Aadip Desai

Current

• President at Northwest Screenwriters Guild
• Web Developer & Screenwriter at Porcupine Productions

Past

• Assistant Recording Engineer at Jazz After Hours (PRI/NPR)
• Project Manager at Microsoft (Murphy and Assoc.)
• Consultant at Talaria

• Music Supervisor (Freelance) at Champion Visions/Ally Distribution
• Consultant at PlayNetwork
• Music Supervisor at Thinklab, Inc.
• International Account Executive at PlayNetwork Inc.
• Audio Architect at Muzak LLC
• A&R Intern and Assistant to Randy Jackson at Columbia Records/Sony Music
• Operations/Production Intern at KXJZ and KXPR (Capitol Public Radio)

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Education

• University of Puget Sound

Recommended

8 people have recommended Aadip

Connections

310 connections

Industry

Motion Pictures and Film

Websites

• Aadip Desai
• My Company

Aadip Desai’s Summary

Screenwriter, Music Supervisor, Web Designer

Aadip Desai’s Specialties:

Screenwriting, Creative Direction, Music Production, Radio, Music Supervision, Music Licensing and Clearance

Aadip Desai’s Experience

• President

  Northwest Screenwriters Guild

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)

  May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  Strategic planning, solicit and coordinate guest Hollywood speakers, event planning, manage budget, manage online marketing and promotions, membership development, chair of 12-member Board of Directors, and much much more.

• Web Developer & Screenwriter

  Porcupine Productions

  (Entertainment industry)

  2000 — Present (9 years)

• Assistant Recording Engineer

  Jazz After Hours (PRI/NPR)

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  2002 — 2009 (7 years)

  Assistant to Jim Wilke, host of nationally-syndicated radio show, Jazz After Hours. Also, Assistant Recording Engineer on live recordings for air-play on NPR and PRI-member stations.

• Project Manager

  Microsoft (Murphy and Assoc.)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  2007 — 2008 (1 year)

  Manage third-party ad agency creative deliverables/timelines; write ad copy; create high-level presentations; market research, testing, and analysis

• Consultant

  Talaria

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Events Services industry)

  2002 — 2008 (6 years)

• Music Supervisor (Freelance)

  Champion Visions/Ally Distribution

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

  June 2006 — February 2007 (9 months)

  Music Supervised soundtracks for the following snow/skate films for Video on Demand: Happy Hour, Sandbox, Community Project, Hyphy III, and Splash.

• Consultant

  PlayNetwork

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Music industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year)

• Music Supervisor

  Thinklab, Inc.

  (Entertainment industry)

  2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

• International Account Executive

  PlayNetwork Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Music industry)

  2000 — 2005 (5 years)

• Audio Architect

  Muzak LLC

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Music industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year)

• A&R Intern and Assistant to Randy Jackson

  Columbia Records/Sony Music

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Music industry)

  June 1997 — August 1997 (3 months)

• Operations/Production Intern

  KXJZ and KXPR (Capitol Public Radio)

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Music industry)

  May 1995 — August 1995 (4 months)

Aadip Desai’s Education

• University of Puget Sound

  1994 — 1998

Additional Information

Aadip Desai’s Websites:

• Aadip Desai
• My Company

Aadip Desai’s Interests:

Operations Management, Consulting, Customer Service Training, Account Management, Web Design, Music Business, Screenwriting, Snowboarding

Aadip Desai’s Groups:

The Recording Academy (RIAA)
International Webmasters Association-HTML Writers Guild (IWA-HWG)

Aadip Desai’s Honors:

Top 25% – American Gem Short Script Competition (2006)

2nd Round – Slamdance Screenwriting Competition (2006)

Judge - NW Film Forum, Washington State Screenwriting Competition (2006, 2007)

Semi-Finalist - American Accolades TV Screenwriting Competition (2005)

Selection - Seattle True Independent Film Festival (2005
)

Movie Pick of the Week - Seattle Weekly (2004)

Key Contributor Award, PlayNetwork (2004)

Outstanding Contributor Award, PlayNetwork (2003)

Member, International Webmasters Association-HTML Writers Guild (IWA-HWG) (2001-Present)

University of Puget Sound Leadership Award (1998)

Member, Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Economics Honor Society (1998)

Aadip Desai’s Contact Settings

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