Marcus Ludgood
Los Angeles
Summary
Dynamic creative professional focused on building meaningful connections within the artistic community and promoting growth among creatives. Proven expertise in talent identification, artist development, and music project coordination, enhanced by exceptional communication and negotiation skills that strengthen artist relationships. Solid track record in project management and collaborative creativity ensures successful outcomes across diverse initiatives. Proficient in managing executive schedules, travel arrangements, and meeting coordination, with strong interpersonal skills that enhance team collaboration and efficiency.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
A&R Coordinator
Air Studios
North Hollywood, CA
10.2025 - 03.2026
- Coordinated artist development initiatives, enhancing collaboration between artists and production teams.
- Managed scheduling for recording sessions, optimizing studio utilization and minimizing downtime.
- Assisted in the selection of new talent, evaluating demo submissions to identify potential signings.
- Facilitated communication between artists, producers, and songwriters to streamline project workflows.
- Coordinated logistics for recording sessions, ensuring efficient use of studio resources.
- Organized promotional events and showcases to elevate artist visibility and engagement with audiences.
- Maintained accurate project documentation, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and timelines.
- Supported marketing efforts by researching industry trends and competitor activities for strategic planning.
- Contributed to budget management by tracking expenses related to artist development projects effectively.
- Managed budgets and negotiated contracts for artist projects, ensuring the best possible terms for all parties involved.
- Championed diversity within the roster by actively seeking out unique voices from underrepresented communities.
- Implemented efficient tracking systems to monitor project progress and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
- Actively participated in industry conferences and networking events to stay informed about emerging technologies and opportunities in music production.
- Enhanced artist discovery by researching and analyzing industry trends for talent scouting.
- Organized showcase events to promote emerging talents, leading to increased label interest and signings.
Executive Assistant
Funko
Burbank, CA
04.2024 - 05.2025
- Managed executive schedules, prioritizing appointments and optimizing time efficiency.
- Coordinated travel arrangements, ensuring seamless logistics for domestic and international trips.
- Streamlined communication between departments, enhancing collaboration on key projects.
- Developed comprehensive meeting agendas, capturing action items for follow-up and accountability.
- Maintained office supplies inventory, implementing cost-effective purchasing strategies.
- Assisted in preparing presentations and reports, ensuring clarity and professionalism in delivery.
- Fostered positive relationships with vendors, negotiating favorable terms to improve service quality.
- Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
- Implemented new organizational systems that increased workflow efficiency across teams.
- Managed executive calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements to optimize time.
- Maintained confidentiality with sensitive documents, ensuring proper storage and distribution as needed.
- Processed travel expenses and reimbursements for executive team and senior management group.
- Served as a liaison between departments to facilitate effective communication throughout the company.
- Streamlined executive communication by managing emails, phone calls, and scheduling appointments.
- Organized and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings.
- Coordinated events for staff members, promoting team-building activities and boosting morale within the workplace.
- Provided professional administrative support during board meetings, including agenda preparation and minute-taking duties.
Label Coordinator
Create Music Group
Los Angeles, CA
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Liaise with Lowly team and distribution company across release planning, partner opportunities, streaming optimization, etc.
- Set up pre-save links, route & manage marketing assets & generate ideas for release planning
- Pull data for weekly marketing reports & provide analysis Attend artist meetings, brainstorm ideas for upcoming release campaigns & special marketing projects as assigned.
- Ensure proper asset collection & management for distribution of products (audio, video, artwork, stems, credits, etc.), and assist with product entry into distribution platform as needed.
- Maintain metadata in audio playlisting platforms (ie Disco, playMPE, Promo Jukebox etc)
- Generate Disco pitching playlists based on moods, genres, pitching briefs for DSPs, sync, etc.
- Maintain internal trackers including metadata (adding UPCs, ISRCs, master & publishing split information, etc)
- Assist with invoice processing across departments, follow up with vendors & ensure accurate marketing budget allocation to projects.
- Coordinated project timelines and schedules to ensure timely completion of music production initiatives.
- Managed communication between artists, producers, and internal teams to streamline workflow processes.
- Assisted in developing marketing strategies for artist promotion and music release campaigns.
- Organized and maintained digital assets and project files using industry-standard software tools.
- Streamlined administrative processes, allowing for more efficient use of resources and better support for project teams.
- Managed vendor relationships to secure best quality of services and products for organizational needs.
Artist Support Associate
AWAL Recordings & Sony Music
Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Communicating with artist daily to assist them with digital distribution, and publishing services
- Worked within AWALs administrative system to update and correct account issues and cancel account content as needed
- Assisted clients with learning gaps about the internal operations of DSPs such as Apple Music, iTunes, Beatport, Traxsource, and Spotify
- Scout and Pitched artist for playlist pitching as well as A&R review and potential AWAL+ deals
- Metadata/ Content Management adhering to requirements of streaming and download platforms such as iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify, TikTok and Audiomack.
- Rebranded and currently operate AWAL At our Core playlist
- Oversee a roster of over 200+ priority artists to assist with highbrow services including release planning, playlist pitching, DSP optimization, and artist strategies.
- Spearheaded client facing components of AWAL’s internal & external migration project, specifically focusing on educating clients and internal teams on new systems and procedures.
- Oversee the quality assurance and productivity of direct reports’ work to maintain company standards. Strategize optimization of the team’s productivity to meet company standard KPIs.
- Participate in a variety of bespoke and internal project work including writing and editing client facing FAQs and communications, writing training guides for new hires, and creating and maintaining procedures for our in-house Working directly with DSPs to prevent/fix any distribution errors/delivery errors.
- Collaborate with the A&R Team to keep communication on growth of AWAL Core artists for artist development and uplift through AWAL’s ecosystem.
- Oversee and maintain Rights Support Issues procedures for all AWAL Content.
Education
Bachelor's Degree -
Musicians Institute
06-2021
Skills
- Consulting
- Business Administration
- Financial Management
- Contract Management
- Project Management
- Data Entry
- Administrative Leadership
- Budget Planning
- Artist development
- Talent scouting
- Music licensing
- Office management
- Schedule & calendar planning
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Expense reporting
- Calendar management
- Travel coordination
- Meeting planning
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Whether it's being a songwriter, A&R, or working directly with Operations, and the Administrative team I have grown a lot within my time within the music industry and my peers can say the same. I can adapt to fit the needs of any business as well as representing the client with the upmost professionalism
Timeline
A&R Coordinator
Air Studios
10.2025 - 03.2026
Executive Assistant
Funko
04.2024 - 05.2025
Label Coordinator
Create Music Group
01.2023 - 02.2024
Artist Support Associate
AWAL Recordings & Sony Music
01.2021 - 01.2023
Bachelor's Degree -
Musicians Institute