Marketing & Music Business Industry Expert Brian Grabiner

Posted on: January 23, 2008

Brian Grabiner is a Program Manager for Mess Marketing. Drawing on a love of independent music and media and over ten years of event production and execution experience, Brian works as a marketing professional with an emphasis on these disciplines. He creates relationships with bands, labels, promoters, and venues and uses these resources to select and acquire content for various marketing programs. Brian works with an array of different clients across many product categories and helps these brands accentuate their position in the market and promote their products using independent music as a touch point with their consumers. He actively plans events/concerts in Chicago and beyond. Brian has worked on several International Film Festivals, at an independent television station, and has been producing concerts for over a decade and is excited to share on how those experiences have shaped his role as a marketing professional.

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Q: Whoa there. What are Industry Expert sessions again?

A: It's a service provided by the Portfolio Center that pairs students with working professionals in their field. An Industry Expert helps you understand what materials to put in a portfolio (and what to leave out), how to package and present your work, and how you'll know when it's ready for prime time.