Amy Houck (born August 25, 1984) is an American social media consultant and branding consultant. She is the president of social media marketing company 440 Artist Alignment, which specializes in marketing music artists. Her acts appear on record labels, Universal Music Group, Island Dej Jam, Geffen, Motown, Fontana and a large list of independent labels. Among the artists 440 currently represents is Siedah Garrett who is co-writer of "Man in The Mirror" for Michael Jackson and sang the 1987 #1 duet "I Just Can't Stop Lovin' You" Brooklyn up and comer Krissy Krissy also one of Houck's 2012 clients, is signed to Bigger Than Builings Records.
Houck has marketed and branded music artists for Universal Music Group, Island Dej Jam, Geffen, Motown Walt Disney, including, Johnny Cash, Rihanna, The Killers, The Dream, LMFAO, Jon McLaughlin, Kanye West, Common, Queen, The Dirty Heads, Kevin Daniel, Lacey Schwimmer, America's Best Dance Crew, (ABDC).
Early life and education
Houck was born in Baltimore. She comes from a Czechoslovakian and American Indian family.
As a middle school student, Houck began writing poetry. She has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including an Ace Award at Full Sail University for her poem "Gray." She currently is still an active poet. In 2011, she released a poetry collection, "Battle Cries and Lullabies".
Houck attended Kennard Dale High School, and played Field Hockey from age 13 to 20.
She went to college at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania. She also played Field Hockey on scholarship at Mansfield. In 2004, she earned the Athletic Academic Achievement Award and was also on the Dean's List.
After graduating her first college, Houck attended Full Sail University in Orlando Florida, where she majored in Recording Arts.
Career
Houck began her career recording students music in her dorm room at Mansfield University. Her love of music lead her to attended a second university Full Sail where she began recording music artists in a professional environment. By the end of her first year, she had developed a marketing platform for new artists using MySpace.
As a new graduate she moved to Los Angeles and began working for Universal Music Group (UMGD) as an intern, which quickly lead to a position as a Coordinator.
Personal life
On June 8, 2012, Houck gave birth to a daughter Jade Avery Houck.
Books
Houcks book, Social Media Marketing for Musicians' (Amazon Kindle, 2011)
Houck has marketed and branded music artists for Universal Music Group, Island Dej Jam, Geffen, Motown Walt Disney, including, Johnny Cash, Rihanna, The Killers, The Dream, LMFAO, Jon McLaughlin, Kanye West, Common, Queen, The Dirty Heads, Kevin Daniel, Lacey Schwimmer, America's Best Dance Crew, (ABDC).
Early life and education
Houck was born in Baltimore. She comes from a Czechoslovakian and American Indian family.
As a middle school student, Houck began writing poetry. She has won and been nominated for numerous awards, including an Ace Award at Full Sail University for her poem "Gray." She currently is still an active poet. In 2011, she released a poetry collection, "Battle Cries and Lullabies".
Houck attended Kennard Dale High School, and played Field Hockey from age 13 to 20.
She went to college at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania. She also played Field Hockey on scholarship at Mansfield. In 2004, she earned the Athletic Academic Achievement Award and was also on the Dean's List.
After graduating her first college, Houck attended Full Sail University in Orlando Florida, where she majored in Recording Arts.
Career
Houck began her career recording students music in her dorm room at Mansfield University. Her love of music lead her to attended a second university Full Sail where she began recording music artists in a professional environment. By the end of her first year, she had developed a marketing platform for new artists using MySpace.
As a new graduate she moved to Los Angeles and began working for Universal Music Group (UMGD) as an intern, which quickly lead to a position as a Coordinator.
Personal life
On June 8, 2012, Houck gave birth to a daughter Jade Avery Houck.
Books
Houcks book, Social Media Marketing for Musicians' (Amazon Kindle, 2011)
I Threw Up is an international sticker art campaign conceived in 1997 by artist Michael Pilmer. The stickers, which read "I threw up", are designed to work like cartoon speech bubbles, and are usually placed strategically as to indicate speech. Target images are usually people, animals, or any sort of personified object or character. The stickers have shown up around the world as evidenced by the many photos posted on the campaign's website.
According to the artist, the campaign strives to "manipulate meaning by altering the multitudes of messages that surround us. It is an exploration of not only the process of implication, but the creative reclamation of advertising and public spaces."
The campaign has been written about in the book PEEL: The Art Of The Sticker, as well as in THRILL magazine, Found Magazine, BAGAZINE, and The News & Observer.
According to the artist, the campaign strives to "manipulate meaning by altering the multitudes of messages that surround us. It is an exploration of not only the process of implication, but the creative reclamation of advertising and public spaces."
The campaign has been written about in the book PEEL: The Art Of The Sticker, as well as in THRILL magazine, Found Magazine, BAGAZINE, and The News & Observer.
