#43 w Amy Birnbaum of Round Hill Music!

In this episode of Mentoring for the Modern Musician the boys are fortunate to be joined by Amy Birnbaum Sr. Director, Artist Relations, Marketing and PR for Round Hill Music in NYC! Proving once again that there are terrific humans roaming the music industry. Our conversation covers her early years dancing, singing and performing all the way up to the present in her position with Round Hill Music…and everything in between! Amy gives us a terrific upbeat look at the world of music Publishing and the necessary hustle to make a career in music work!!

A little about Amy:

After having worked in Broadway production at Jujamcyn Theaters (Book of Mormon, Jersey Boys, HAIR, Spring Awakening, American Idiot), Amy had the honor of working in company management and music marketing on the Tony Award winning Broadway production and US National Tour of FELA! Amy has performed, produced events and booked bands at Bonnarroo, SXSW, Calgary Folk Festival, Ottawa Folk Festival, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Edmonton Folk Festival, Vancouver Folk Festival, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Summerstage, Lincoln Center’s Songbook Series, Al Sharpton events, Brooklyn Bowl, Joe’s Pub, The Apollo, Bowery Ballroom, The Knitting Factory, The Troubador LA. She was proudly a backup singer and manager for Daptone Records artist Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens and has shared the stage with Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Roots, Burning Spear,  Langhorne Slim, as well as having recorded with Mark Ronson and Foreigner.  Prior to working in Broadway production, Amy had the fortunate opportunity to work with some of the most talented actors, directors and producers: Billy Crudup, Jeremy Piven, Christine Ebersole, Richard Kind, Edie Falco, Mary Louise Parker, Tony Award winning director Michael Mayer, Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowments for the Arts and Jack Viertel, creative director of Encores! at City Center. Amy is a graduate of Indiana University with a BA in Music Vocal Performance and a minor in Communications.  She is currently developing an original Broadway Musical with members of the Daptone family. Amy signs talent to the Round Hill Music publishing roster and is proud to develop and maintain relationships between the company and its gifted writers.

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