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I'm a bilingual musician, recording artist, translator and education specialist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have recently relocated back to the US after 12 years living and working around Japan. I create original music and audio design for film, broadcast, gaming, etc., and offer translation and localization services from Japanese to English.

Experienced Audio Engineer, Musician, Music Teacher, Transcriber, Songwriter, working with many live acts of both local and national talent. I have experience editing studio recordings, producing, mixing, mastering, and am ready to make a professional tailored product you will love.

Acquired $300k+ in first year as a Development Officer ✶ Proven track record of building and managing non-profit grant programs ✶ Accomplished in grant prospecting, documentation, and reporting ✶ Seasoned academic writer ✶ Grant panelist experience • 7 years in the non-profit sector (Community Development, Arts, and Education) • 3 years of corporate, private, and government prospecting and authorship • 75% proposal success rate from 2021-2024 • Helped most recent organization surpass their FY 24 budget goals by $300,000 (cut use of reserves) Other Proficiencies: • Budgeting (organizational and project) • Instrumentl grant prospecting platform • SAM and UEI Registration • Blackbaud Products (eTapestry, YourCause)

Hi, I'm Josh 😁 → I scaled my live music business to $56,000/yr in under 12mo. → I've worked with big companies like Bank of America ($369B+) and Morgan Stanley ($260B+). → I flowed oil wells for Chevron ($309B) → I formerly worked for Broadridge Financial Solutions ($27B+) The Pareto Principle shows that in any field, 80% of results come from 20% of the people, and I consistently operate in that top 20%. My work is defined by thorough diligence, strategic thinking, and a results-first mindset. If you’re looking for someone who treats your project like their own business and is committed to exceeding expectations, let’s talk!

Important skills: » Attention to detail: editing music, aural and visual presentation of any tasks or end product, data entry and processing, and administrative tasks. » Passion for performing, improving, and advocating for the arts. » Musical Performance: Style is not limited but most experienced in: classical, jazz, funk, and EDM (looping and synth) styles. Performed sinced 10 years old and wrote music since 6 for variety of genres and performed variety of venues and alongside acclaimed names within various branches of entertainment. Was a Venue Contract Booker and came across many talent in different performing varieties and maintain contact. » Modeling experience: facial expressions, hand modeling, full body movement, eye modeling, posing, and action based. Camera ready, production assistant interest. » Acting experiences: ad testimonial, voice over, musical theatre, straight theatre acting, music video, lipsync, and more! Content creator with a few thousand on a few platform and have built an online community and livestream. » Data Entry/Admin. Assistant/IT Support work: worked for a larger corporation as well as a startup doing a variety of tasks such as large batch entering for various company information and logistics inside other systems such as CRMs and other needed operational programs. Worked for my former university as part of the IT Specialists running three campuses IT needs. » Graduated college with a degree in Music and heavily studied Arts Management. • Moderate dancer (14 yrs, variety styles) • Actress - Skits/Point of View  • Actress - Music videos/lipsyncing  • Actress - Voice Over • Content Creator (Tiktok, Instagram, Twitch)  • Active musician - Bari and Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Piano, Cello, Synth, Vocal • Proofreading/editing/composing music  • Music analysis and transpositon knowledge  • Memorization expert and extensive Music theory knowledge  • Teaching, tutoring and counseling  • Expressive and Passionate  • Developed Sales techniques • Everyday self-management/office-based management  • Knowledge in incident reporting, contracting/booking, budget management, event planning, data entry, insurance management, and personnel management.  • Authorized to work in the US for any employer  • Entry Level knowledge on computers, performing diagnostics and repairs and computer sales, staying up to date within technological world. (HP and UWSP Info Tech) 

Discover The Biggest Mistakes You Might Not Know You're Making If you're using an AI chatbot or hiring a "creative professional" to handle your sales content, you're leaving money on the table. At the end of the day, sales is a people business. Even when business is done through screens, sales is about persuading another person that your product or service is the solution to their needs and problems. Unfortunately, many businesses are ignoring the human side of sales psychology by electing to have chat GPT write their product descriptions, landing pages, scripts, or other sales content. Using a cookie-cutter chatbot approach is not how you develop a connection with your target market and it’s certainly not how you tap into the emotions that guide a person to make a purchase or decision. If there is one thing you can be sure of, using an AI chatbot cookie cutter approach to your sales content will not make you stand out from your competition. Similar to the problems with AI not understanding the application of sales psychology, many graphic designers are in a similar boat. Many graphic designers have never studied the psychology of copywriting, sales, marketing, or advertising. To be blunt, they don't really give a darn whether your headline or other copywriting is effective or not. They understand sales and marketing on a visual level while leaving persuasive linguistics as a thing of the past. The problem with this mentality is you're leaving money on the table! Don't leave money on the table, that should be a no-brainer for your business! Hi, I'm Jake and I bring over 20 years of sales, marketing and copywriting experience to the table. If it can be fluffed, puffed, waxed, polished, spruced, or brought to the edge, I will find a way to make your content more engaging, interactive, and effective. People tell me I have a silver tongue and a platinum pen, but maybe my clients should be working for me: "Jake brings a twist so fresh you can smell the lime! Hire this man!" - Roger S. Let's get started! Typical hourly rates: $75 or Less per hour for Creative or Other Non-SEO Copywriting (Negotiable - Contact for More Details) $99 per hour for Sales Non-SEO Copywriting $150 per hour for SEO Copywriting $199 per hour for Sales SEO Copywriting $100 per hour upcharge for NDA Projects Discounted rates are considered for long-term projects or clients. If you want a quote per word, contact me with some of your proposed project details and we can go from there.