Apryle Vaughn

Current

Partner - Management Svcs. at DTOPCATBLU
Owner at Entertainment Resources
Personal Assistant / Road Manager at Branicka Entertainment / Miki Howard Inc.

Personal Assitant/ Coordinator at Music Maddness
Personal Assistant and Road Manager at Miki Howard
Marketing and Promotions Consultant at Branicka Records / Branicka Entertainment

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Past

Benefits Specialist Consultant at Premier Financial Group
PRPro at PRPros
Seasoned Vet at NABFEME

IBO at Ameri Plan
ROLO at VanDyk Mortgage
Promotion / Marketing Director at 1720 Entertainment
Loan Processor at Dynasty Financial Consulting (Sole Proprietorship)
Loan Officer at Ifininty Mortgage
Sr Account Executive/ Media Strategist at Middleberg Euro
Account Executive at Dan Klores Communications formerly Dan Klores and Associates
Sr Account Executive at Dan Klores and Associates
Regional Promotions Manager at MCA Records/ Universal
Regional Promotions Manager at PolyGram
Regional Promotions Manager Perspective / A&M at PolyGram
Regional Promotion Manager at Perspective Records
Associate Manager at Saunders and Associates
Associate Mangager at DTAM Management (Don Taylor) (Sole Proprietorship)

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Education

Los Angeles City College
University of California, Los Angeles
California State University-Northridge

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Recommended

17 people have recommended Apryle

Connections

379 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

Apryle Vaughn’s Experience

Partner - Management Svcs.

DTOPCATBLU

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years)

Personal Manager for song writer producer Leland Clopton pka "Big Fruit", Southern Boy Entertainment, and Big Fruit Beatz. Recent productions "Peanut Butter and Jelly" by Cadillac Don and J Money Warner Brothers Records.
Personal Manager for song writer producer Darius Stanley "Gator" of the group CSIDE on 1720/ PTMG /Power Records. Writer of the MySpace hit MySpace Freak featuring Jazze Pha and the current single "Boyfriend/ Girlfriend"
Consultant to Miki Howard for HairStok/Miki Howard brand Hair Extensions
Consultant for Brandon Howard (songwriter /producer) of Atlantic Records pka B Howard.
Owner

Entertainment Resources

(Entertainment industry)

May 2002 — Present (7 years 3 months)

Responsible for networking and making connections to execute good business ideas that make sense.
I have been a conduit for many people and companies to enable them to rise to higher levels in the entertainment business.
Personal Assistant / Road Manager

Branicka Entertainment / Miki Howard Inc.

(Music industry)

March 1987 — Present (22 years 5 months)

Personal Assistant and Road Manager to R&B artist Miki Howard.
Liaison for labels and promoters during promotional and paid national tours.
Responsible for interactive calendar, online communication and promotion coordination.
Coming new release "Private Collection", snippets available now on www.miki-howard.com
Personal Assitant/ Coordinator

Music Maddness

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)

1987 — Present (22 years)

2003 Synergy Communications- Producer "Slam Dunk Gospel Brunch "
Personal Assistant and Road Manager

Miki Howard

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

1987 — Present (22 years)
Marketing and Promotions Consultant

Branicka Records / Branicka Entertainment

(Music industry)

1986 — Present (23 years)

Record company helmed by R&B vocalist Miki Howard.
Current release "Private Collection" to be released fall "08".
www.miki-howard.com
www.branickarecords.com
Benefits Specialist Consultant

Premier Financial Group

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

October 2007 — February 2008 (5 months)

Health and Life Insurance sales.
PRPro

PRPros

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

1994 — 2008 (14 years)
Seasoned Vet

NABFEME

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

1999 — 2007 (8 years)
IBO

Ameri Plan

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

July 2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

Independent Business Owner of Health Care Discount Benefit Plan-
ROLO

VanDyk Mortgage

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Financial Services industry)

February 2007 — August 2007 (7 months)

FHA, Conventional, RE-Fi and VA Home Loans, Reverse Mortgages..
Promotion / Marketing Director

1720 Entertainment

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)

August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)

(Contract) Peachtree Music Group- CSIDE Artist / set up marketing and radio and street campaigns and hire qualified individuals to run it.
Contracted Commissioned Entertainment and Real Hip Hop to develop national street, radio campaigns and new media departments for the label as well as the artist CSIDE.
Launched the infectious summer hit "My Space Freak" released on 1720 Records/ Peachtree Music Group.
Loan Processor
Dynasty Financial Consulting (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Loan Officer

Ifininty Mortgage

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Financial Services industry)

2002 — 2003 (1 year)
Sr Account Executive/ Media Strategist

Middleberg Euro

(Entertainment industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Account Executive

Dan Klores Communications formerly Dan Klores and Associates

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Sr Account Executive

Dan Klores and Associates

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Regional Promotions Manager

MCA Records/ Universal

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Music industry)

November 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 7 months)
Regional Promotions Manager

PolyGram

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Music industry)

1993 — 1999 (6 years)
Regional Promotions Manager Perspective / A&M

PolyGram

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Music industry)

1993 — 1999 (6 years)
Regional Promotion Manager

Perspective Records

(Entertainment industry)

1993 — 1997 (4 years)
Associate Manager

Saunders and Associates

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

1993 — 1994 (1 year)
Associate Mangager
DTAM Management (Don Taylor) (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Music industry)

1986 — 1993 (7 years)

Managed contracts, booking and recording negotiations for artist, producers , songwriters to name a few... Bunny Wailer, Sid Johnson, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "LA" Ried, Greg Scelscea, Miki Howard, Soul 11 Soul, Ken Johnson

Additional Information

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Apryle Vaughn’s Interests:

Health and Life Ins., Real Estate, Computers, Communications, Public Relations, Music Business, Law, Entertainment, Children

Apryle Vaughn’s Groups:

NABFEME, EPPS,NABOB,NBPC, CKAGBD, BESLA, National Association for Female Executives (NAFE),Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC),NAACP, PUSH, Rainbow Coalition, MOBE, Obama for America, Democrat