Dave Giles II
Artist · Songwriter · FOUNDER · SPEAKER
As a lifelong steward of the entertainment industry with a career centering service, I believe in the transformative power of music on the human experience.
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My storytelling and strategies for Essence Festival were featured in an Apple Keynote, named to Ad-Age’s “A List for Event Publishers”, nominated for two Webby Awards and contributed to box-office and tourism records. My acumen for audience and product development led fan-engagement software startup, X Empire to Apple’s Entrepreneurs Camp and has added value to brands through WVZ MFG’s music-driven partnerships with Spotify, Geico, NYX, MAX and Pioneer DJ.
These experiences have afforded me the opportunity to speak around the country and to teach from LIU Brooklyn to Microsoft’s NYC Flagship Store. I pride myself on centering the human perspective to produce inclusive, immersive and accessible music and experiences.
CO-FOUNDER: WVZ MFG Publishing Co.
SONGWRITING & PRODUCTION: Team HFD (2020-Present)
PRODUCT & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT: Access Club (2022-2023)
DIGITAL MARKETING: Moodswing Music (2023-Present)
DIGITAL MARKETING: Defected Records (2020-2021)
SONGWRITING & CREATIVE DIRECTION: Dave + Sam 'No Shade' (2020)
PRODUCT & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT: Convoz (2019-2021)
DIGITAL MARKETING: Essence Festival (2018-2019)
PODCAST PRODUCTION: Essence’s Yes, Girl! (2017-2018)
TEACHING: Notes for Life @ Microsoft Store NYC (2017)
TEACHING: Old Gold Workshop @ MoMA & Allied Media Conference (2015-2017)
TEACHING: MoCADA @ Long Island University - Brooklyn (2016)