DJ, Producer, Remixer, MC, Pro Audio Specialist
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Pro Audio, DJ and Keyboard Specialist at Guitar Center
- Producer, Remixer and MC at Miglani Music, ASCAP (Sole Proprietorship)
- DJ and Live PA Professional at DJ Mani (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Independent Design, Technology and Creative Consultant at obS Web & Print Design (Self-employed)
- Loan Originator at Amerihome Mortgage
- Promoter, Owner at obS Productions
- Owner at E.A.R. Artist Management
- Sales Executive at Bachrach
- Webmaster and Techno Specialist at Gramaphone Records LLC
- Senior Account Executive at The Hospitality Group Worldwide/ ICM Congresses
- Sales Executive at Bachrach
- Education
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Northwestern University
- Wheeling High School
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Mani Miglani’s Summary
Professional DJ and Producer since 1993, specializing in techno, house and electronic dance music. Event Coordinator with over 10 years of experience with high quality dance music events. Touring live music act throughout North America with shows at the largest nightclubs in the U.S. and parts of Canada. Naturally charismatic individual with the ability to lead new business and sales initiatives for global organizations.
o Expert knowledge of web development and web tools
o Solid knowledge of marketing and e-commerce based advertising strategies
o Intermediate knowledge of web programming languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Active Server Pages, VBScript, etc.
o Intermediate knowledge of data mining, CRM, database creation and data management
o Strong knowledge of audio development tools: Sound Forge, Peak, Ableton Live, Cubase SX, Nuendo, Reason, Rebirth and Recycle
o Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite products
o Strong knowledge of Adobe/ Macromedia products: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dream Weaver
o Intermediate knowledge of Object Oriented Programming with C++
o Licensed Loan Originator
o Operating Systems: Windows NT 4.0 workstation/ server, Windows 95/ 98/ 2000/ XP and Macintosh OS 9/ X
Mani Miglani’s Specialties:
Live techno production, creating websites, turntable mixing, remixing, vocal drops, large scale techno events, sales, client management, customer service, fashion, viral marketing
Mani Miglani’s Experience
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Pro Audio, DJ and Keyboard Specialist
Guitar Center
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GTRC; Retail industry)
April 2008 — Present (2 months)
Specialist for those looking to purchase pro audio or dj equipment, keyboards, music software and audiophile merchandise.
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Producer, Remixer and MC
Miglani Music, ASCAP (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Music industry)
March 2003 — Present (5 years 3 months)
Solid producer, remixer and beat maker. Currently learning how to rhyme under the wings of Subzeroe and Teknikal. Overall music professional with vast catalog of music in diverse styles.
--Techno Tracks--
o under aliases Mani Miglani, Undesirables (with Josh Werner), Parental Advisory (with Tetsuji Miwa)
--House Tracks--
o under alias Man-E and Mani Miglani
--Hip Hop--
o co-produced with Teknikal
o MC alongside S Z O, Teknikal and Shybaby
--Remixes--
o Lakithia Jones "My Life"
o Bollywood hit "Dil Lagi"
o Bollywood hit "Salaam-E-Ishq"
o Yellow Sox w/ Josh Werner for default_one CD
Discography, Samples & to Purchase
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DJ and Live PA Professional
DJ Mani (Self-employed)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)
January 1993 — Present (15 years 5 months)
Highlighted Performances Include:
o Montreal, Canada - Aria Nightclub
o Quebec City, Canada - Dagobert Nightclub
o Minneapolis, MN - Quest Nightclub & Bangkok City.
o Long Beach, CA - Spruce Goose Dome -- www.socalspirit.com
o Olympia, WA - Barcode Nightclub.
o Portland, OR - 1201 Nightclub & Ohm Nightclub
o Detroit, MI - Panacea during DEMF
o Chicago, IL - Metro, Smartbar (resident for Gramaphone Showcases), Rednofive (Material), Liar's Club, Untitled, Betty's Blue Star Lounge, Empty Bottle, Big Wig, Hillside Inn & many more one-off events and after hours
o Toledo, OH - Muzik & Sugar
o Seattle, WA - 1st Decibel Festival
o New York, NY - Baktun for Tronic Treatment & Discotheque
o Indianapolis, IN - for Chocolate's Underground Event
o Champaign, IL - Spastik, Infection, Gypsy Nightclub (resident), Mabel's, C.O. Daniel's, Kam's, Tooter's Pub and all my fraternity's after hours
o Boulder, CO - Funky Buddha, 2AM, Electronic Jam Night
o Austin, TX - Event with The Advent -
Independent Design, Technology and Creative Consultant
obS Web & Print Design (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 1998 — January 2008 (10 years 1 month)
Notable clients/ projects:
o Gramaphone Records dynamic .asp web interface (1998-2003)
o Assisted on the original Showerhead Depot web interface
o Molemen Records prototype for web
o Pistachios' retail web interface
o DJ Lego and Poontin Muzik's website
o Tha Werd weblog
o 12takat21 website
o Assisted BT Alex Brown in their Presentations dept. for M&A
o Survey data for UBS Prices & Earnings survey
o Gramaphone Techno Showcase fliers
o o.b.S. Productions event fliers and marketing
o E.A.R. marketing materials
o Sound Lords marketing materials
o Oscar McMillan 3 CD, Heightened Sensitivity cover art
o Frank Q mixtape cover
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Loan Originator
Amerihome Mortgage
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Banking industry)
February 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 7 months)
o Became licensed Loan Officer by the IMBA for Home Loans and Refinances
o Brought in new business and closings during my training year
o Recruited several new professionals to the Chicago office that also became licensed -
Promoter, Owner
obS Productions
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Music industry)
January 1996 — January 2006 (10 years 1 month)
o Began in 1996 as an event promotions firm in Champaign, IL and throwing the Thursdays at Gypsy Nightclub, a one off at Mabel's, Spastik and Infection
o In Chicago, coordinated almost 40 large scale techno and house events called The Gramaphone Techno Showcases, bringing in top International talent to venues such as Metro, Smartbar, Empty Bottle and Rednofive
o Threw two events with Meoitic called Threat which took place with International talent at Smartbar
o Provided support, talent and written content to the SoCal 10 year anniversary (www.socalspirit.com) -
Owner
E.A.R. Artist Management
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
January 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 9 months)
Created an agency for techno and house djs and represented a total of 33 global artists during its existence. Artists included The Advent, Steve Rachmad, Magda, G Flame, Davide Squillace, Hardfloor, Oxia, Scan 7, Justin Long, Josh Werner, DJ Mani, Sativa, Dayhota, Alena, Christina Sheradon, Traxx, Rino Cerrone, Alexander East and others.
