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MUSIC CURATION + PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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OPUS

For Women's History Month, Adult Swim staff curated a special playlist featuring music from some of their favorite emerging female artists. The staff was interviewed about the important work behind the scenes to develop the compilation, called Opus. 

- Served as music curator and producer on digital production, press coordination, and music licensing.

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New jazz century

New Jazz Century is a compilation featuring jazz tracks and how the genre has evolved in the last one-hundred years.

- Served as lead producer on all content elements, digital production, and music licensing with each of the acts featured on the compilation.

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adult swim singles

For eleven years, Adult Swim has served up what's new and next in the world of music via Adult Swim Singles. In 2019 and 2020, the year-long program introduced even more genres and acts than ever. 

- Served as music curator and producer on digital production, press coordination, and music licensing from 2012 through present.

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stimulus swim

In the wake of COVID-19 and its impact on independent musicians, we hand-picked artists and labels around the world from some of the heaviest impacted areas to be featured on this three-part mixtape. Labels like Ghostly International and Hyperdub were in the mix along with Adult Swim curated acts for a well-rounded, artist-serving compilation. 

- Served as curator and lead producer on all content elements, digital production, and music licensing with each of the acts featured on the compilation.

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LUXE

LUXE is a compilation of lush and luxurious chillwave music - leaning heavily on female and international artists with chill, ambient, electronic, and digital pop music influences. 

- Served as curator and art director.

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ghostly swim 3

Partnering with long-time collaborator, Ghostly International, Adult Swim shared the latest release - Ghostly Swim 3, a collection of dance and electronic music. 

- Served as label liaison, press coordinator, and digital production lead. 

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