Hunter College

Audrey Joseph Presents

San Francisco, California, United States

I produce and develop events and entertainment for a variety of clients fromlarge outdoor festivals that attract 100,000 plus to indoor events of 50 to 10,000 patrons .        Audrey Joseph Presents, employs on an on call basis, uses local vendors toprovide sound, lighting, video, catering and labor.Bringing you the events of your life - live and with passion.

Producer & Owner

Consulted on the procurement of operations permit for this iconic San Francisco's 2nd location.  Worked with my team to research and design sound systems for the restaurant dinner theater, the dance club and the lounge.

AsiaSF Palm Springs

Consultant on Permits and Developed Sound Design

Development of Event Spaces at the historic San Francisco Armory, a Federal Landmark building and one of the most unique spaces in San Francisco. My duties included building out and developing the 40,000 sq foot Drill Court as well as the General's Quarters and 2 other public spaces, producing events for the public, heading up production for private events, talent procurement, establishing a sales program, putting in place firm operational procedures, training staff and most joyously presenting The Armory to the <a href="http://public.www.sfarmory.com">public.www.sfarmory.com</a>

The Armory

Vice President of Venues & Events

Created The San Francisco Night Life Awards "The Niteys," an annual awards event celebrating creative content and patron experience in San Francisco’s 7 billion dollar Nightlife industry. Those recognized represent the spectrum of the night time economy in San Francisco and include night clubs, cocktail lounges, live music venues, night time transportation, as well as hotel and neighborhood bars and their service staff.Attended by members of the industry and patrons alike and has just completed its 4th year to rave reviews

The Niteys

Producer and Developer

I am a founding director of Site and Sound which supports music and the arts and the business of creating its content.Site and Sound will provide educational opportunities for the arts and entertainment community including creating artistic content, formulating business plans, presentation including the design of sound and lighting, marketing and promotion of entertainment and art to the public and internships for novices who want to work toward a career in art or entertainment. Site and Sound will fund studies on the economic impact of art and entertainment on communities and cities alike.  These studies will be done to provide data on the benefits and health of art and entertainment and their impact on popular culture.Site and Sound will assist in funding community events that celebrate diversity in entertainment and art and events that support  art and entertainment communities with education and new ideas in responsible hospitality. Site and Sound will assist in the creation of new works in both art and entertainment and help in the promotion of these works for the public benefit.

SITE AND SOUND

Director

Production of large and medium size events including concert tours. One such tour was Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville, Solid Events was responsible for production and support for the tour including sponsoring products such as Landshark Lager.Logistics and production of stages and event areas.Experiential Marketing for well known brands as concert tour sponsors.

Solid Events, LLC

Producer

I am a founding Commissioner of The SF Entertainment Commission, a regulatory agency that issues permits for the operation of Place of Entertainment as well as extended hours permits, loud speaker permits, mechanical amusements, billiard parlor and related activities. The Commission is also charged with promoting entertainment in the City of San Francisco, attracting entertainment to the City of San Francisco and facilitating legislation that effects the Entertainment Industry in the City. As the Mayoral appointee for the industry I remain a strong advocate for the safety, growth and support of the industry and all its moving parts including brick and mortar venues, outdoor festivals and related events.In 2012 supported Supervisor Weiner in his effort to produce an Economic Impact Study on the Night Time Economy. That study revealed that Entertainment has a 4.2 Billion dollar impact on San Francisco producing 55 Million in payroll and other related taxes for the City. The result of this study reinforced the value of Entertainment to a City such as San Francisco.I was President of the Commission both in 2004 and then again in 2007 and 2008 and the moderator for the San Francisco Entertainment Commission Academy. The Academy presented seminars once a month geared to establish business' as well as new and interested business folks. The subject matter of the Academy is to assist entertainment business and has covered sound, lights, staging, public relations, promotion, talent buying and presentation, food and bar, managers and employees, customer retention and more.

San Francisco Entertainment Commission

Commissioner

I developed, designed this state of the art nightclub specializing in live music and DJ events with a capacity of 990 persons.Under my direction, Mezzanine was the first nightlife venue on the west coast to debut the Funktion One sound system elevating the venue to a high demand status by both patrons and artists alike.