Front Desk Music Director

Danyell Abston ***********@*****.***

773-***-**** Chicago, IL

PROFILE

Result-oriented professional with a vast amount of experience and skills in Music, Hospitality, Customer Service and Social Media Management.

Capable of successfully interacting with all levels of leadership

Effective communication, organizational and critical thinking skills

Exceptional leadership abilities concerning team initiatives

Program Proficiencies: Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, Access), Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro Square, Logic Pro, etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TRUMP TOWER RESIDENCE, Chicago, IL 2022 - Present

Front Desk Residents Associate

Assisted with daily operations of front desk

Managing an array of requests and needs of owners and lessees

Communicating with internal departments to service, secure, repair and maintenance of units

Creating and maintaining task reports, schedules, check drops and emails

Organizing and distribution of packages, keys, mail and other owner and tenant associated handlings

PARLOR DEN, Atlanta, GA 202o – 2022

Music Director/Resident DJ/Management Team

Assisted with daily operations (creating and promoting events social media campaigns)

Poached and booked entertainment

Created and managed entertainment talent roster

Researched, purchased, and maintained sound equipment

Achieved personal sales goals while supporting the goals of the team

Curated playlists creating mixes using short samples and working these into the experience of the venue

ROCK STEADY, Atlanta, GA 2019 – 2020

Music Director/Floating Manager

Curated playlists for daily entertainment

Managed and promoted venue social media campaigns

Maintained the daily office and audio technology

Assisted the General Manger with daily operations

Worked directly with guests to ensure quality restaurant experience

Supervised staff (host, servers, and bartenders)

Closed out shifts, including tallying receipts and preparing deposits

HARTMANN STUDIOS, United States 2016 – Present

Music Curator (for Home Depot Sales Manager Semi-Annual Events)

Creation of edits and DJ mixes for in-person and virtual programs

Collaborate with production executives to produce tones for various projects

choosing a programmed (set) of music and chatting with the audience

Utilizing CDs, vinyl, or digital formats to play music live

Performing with multimedia equipment such as headphones or laptops and cure with relevant music software to play and edit music live

Use different techniques like beat mixing, pitch control, scratching, cross fading, sampling, and sequencing to give variety

Developing own set style of music.

DJ/MUSIC PRODUCER, United States 1996 – Present

Clubs / Bars / Lounges / Restaurants

Appearing regularly at a various private and public hospitality driven venues

Work at special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, parties, or fundraising events

Picking music to suit the audience and occasion

Taking equipment to the venue before the function begins and setting it up

Playing music all evening, coordinating the lighting to fit the music, entertaining the audience between tracks, making announcements, and playing requests

Dismantling and removing equipment at the end of the event

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NATURAL HAIR STYLIST, Chicago, IL 1998– 2019

Loctician (empowering humans in the natural hair braid, & loc industry)

Create ongoing relationships with clients to maintain the growth of a dreadlock into a fully established dreadlock

Use different techniques to create and/or maintain dreadlocks based on the client’s hair type

Scalp treatments

Develop effective systems for communication and client relations

Produce social media marketing and advertising campaigns

Administration duties (generate financial books, supply, and inventory)

EDUCATION

Taliah Waajid Natural Hair Academy, Chicago, IL Certificate received 1998

Columbia College, Chicago, IL 1992-1994

Chicago Vocational High School, Chicago, IL Diploma received 1991

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