RESUME
EDUCATION
Parsons The New School for Design
New York, NY
BFA, Communication Design, 2006
WORK EXPERIENCE
RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY
New York, NY {spring 2017}
EVENT MANAGER
Curated and programmed festival events. Created timelines, tracked and communicated progress of key RBMA projects related to the North American region. Coordinated aspects of RBMA events including editorial, radio programming and moving images between departments and with Red Bull Business Units, Trevanna (Event Production Company). Coordinated and communicated activation initiatives at Red Bull Studios and merchandise for the Gift Shop. Created event concept and idea presentation materials. Handled artist relations during events and studio lectures.
TYGAPAW
Brooklyn, NY { 2010 - present }
Musician / Producer / Dj / Creative Director;
2016, Toured Internationally, playing dj sets in Toronto (Pride), Montreal, Mexico City (NAAFI), and Berlin (Pop Kultur Festival). Composed and Performed the score for Niv Acosta’s Afro Futurist art performance piece entitled “DISCOTROPIC”, which was performed at the COIL Art Festival in NYC, January 2016, Tanz Im August Festival in Berlin, August 2016. Dj’d at the Brooklyn Museum as a featured artist for the Summer 2016
2015, taught Music Production and Djing at the Lower East Side Girls Club for the Digital and Audio Arts program. The curriculum consisted of learning the fundamentals of producing electronic music using Ableton Live. Affiliate of the Women Beatmakers Conference (BAC grantees) and selected to dj the 2015 BAC Community Arts Grants Awards Ceremony. 2014, started a solo music venture under the moniker “TYGAPAW”. Directed and edited the music video for the first single “KEEP ON”, featured on AFROPUNK’s website and social media sites and with over 12k views on YouTube. DJ Boom Box Residencies. Performed at the 2014 BRIC Gala. Founder of Brooklyn based multi media /QTPOC music collective “FAKE ACCENT”, featured by the blog Remezcla as editor’s night life pick. Featured on The Future FM site as an “Artist to Watch”.
Composed, wrote and performed original music with female fronted world pop band ‘My M.O.’ who’s been featured on MTV Iggy’s “Bands We Like” and nominated for “Artist of the Week”.
Produced, performed and dj’d for the Brooklyn based female rap duo Kowabunga Tyga: soundcloud.com/kowabunga-tyga.com.
The New School, Facilities Management
New York, NY {2007 - present}
Signage Coordinator
As the lead designer, created, managed and maintained all New School related signage including office and classroom signs, building directories, building hours and miscellaneous signs. Projects also included redesigning various in house administration forms and promotional material.
DailyCandy Inc
New York, NY {2006-2007}
Freelance Graphic Designer
Maintained and enhanced look, feel and usability of the DailyCandy digital platforms. Worked closely with cross-functional groups to define and create user experiences engaged in on brand designs. Projects include email templates, microsite mock ups, advertising banners, and promotional, sales and marketing materials.
SKILLS + INTERESTS
::: Typography, Ableton Live 9 + Push, MASCHINE, MPC TOUCH, Adobe Creative Cloud & CS5 (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop), Guitar {Electric x Bass} Final Cut Pro X
::: Music Production, Music Therapy, Film Scoring, Literature, Badminton, Botany, Being immersed in nature
CONTACT
dion.mac@gmail.com
www.dionmac.com {design}
@tygapaw {instagram}
347 558 7086