DAVID WINTHER STARTED HIS CAREER IN ENTERTAINMENT WHILE ATTENDING THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. DURING THAT PERIOD, DAVID FOUND A NATURAL INCLINATION TO WORKING WITH MUSIC ARTISTS AND LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES. HE BECAME A SUCCESSFUL YOUNG PROMOTER IN WASHINGTON DC BY CREATING EXPERIENTIAL AND UNIQUE CONCERT EXPERIENCES WITH THE LIKES OF BIG SEAN, MIKE POSNER, TRAVIS SCOTT, LOGIC, SAMMY ADAMS, AND MORE.
POST GRADUATION, DAVID ACCEPTED A JOB AS THE HEAD OF MUSIC AT A BOUTIQUE ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING AGENCY IN NEW YORK CITY. DAVID CREATED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW MEDIA BRANDS LIKE BROBIBLE AND CONNECTED THEM WITH VARIOUS MUSIC ARTISTS FOR LARGE CONCERTS IN THE CITY. HE CONTINUED IN EXECUTING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR MORE ESTABLISHED BRANDS, SUCH AS PARTNERING HEINEKEN WITH WAREHOUSE PARTIES, HOSTING THE LIKES OF DIPLO, WU TANG CLAN, AND NAS.
DAVID LEFT THE FIRM, AND WENT ON TO CREATE A 3,000-CAPACITY EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVATION WITH NEON TREES, NEON INDIAN, PORTUGAL THE MAN, AND RJD2. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT TALENT AGENTS FROM CAA AND WME STARTED TALKING TO DAVID MORE FREQUENTLY. DAVID EVENTUALLY ACCEPTED A JOB AT WME-IMG ENDEAVOR IN THEIR MUSIC DEPARTMENT. HE THEN BECAME A FULL-TIME AGENT AT UTA. DURING HIS TENURE, HE WORKED WITH MAJOR TALENT WHICH INCLUDES [BUT NOT LIMITED TO] GRIMES, JOHN LEGEND, PEARL JAM, FRANK OCEAN, LANY, GAD ELMALEH, KEVIN JAMES, JOE ROGAN, PETE HOLMES, ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, AND MORE.
WITH 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ENTERTAINMENT, DAVID IS A FORCE OF INNOVATION WITHIN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE ROSTER OF TALENT AND CONNECTIONS THAT GREW HIS SUCCESS. FEEL FREE TO HEAR MORE INFO FROM THESE PODCAST INTERVIEWS:
PARTNERSHIPS – JOURNEY, TYLER THE CREATOR, JOHN LEGEND, JOE ROGAN, ALWAYS SUNNY, FRANK OCEAN, PEARL JAM, SNOOP DOG, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, TONY BENNET, CHRIS CORNELL
CHRIS CORNELL, PORTUGAL THE MAN, JOHN LEGEND, SOUNDGARDEN, MATISYAHU, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, MARC MARON, GREG FITZSIMMONS
3000CAP VENUE HOSTING NEON TREES, PORTUGAL THE MAN, RJD2, DIPLO, LOCAL NATIVES – BOOKING, EVENT PRODUCTION, VISUALIZE STAGE SET-UP/PARTNERSHIP WITH SKYPE
PARTNERSHIPS – ARIZONA, BLOOD ORANGE, GRIMES, MAC DEMARCO, COLD WAR KIDS, UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, LOCAL NATIVES, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BADSUNS, LANY
IDRIS ELBA AND ZHU DJ SET; MARK RONSON AND GWEN STEFANI FOR OUTSIDE PARTY WITH FULL PRO-STAGE; IRON CHEF CULINARY PARTNERSHIP
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR FUTURE BRAND COLLABS
CREATED DEALS WITH THE JORDAN BRAND, JENNIFER LAWRENCE, SPIKE LEE, LEBRON JAMES AND CO, ROBERT DENIRO; CREATED NEW TECH DEPARTMENT AND RAN IT FRONT-TO-BACK, GENERATING $100K MONTHLY