Star Trek Gamers (STG) is a fan-run independent site based in the Star Trek gaming franchise.
Started in March 1999 during the tenure of Activision holding the license to publish and distribute Star Trek games it is the only Star Trek gaming fan site to manage an interview with the then Executive Director, Interactive Product Development for Paramount Pictures, Mr Harry Lang (). STG have also hosted Podcast based interviews with Mad Doc Software () (creators of Armada, Armada 2 and Legacy), QuickSilver() (creators of Starfleet Command and Tactical Assault) and a text based interview with 4J Studios (creator of Encounters).
Games
STG as a Star Trek gaming site covers all of the 25 major Star Trek gaming titles including..
*Star Trek: Armada()
*Star Trek: Birth of the Federation()
*Star Trek: Legacy()
*Star Trek: Starfleet Command 3()
Features & Content
Star Trek Gamers has an extensive game mod downloads section which covers most of the well-known games. The content of the downloads ranges from common official patches for the games to fan made game modifications. As a site it also uses the only clan/fleet directory of its kind in Star Trek gaming which is based on the clan directory designed and made by CentralOutpost.com.
As of August 10, 2007 it also became the first fan-run Star Trek gaming site to offer a YouTube-style video-sharing site for recorded game footage.
To date several well-known fandom sites in Star Trek have awarded Star Trek Gamers with various awards and independent reviews. Most notably, Bernd Schneider's "Ex Astris Scientia" website gave the award to the Star Trek Gamers website on two separate occasions, once in 2003() and again in 2006 (), so far the only website to receive the famous "horgon" logo award from EAS on two separate occasions.
Started in March 1999 during the tenure of Activision holding the license to publish and distribute Star Trek games it is the only Star Trek gaming fan site to manage an interview with the then Executive Director, Interactive Product Development for Paramount Pictures, Mr Harry Lang (). STG have also hosted Podcast based interviews with Mad Doc Software () (creators of Armada, Armada 2 and Legacy), QuickSilver() (creators of Starfleet Command and Tactical Assault) and a text based interview with 4J Studios (creator of Encounters).
Games
STG as a Star Trek gaming site covers all of the 25 major Star Trek gaming titles including..
*Star Trek: Armada()
*Star Trek: Birth of the Federation()
*Star Trek: Legacy()
*Star Trek: Starfleet Command 3()
Features & Content
Star Trek Gamers has an extensive game mod downloads section which covers most of the well-known games. The content of the downloads ranges from common official patches for the games to fan made game modifications. As a site it also uses the only clan/fleet directory of its kind in Star Trek gaming which is based on the clan directory designed and made by CentralOutpost.com.
As of August 10, 2007 it also became the first fan-run Star Trek gaming site to offer a YouTube-style video-sharing site for recorded game footage.
To date several well-known fandom sites in Star Trek have awarded Star Trek Gamers with various awards and independent reviews. Most notably, Bernd Schneider's "Ex Astris Scientia" website gave the award to the Star Trek Gamers website on two separate occasions, once in 2003() and again in 2006 (), so far the only website to receive the famous "horgon" logo award from EAS on two separate occasions.
People always ask me for advice on what kind of business to do.
After going on the radio show ' Naija women in business' on inspiration FM, ,92.3, i have decided to write a mini series on business.
First, business is not for everyone. Its important to realize that. Don't start a business just for the sake of it. The odds of the business succeeding would be low. Also not everyone has to go into 'buying and selling'
A friend of money came to my store some months ago to ask for advice on what business to do. She already had a hobby she loved doing, which was making bridal accessories. I told her to develop that idea, create a product line and the business would take on a life of its own from there.
You can do everything and anything you want.
Some alternate business ideas that don't include buying and selling are
Best of luck .
After going on the radio show ' Naija women in business' on inspiration FM, ,92.3, i have decided to write a mini series on business.
First, business is not for everyone. Its important to realize that. Don't start a business just for the sake of it. The odds of the business succeeding would be low. Also not everyone has to go into 'buying and selling'
A friend of money came to my store some months ago to ask for advice on what business to do. She already had a hobby she loved doing, which was making bridal accessories. I told her to develop that idea, create a product line and the business would take on a life of its own from there.
You can do everything and anything you want.
Some alternate business ideas that don't include buying and selling are
- Blogging , visit www.lindaikeji.blogspot.com , she is persistent, consistent, now blogging pays all her bills.
- Event planning
- Facilities management
- Contracting
- Consultancy
- Hair care
- Interior deigning/ decorating
- Stylist/ beauty consultancy
- Small business consultancy
- Catering
- Daycare / creche
- Academics
- Fashion designing
- Fitness instructor
- Graphics designer/ creative
- PR consultancy
- Photographer
Best of luck .