Dawn - Dark Moon - Management profile picture

Dawn - Dark Moon - Management

moon muse to the starz

About Me

IF YOU ARE CONTACTING ME ABOUT A SERIOUS BUSINESS OR MONEY MATTER, CONTACT ME THROUGH REGULAR EMAIL PLEASE! I DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO CHECK MYSPACE, AND I GET TOO MUCH MYSPACE MAIL (IT IS EASIER FOR ME TO TRACK REGULAR EMAIL)...SO YOUR MESSAGE MAY GET LOST IN MYSPACE.

I'm a music business professional with an established career in the industry. Yes, I am a manager. Yes, this is my FULL TIME job, and I don't always have time to answer all solicitation emails from bands.

Unless your project is established, generates an income, or has a hefty budget to back it, don't ask for representation by Dark Moon. We may check it out at our leisure once in a while, but don't rep hobbyists...thanks!

I have been in the music business for 18+ years and toiled my way up the ranks. I've helped a lot of bands get somewhere, make contact and make their dreams come true.

I also worked in Corporate America as an Executive VP of Marketing and Creative, and hold two college degrees (BFA).

My business partner and I run a management company for national market acts that has been operational for 15 years called DARK MOON ENTERTAINMENT (http://www.darkmoonentertainment.com)

Originally from NYC, we moved the offices to PA a few years back, and I bounce back and forth between NYC and Hollywood on business quite frequently. We are opening offices in Hollywood CA in JULY 2008.

My fiancé is professional rock photographer Robert John, who has worked with major label bands in the music industry both in-and-out of the studio for over 25 years, but is best known for his work with Guns N' Roses, Motorhead, Ozzy, Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, The Cult, Velvet Revolver, etc. He is also one of my clients, you can find a link to his website on the Dark Moon website as well.

And, I am a proud parent ;)

What else do you wanna know?

If you are looking for free services or free personalized business advice, you are looking in the wrong place. Money talks.

RULES ON COMMENTS:
Say something interesting, not just 'thanks for the add' or 'hi'. Testimonials or compliments are always welcome. Give me feedback on how you heard about me. Don't be a hog with the space (I disabled HTML on the comment board. Be considerate of others otherwise your comment won't be approved). Don't like it? Too bad, that's why they call it MY space.

My Interests

..

MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC. Work? I'm a workaholic. Going to shows, booking tours, organizing and planning tours productions events, negotiating business deals and sponsorships, talking to promoters, labels, agencies, press, publicists, lawyers, corporations...MAKING MAGIC. Did I mention music? heh heh.Photography, design and art, especially Dali, Picasso, Giger, etc. Business and financial junkie. Crunch numbers. Strategies. Traveling, touring, driving, gambling/playing cards. Socializing, etc.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone else who works in the music industry, film industry, advertising, publishing, video games or TV.

Music:

..

Anything that ROCKS, the HARDER, the BETTER!!

You name it: rock, any metal (death, black, extreme), punk, hardcore, grindcore, industrial, alternative, glam, goth deathrock, rockabilly ...whatever.Surprisingly, I have varied tastes. If you look at my music collection, I have everything from blues, classical, hip hop, reggae, grunge, emo, experimental...you get the idea.As long as it's good.

Some of the bands I have worked with over the years, am affiliated with or are personal friends include: Velvet Revolver, Motorhead, Sepultura, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, The Cult, Monster Magnet, Type O Negative, Life of Agony, Biohazard, Offspring, Guns N' Roses, Black Flag, Candiria, Suicidal Tendencies, Corrosion Of Conformity, Cromags, DRI, Prong, Propain, Agnostic Front, Sick of It All, Murphy's Law, Warzone, GWAR, Mentors, MOD, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Entombed, Emperor, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Brand New Sin, Four Horsemen, Gene Loves Jezebel, Genesis P Orridge, KMFDM, Chemical Brothers, Crystal Method, Lords Of Acid, Ministry, Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface, Misfits, The Muffs, Sunshine Blind, Zodiac Mindwarp, and many more...

Movies:

..

