* Langstrumpf Promotion 1990 - 1998
booking agency, tourmanagement and concert agency

* NetMartMusic 1997 - 1999
online platform for commercialization and to support newcomer acts

* Sony Music Epic 1999 - 2001
head of the Epic promotion-office Cologne / radio-, print-, and tv promotion west

* Sony Music International 2001 - 2004
tv promotion manager for international Sony product at the headquarter in Berlin

* Sanctuary Group mai 2004 - november 2004
band management for Within Temptation
consulting for tv questions for the labels Sanctuary Records and Rough Trade

* Revolver Promotion since november 2004
founder and director from the TV promotion agency Revolver promotion
we expanded our activities including radio promotion (spring 2006) and online promotion (february 2007)

* Revolver & Me since august 2007
publisher with an edition at B612

* Revolver Distribution Services (R.D.S.) since april 2008
alternative releaseplatform as a team-work of a nationwide promotion-networks and a strong indie-distribution company

Vita Tom Weber

Persona Non Grata/PnG
1990 – 1997 founder and 1st editor of “Persona Non Grata” (leipzig based music and popculture magazine)
since 1997 writer for PnG
2004 book release „Fruchtfliege“ (edition.persona non grata) – short stories inspiried by Nada Surf´s album “let go”

University of Leipzig
1996 diploma in sports managment/history of sport
1996 degree dissertation “Sports in the 3rd Reich. An analysis of media.”
1998 scientific publication „Alltagssport in der DDR“ (Meyer&Meyer Aachen; hrsg. von J.Hinsching) ; essay „Tradition of sportevents in the former GDR”

Sony Music Entertainment
1997 - 2002 head of the Epic promotion-office Leipzig / radio-, print-, and tv promotion east

Sony Music International
2002 – 2004 head of radio promotion; youth format radios

Abroad
1993- 1994 Edinburgh/Scotland: teaching assitant for German at St.Augustine´s Highschool
2004 – 2006 Valdivia/Chile: parental leave

Revolver Promotion
since 2006 head of radio promotion

Revolver & Me
since august 2007 publisher with an edition at B612

Revolver Distribution Services (R.D.S.)
since april 2008 alternative releaseplatform as a team-work of a nationwide promotion-networks and a strong indie-distribution company

Sony Music Entertainment GmbH 1990 - 2001 Frankfurt/Berlin

1990 - 1999 Sony Music Entertainment GmbH - Frankfurt

TV Promotion from A-Z

• conception, proposals, realization, organisation, public relations with media partners, mailing lists
• plugging TV Shows from WETTEN DASS…! (biggest TV show in Europe) to local shows FAB (TV from Berlin) and open channels
• accompaniment of artists (from Anastacia to Rage Against The Machine, Oasis to Such A Surge) during promotional activities in Germany and outside Germany (France, U.K., Austria)

1999 - 2001 Sony Music Entertainment GmbH - Berlin

• director of promotion responsible for all promotional areas (TV, Print, Radio and Online)
• head of the promotionteam of the EPIC Label (a label part of Sony Music)
• conception of timings, promotional timelines and presentation of promotion activities in meetings
• estimation of the market situation and research of the market situation
• conception and realisation of exceptional events around a album release (like listening sessions, special live performances)

2001 - 2004 - V2 records GmbH, Berlin

• head of promotion for all promotional areas (TV, Print, Radio and Online)
• public relation to mediapartners and continuing releations to V2 artists
• conception and financial planning of promotiondays (throughout Germany)
• accompaniment of Tom Jones, Eskobar, Astrakid in Germany and outside Germany
• on tour promotion including TV shows and radio shows, off air events to big festivals

2005 - Revolver Promotion, Berlin

• founder and director from the TV promotion agency Revolver Promotion
• we expanded our activities including radio promotion (spring 2006) and online promotion (february 2007)

Since April 2008 - Revolver Distribution Services (R.D.S.)

• alternative releaseplatform as a team-work of a nationwide promotion-network and a strong indie-distribution company

* estimation of artists in online, radio and TV markets

* concept planning with partners of the label, management, distribution and publishing area

* wise artist positioning in online, radio and TV area by (face2face and generic) interviews, (plugged & unplugged) performances, Videos, EPKs (electronic press kit)

* long-term artist development in the media landscape

* conceptional planning and implementation of all promotion: promotion days, promotional trips including interviews, artist support at airplay: physical and digital sampling as well as airplay trace of radio single

* estimation and market analysis (i.e. choice of relevant singles)

* calculation of costs

* organisation, implementation and support

* facts (viewing figures, analysis of market and target groups, charts, airplay charts and monitoring of airplay)