, May 1985