Brian Sapp's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Sapp’s Work experiences:Vice President, User Acquisition Marketing & Ads at Jam CityBrian Sapp is currently a Director, Developer Partnerships at Tapjoy from April 2011 to June 2014 (3 years 3 months) in San Francisco Bay Area. Tapjoy is the leading platform company for social and mobile applications. The company’s turnkey alternative payment platform enables developers to significantly increase their monetization rates when selling virtual goods or premium digital assets, while its cross-platform distribution services provide massive reach and cost-effective user acquisition on the leading social, mobile and gaming platforms.The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Investors include Rho Ventures, Interwest Capital, North Bridge Venture Partners, and D. E. Shaw Ventures. For more information, visit www.tapjoy.com.Creative Licensing Coordinator - Film Soundtrack Division at EMI Music Publishing from May 2000 to September 2005 (5 years 5 months). In an environment of declining record sales, EMI's Film Soundtrack Division generated modest revenue growth year after year, becoming one of the most stable business units under the EMI umbrella. Negotiated the terms for film and television licenses with all the major film studios and television networks, including Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers, ABC Touchstone Television, Fox, CBS, and HBO.Artist/Musician/Producer at Artist Manager, Producer, Artist, & Songwriter from September 1998 to June 2005 (6 years 10 months). Organized all business functions and was a member of the band Left Of Zed /Viva La Union. Produced Viva La Union's debut album, as well as music for several other independent artists. Self-taught proficiency in ProTools, engineering, and recording sessions. Director, Digital Publishing - User Acquisition, Analytics, and Monetization at WB Games San Francisco from June 2014 to December 2017 (3 years 7 months) in San Francisco. I managed a team responsible for customer lifecycle management, with a focus on the key areas of paid user acquisition/performance marketing, game data analytics, and monetization/retention. In addition, I own WB Games relationships with third party platform and tools companies in these three areas.Key titles included: Mortal Kombat X, Injustice 2, DC Legends, Shadow of War, Game of Thrones: Conquest.Owner at Brian Sapp Music Services from June 2007 to September 2010 (3 years 4 months). Established my own company as a music consultant and music supervisor on independent films, documentaries, and advertising campaigns for such clients as Fox Home Video (Predators, Wolverine, & Sons of Anarchy) and Phil Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond. (ComplexMulti-Party Negotiations, Contract Negotiation and Drafting, Music Placement, Budgeting).Account Executive - Sony Pictures Entertainment at Jill Meyers Music Consultants from September 2005 to September 2010 (5 years 1 month). Negotiated millions of dollars in savings while oversaw multi-million dollar music budgets for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Conducted good faith negotiations and strategic partnerships between Sony Pictures marketing and music industry marketing by building personal relationships with labels, publishers,

🎓 Education

Brian Sapp has a B.S. in Music Industry/Business from the University of Southern California in 1996. After completing his schooling, Brian began his professional career as an independent music composer and conductor. He has commissioned and released music with many well-known symphony orchestras and recording labels, including Deutsche Grammophon, Columbia Records, and PyeongChang Olympic Games Organizing Committee.In recent years, Brian has begun to focus on his professional workhorse, screen music composition. His screen music has been used in many fine motion pictures and soundtracks, such as The Revenant (2015), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and Godzilla (2018).Brian Sapp has several qualities that are important for successful professional music composition. He is patient, has a good eye for detail, and has a good sense of humor. He is a self-starter, and is always looking for ways to improve his work. He is also verygetic, and responds quickly to feedback.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Brian Sapp has a strong background in user acquisition and media buying, as well as ad monetization. He is also a highly skilled negotiator and has a lot of experience in developing and refining content strategy for movie and television productions. Sapp is a great friend and communication officer, and is always willing to help out others in any way he can. In his previous job, he was responsible for managing a team that managed customer lifecycle management, responsible for acquiring content rights, scouting new artists, marketing film and television products, andalking strategic partnerships, and refining the content strategy for Sony Pictures based on marketing budget and target demographic.