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Sales Executive
Bachrach
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)
January 2004 — September 2004 (9 months)
o Consistently in the top sales figures for daily and bi-weekly reports at the Harlem Irving Plaza (HIP) location
o As a team player, shared my retail knowledge and sales experience with the other members of the team. I had been taught by the best and shared the wisdom passed on to me with those not so familiar with the company and how it serviced its customer -
Webmaster and Techno Specialist
Gramaphone Records LLC
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Music industry)
March 1998 — May 2003 (5 years 3 months)
o Created an active server pages web presence with a dynamic shopping cart for a legendary record store in 1998, utilizing the latest technologies well before they were widely used online
o Created a new revenue stream with the Ebay store for the record store that has employed Chicago's most famous DJs and Producers like: Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Colette, DJ Heather, Josh Werner, DJ PNS, Panik, DJ Precyse, Andy Moy, Hector Lopez, Greg Norwood, DJ AMPM, DJ Sneak, Oscar McMillan, Sativa, Angelist and many more
o Known for my customer service skills in an environment that served industry musicians that traveled from worldwide locations to this specialist shop. -
Senior Account Executive
The Hospitality Group Worldwide/ ICM Congresses
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 1997 — March 1998 (10 months)
o Top 5% sales executive in both THG Worldwide's publishing project called Oil & Gas Asia Pacific and ICM's World I.T. Congress
o Researched leads and closed business with decision makers via the telephone, whilst creating content that applied to our specific niche section of the publication
o Gained the self-confidence that is required in calling CEOs and CFOs of Fortune 500 companies for the purpose of pitching them an idea or intangible product to sell -
Sales Executive
Bachrach
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)
February 1991 — June 1993 (2 years 5 months)
o Built a clientele that included professional athletes from The Chicago Bears and numerous corporate executives who relied on me for their fashion advice and selection of their formal and casual wardrobes
o Consistently in the top sales figures for daily and bi-weekly sales while working part-time hours during high school and my first year of college at Northwestern at the Vernon Hills location
o Learned an immense amount about sales and high-end men's fashion from my first mentor, Victor Stackhouse, who was one of their nationwide top sales executives, a Reverend and also someone who has made a great impact in my life.
Mani Miglani’s Education
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S., Biology with History minor, 1993 — 1997
Resident DJ at Gypsy Nightclub with performances at numerous fraternity events, concert venues like Mabel's, bars and nightclubs like Tooter's Pub aka The Entertainment Zone, Tonic, C.O. Daniel's, Kam's and numerous one-off parties and events.
- Activities and Societies:
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon - 2 Time Rush Chairman, Social Chairman, Pledge Class Vice President
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Northwestern University
Pre-Medicine 1992 — 1993
Lived on campus and took 1st year pre-medicine courses, while commuting to Vernon Hills regularly to work my job in the retail men's fashion industry.
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Wheeling High School
H.S., College Prep, 1988 — 1992
o Really only concerned with winning the superlative "best dressed male" and with electronic (then new wave) music.
- Activities and Societies:
- Debate Team, Tennis, Cross Country
Additional Information
Mani Miglani’s Websites:
Mani Miglani’s Interests:
Hip Hop Music, Techno and House Music, Acting, Stand-Up Comedy, Creative Ideas, Apple Computing, Programming, New Technology, Music Software, Tennis, Rhyming, Poetry, Investing, Social Networking Sites, Web Development, Sales and Marketing, Basketball, Management Training, Spirituality & The R-O-C
Mani Miglani’s Groups:
Music Business, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Sigma Alpha Epsilon, House of Godz, Sound Lordz, Linked In Connection
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Music and Entertainment Professionals member
Mani Miglani’s Honors:
o I.S.T.A. State Debate Champion
o National Honors Society
o National Merit Scholar
o Sigma Alpha Epsilon Social Fraternity
o Northwestern University Center for Talent Development
o Illinois State Scholar
o Editor’s Choice Award by the International Library of Poetry
o Poet of the Year Nominee by the International Society of Poets
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