Dan Demole
Dan Demole | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Paul Demole May 7, 1979 |
| Occupation | COO of Jingle Punks Music |
Dan Demole (born 1979) is an American entrepreneur, co-founder and COO of Jingle Punks Music. Jingle Punks has been featured in Billboard, Variety and Business Week where it was named "one of America's most promising start ups".[1]
Dan Demole started Jingle Punks Music with musician and television editor Jared Gutstadt after meeting at a Black Keys concert in Brooklyn, New York. Within months of launching the company, they released their platform, "The Jingle Player". Developed by Demole with industry knowledge input from Gutstadt, it helped them differentiate themselves quickly from their competitors. The player itself is a proprietary, patented[2] technology that provides targeted music selection with a searchable and user-friendly interface.
"There are no music clearance worries or delivery issues -- it's all there with a click of the mouse," says COO Dan Demole, co-founder of Jingle Punks. "We're able to bridge the gap between the mindless stock music that other libraries provide and the expensive sync costs of major music acts."[3]
In late 2012, talent agency William Morris Endeavor acquired a majority stake [4] in Jingle Punks, aiming to cultivate synergies across their music and entertainment verticals.[5] Only two years later, the company was again sold to ole Music Publishing in March 2015,[6] after growing its revenue from $5 million in 2011 to more than $18 million in 2014.[7] “Ole looks forward to working with Jingle Punks towards a future that combines our respective strengths to great advantage and for the benefit of our clients,” said Robert Ott, CEO and chairman of Ole, in a statement. “Jared and Dan are great entrepreneurial talents who have built the most exciting brand in production music history, and we look forward to increased profitability together.[8]” Demole will serve as General Manager of Jingle Punks in their Tribeca office in New York City.
Prior to starting Jingle Punks Music, he spent two years traveling in Africa, Asia, Australia and Central America [9] before landing in New York city. Originally from Florida, Demole worked for L-3 Communications and Electronic Arts and was a graduate of the University of Central Florida, receiving a BS degree in computer science.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Jingle Punks Music Licensing Meets Crowd sourcing". 2009-07-24.
- ^ USPTO Database: United States Patent 8,429,181
- ^ Vaughan, Carson (2009-07-24). "Jingle Punks hits the ground running". Variety.
- ^ "Money Calling: Jingle Punks' Reality TV Fortune" Forbes
- ^ "The Reality-TV Music Factory" The Wall Street Journal
- ^ "ole acquires Jingle Punks" Yahoo Finance
- ^ "The Jingle Geniuses Making Millions Writing Music For Ads, Reality TV" Bloomberg
- ^ "ole acquires music shop Jingle Punks" Realscreen
- ^ "Backpack to Boardroom" Pegasus Magazine