update

I spent most of February down and out with the flu. Ok, don't feel bad for me - it was closer to two weeks, but man did those two weeks suck. Not being able to do what I wanted to (run around and be fabulous) was one of the most frustrating things in the world!

Anyways now I'm back in the game. Work at Ten Music is giving me an increasing amount of responsibility which I love. We're moving into some extended branding projects online which are a total dream for me; fusing music and tech is one of my favorite things to talk about and participate in.

Beginning April 1, I'll be taking a course at UCLA to further my understanding of negotiating deals and contracts in the biz.

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Happy New Year!

The past year was one of the most exciting and challenging yet.

I began 2004 in full production on my Masters Thesis, while attending school full-time and working at the Boston Search Group as Administrative Coordinator.
In addition, I was promoted to Revolutions Program Director at WERS 88.9 fm , the top college radio station in the country.

While working at WERS, I increased revenue for the Revolutions program's bi-annual fundrasing drive by over 150%. I also traveled on the station's behalf to attend both the Winter Music Conference and M3 Summit during the month of March. While at these conferences, I made valuable connections with individuals within the music, technology, and advertising industries.

In May, I graduated in the top third of my class from Emerson College with a Master's Degree in Visual and Media Arts with an emphasis in New Media.

One week later, I packed my bags and moved three thousand miles to Los Angeles.

For the first few months, I picked up many small jobs while eagerly searching for a more permanent one. I worked as a marketing coordinator, website production coordinator, and event promotion director. It took three months, but thanks to a great friend of mine Morgan Page I became connected with Ten Music and commenced work at the end of August.

I learned a lot in 2004 on both the academic and personal levels. I'm looking forward to many exciting and prosperous endeavors in 2005.

I'm hoping to get this site rolling...I'm such a slacker! Please check back soon.

Now that I'm working full time, it's become difficult to work on side projects in the musical arena. Still, I continue to research and make connections. No rest for the wicked!

job!

I'm happy to announce that I've recently accepted a position at Ten Music in Santa Monica, CA. I'm pleased to have landed at such a great company with a wonderful staff and outstanding work ethic.

In other news, I'm gearing up for a 5K on Sept. 12, to benefit the Lynn Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research. Wish me luck!

The 3M Corporation is building the world's largest pink ribbon in Times Square in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. For every person who signs up, 3M will donate $1 to breast cancer research and place a Post-It in their name on the billboard. Please sign up by clicking the link below (it literally takes under a minute):

http://www.3m.com/us/office/postit/research/largest_pink_ribbon.jhtml

New resume is up, as well as the beginnings of the links area. For the sake of formatting, the resume is not very detailed. If you'd like a more cohesive version, kindly contact me at nicole@cifani.com.

updates

Ok so this site is slowly coming along. You'll see that my resume is up, and the links page is on its way. I'm almost finished linking up the photo site, so that should be available soon as well. Thanks for dropping by!