Fight Club, Dogma, Jacob's Ladder, 12 Monkeys, The Fisher King, .., Clerks, Soapdish, The Matrix, Bell Book and Candle, Live and Let Die, Dangerous Liaisons, The Dark Crystal, Nightmare Before Christmas, A Clockwork Orange, Vertigo Rear Window or anything Alfred Hitchcock, Soilent Green, 1984, Girl on the Bridge [foreign, French], Self Made Hero [foreign, French], City of Lost Children [foreign, French], Amelie {foreign, French], most of the old black and white horror flicks. Things that make you think, twists and turns in the plot, yadda yadda.

Television:

..

I don't get to watch much, I'm usually on the computer or phone or busy working. Ugh. Well, when I get a chance (or watch on the computer)...hmmm, The Independent Film Channel, Sundance Channel, HGTV, History Channel, Discovery, Food Network and TechTV. Dexter, Millennium, LOST, Dead Like Me, Jericho, Deadwood, Brimstone, X-Files, American Gothic, old Addams Family and Bewitched episodes, Cartoon Network adult swim, Ren and Stimpy, South Park, Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama. The occasional flipping through MTV, Fuse, Much Music or VH1.

Books:

..

The Stand and most old Stephen King, 1984, A Clockwork Orange, anything Edgar Allen Poe, Piers Anthony Immortals Series, A Story of An Hour, The Hanging, Moon Signs; Plus Kafka, Jung, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, etc. Technical computer programming books. And of course, the typical Music Industry books, but I won't bore you with that.

Heroes:

..

How about...spinach with goat cheese, tomatoes and capers?

My Blog

PHOTO and VIDEO SPECIAL FOR INDIE BANDS, LABELS & ARTISTS

Robert John Photography/Videography SPECIAL OFFER FOR INDIE BANDS, LABELS & ARTISTS HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO LOOK MAJOR AT AN INDIE PRICE Photographer/videographer Robert John has photographed major labe...
Posted by Dawn - Dark Moon - Management on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:12:00 PST

Vote for Kill The Drama

I'm forwarding this around for Kill The Drama. If you get a chance, check them out online at KTD Official Website or KTD myspace, too.Dawn--------------When you get a second, my band Kill the Drama i...
Posted by Dawn - Dark Moon - Management on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:53:00 PST

Guitarist Michelle Meldrum of metal band Meldrum passes away

Hollywood (May 21, 2008) - On May 18, Michelle Meldrum, leader of the band Meldrum and former Phantom Blue guitarist, was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank in critical condition. She passed a...
Posted by Dawn - Dark Moon - Management on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:36:00 PST

MICHELLE MELDRUM In A Coma; Has Not Been Officially Declared Dead

Michelle Meldrum, leader of her own band called MELDRUM and former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist, is currently in a coma in a Los Angeles hospital and hasn't been officially declared dead yet, despite earlie...
Posted by Dawn - Dark Moon - Management on Wed, 21 May 2008 01:51:00 PST

yes, I’m back in California

For those of you who asked or sent messages...I'm currently on the west coast.Dawn
Posted by Dawn - Dark Moon - Management on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:19:00 PST

Eli Livingstons Art at CARNIVORA: The Dark Art of Automobiles - in L.A CA - May 3 2008

Eli Livingston from Monster House Creations has art featured in this upcoming gallery show. Look for the awesome transformer/robot dinosaur!Eli is an artist, sculptor and FX master who has worked with...
Posted by Dawn - Dark Moon - Management on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:47:00 PST

OOZE plays w/GREEN JELLO 4-20 Hollywood CA

...
Posted by Dawn - Dark Moon - Management on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:42:00 PST

Kill The Drama video debut - Close Friends with Sharp Knives

We are proud to announce that the new video for Kill The Drama - Close Friends with Sharp Knives directed by photographer/videographer Robert John launched on YouTube and also appears on the KTD Myspa...
Posted by Dawn - Dark Moon - Management on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:23:00 PST

2 new clients: Kill The Drama and Damien Zygote

We're happy to announce that Dark Moon Entertainment is expanding its management roster, with the newest additions to the ranks, Kill the Drama and Damien Zygote.Please check out their profiles on our...
Posted by Dawn - Dark Moon - Management on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:44:00 PST

SPRING CLEANING - EBAY AUCTION TIME!

I have been sooo swamped lately between business with my clients and helping my family through my dad unexpectedly passing away...And considering I have been in receipt of a bunch of items, am permane...
Posted by Dawn - Dark Moon - Management on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:39:00 PST