Bonny MacDonald
5213 Krueger Ln.
Austin, TX 78723
(504) 858-5100
Bonny_GrindinDiamonds.com
EDUCATION: University of New Orleans, B.A. Anthropology (cultural anthropology)
QUALIFICATIONS: TABC certified, and City of Austin, TX Food Handlers certificate
ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY:
Grindin' Diamonds Productions, New Orleans, LA & Austin, TX (2008-present)
-Owner and artistic director. "Your entertainment purveyor for go-go dancers, female characters, models/hosts, and high quality burlesque productions". Entertainment industry experience for 14 years and running!
-Co-producer for large scale burlesque shows with New Orleans' Slow Burn Burlesque, hosted at the legendary Howlin' Wolf Club
-Consultant for Contemporary Art Center's annual membership drive event, Bourbon and Burlesque, featuring high end bourbon tastings, alongside an evening of entertainment with a variety of New Orleans' burlesque performers
Carl Mack Presents, New Orleans, LA (2008-present)
Contact Carl Mack, owner: 504-949-4009/504-858-8228
-On-site talent management for clients for high profile corporate clients as well as non-profit private settings. Clowns, stilt walkers, gogo dancers, fire breathers, live bands, Mardi Gras parades, magicians, tarot card readers, and the like for events such as: New Orleans Saints Team Christmas Party, Club Owners of America annual employee party, corporate conventions at New Orleans' Morial Convention Center, and more...
Gwendolyn Entertainment, New Orleans, LA (Summer 2010)
Contact owner, Bethany Lemanksi: 504-339-2899
-Paid internship for production and marketing during a high profile non-profit membership drive event for the New Orleans' Contemporary Art Center, and a weekly outdoor concert series in New Orleans, LA
Sailor Jerry Rum, New Orleans, LA & Austin, TX (2010-present)
Contact Megan Holsten, portfolio manager: 512-534-6220 or Guy Shipp, account executive for Malbon Brothers Farms marketing agency: 917-421-9154
-Field ambassador for promotional events
Management for DJ Soul Sister, New Orleans, LA (2008-2011)
Contact Melissa Weber (aka DJ Soul Sister): 504-400-3262
-Special event manager: liaison between Artist Relations, Stage Manager and Artist to ensure rider requests were met, facilitating stage and sound logistics, appointment setup for interviews/photoshoots, and social media marketing (Twitter, Facebook, etc).
-Voted New Orleans' best DJ year after year, with a 16 year-long radio spot on New Orleans' own WWOZ, while specializing in vinyl-only live performances both locally and nationally. Recognized as the Queen of Rare Groove, through national magazines such as URB, Spin, and Wax Poetics, and national underground promoters, Fusicology.
Teena Marie , produced by Vizual and Metropolitan Productions, New Orleans (Oct. 2008)
Contact Lidya Araya, owner of Vizual Productions: 504-905-5392
-Production department and artist relations (day of show)
-Marketing and sponsorship drive (pre-show)
Director, Booty Patrol Go-Go Dancers, New Orleans, LA (2006-2011)
-Go-Go dancer agency and party production w/ DJ Soul Sister (see above).
-Coordinated the hiring and artistic direction of go-go dancers for DJ Soul Sister's legendary New Orleans concerts, showcases, and parties, hosted at One Eyed Jacks and Mimi's in the Marigny.
Pocket Change Productions, Portland, OR (1997-1999)
-Concert promotion and bookings for punk, hardcore, metal, ska, emo, rock-n-roll
-United West Coast Hardcore Fest 1997 & 1998, Sponsored by High Cascade Snowboard Camp
-Band roster: Botch, Hot Water Music, Indecision, Milhouse, Silent Majority, Bane, Boy Sets Fire, Brothers Keeper, Built To Last, Pezz, Elliott, Countervail, Unearthed, Assuck, Reversal of Man, Shutdown, Ten Yard Fight, etc...
-Worked with notable national booking agencies such as FATA Booking and Robby Redcheeks
EVENT VOLUNTEER:
-Hill Country Wine Festival, Austin, TX 2011
-Ponderosa Stomp, An annual festival and conference celebrating "The Unsung Heroes of Rocknroll, R&B, etc...", New Orleans, LA, 2009
-New Orleans' Audubon Zoo, "Swamp Fest", 2008
SERVICE EMPLOYMENT:
(This list is more extensive, but this is the most recent in which I worked closely with alcoholic beverage distributors for special events)
Jan. 2007-Present, Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, New Orleans, LA
General Manager and Wine Director
(Contact Jim Ritchie, owner: 504-522-9500/259-4399)
-Winner of 2011 Wine Spectator Restaurant award with photo feature in listings
-Managed 12 staff members through busy festivals and Mardi Gras season
-Focused on marketing by facilitating ads, website, email, and promotions
-Coordinated logistics with local event planners for festivals near the restaurant
-Wine and beer buyer, with a focus on staff training and table-side wine consulting
-Supervised all angles of the restaurant, such as daily financial operations, service calls, aesthetics, special events, etc...