Vanessa B. Fesperman
Artist and Repertoire Intern
Memphis, TN · (901) 555 0118 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/vanessabfesperman
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two summers of label internships plus two years running campus radio music programming
INDUSTRIES
Independent record labels, college radio, local live music
SPECIALTIES
Submission screening, artist research, show promotion, playlist pitching
SYSTEMS
Spotify for Artists, Logic Pro, Microsoft Excel, Airtable
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in music business, expected 2026
Executive Summary
Music business senior interning on the artist and repertoire side of an independent soul and blues label. Listens through unsolicited submissions, writes the notes the team reads before a meeting, and has spent two years booking and promoting shows on campus.
Signature Achievements
- Screened about nine hundred demo submissions and wrote the short reports the artist and repertoire team uses in weekly meetings.
- Flagged an unsigned duo the label went on to sign to a two single deal.
- Booked twenty six live sessions for the campus station, four of which became its most streamed recordings.
- Built the release tracking sheet the label still uses to follow street dates and delivery deadlines.
Professional Experience
Artist and Repertoire Intern
Bluff City Sound Records, Memphis, TN 2025 to present
Independent label of eleven staff releasing about fourteen titles a year.
- Reviews incoming submissions and prepares written notes on the strongest ones.
- Researches artists, catalogs and comparable releases before signing conversations.
- Sits in on tracking sessions and logs takes for the producer.
Music Director
Riverbend Student Radio, Memphis, TN 2024 to 2025
Student run station with about four thousand weekly listeners online.
- Set the weekly rotation and reviewed new releases with a team of six.
- Booked and promoted in studio sessions with local artists.
- Handled label contacts who serviced music to the station.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Music Business, University of Memphis, expected 2026
Associate of Arts, Southwest Tennessee Community College, 2024
Core Skills
Demo screening · Artist research · Playlist pitching · Show booking · Social promotion · Session logging · Spreadsheet tracking · Written notes