Aadip Desai

Current

• President at Northwest Screenwriters Guild
• Assistant Recording Engineer at Jazz After Hours (PRI/NPR)
• Owner at Porcupine (Sole Proprietorship)

• Writer at Porcupine Productions

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Past

• Project Manager at Microsoft (Murphy and Assoc.)
• Music Supervisor (Freelance) at Champion Visions/Ally Distribution
• International Account Executive at PlayNetwork Inc.

• Music Supervisor at Thinklab, 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 California, Los Angeles
• North Seattle Community College
• North Seattle Community College

• University of Puget Sound

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Recommended

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Connections

223 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Websites

• Aadip Desai
• My Company

Aadip Desai’s Summary

Freelance Screenwriter, Music Supervisor, Web Designer, and Corporate Operations Consultant, Project Manager.

Focused on meeting client needs, competitive pricing, quick turnaround, meeting deadlines, and creative solutions.

Aadip Desai’s Specialties:

Account Management, Project Management, Brand Management, International Licensing and Certification, Cross-Group Collaboration, Operations Management, Collections, Supply Chain Management, Artists and Repertoire, Music Production, Radio, Music Supervision, Music Licensing and Clearance, Negotiation and Budgeting

Aadip Desai’s Experience

• President

  Northwest Screenwriters Guild

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

  May 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  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.

• Assistant Recording Engineer

  Jazz After Hours (PRI/NPR)

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  2002 — Present (6 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.

• Owner

  Porcupine (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Entertainment industry)

  2000 — Present (8 years)

• Writer

  Porcupine Productions

  (Entertainment industry)

  2000 — Present (8 years)

  Write and edit content for web sites, marketing collateral, presentations, screenplays, graphic novels, comic strips, etc.

• 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

• 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.

• International Account Executive

  PlayNetwork Inc.

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

  2000 — 2005 (5 years)

• Music Supervisor

  Thinklab, Inc.

  (Entertainment industry)

  2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

• 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 California, Los Angeles

  Extension, Screenwriting, 2007 — 2007

• North Seattle Community College

  Certificate, Web Development, 2001 — 2001

• North Seattle Community College

  Certificate, Web Design, 2000 — 2000

• 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)

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