Todd Tate

"Every band needs a 5th Beatle." I am that 5th Beatle for musicians needing help leveraging their online and social media properties. I currently manage the strategy and develop sites for musicians ranging from wet-behind-the-ears to Grammy-award winners, helping them navigate the dynamic world of social media to help build loyal, engaged fans in the most effective, creative ways.

I've always led a double life of music and technology which serves my clients well. On the music side, I co-owned and operated San Francisco's Blue Room Studios and served as an audio engineer for countless CDs including a Grammy-nominated Latin jazz release, assisted in the production of a double platinum album, and served as a guitarist, keyboardist and singer for various bands.

On the technology side, I served as co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for Angry Coffee.com, which launched the first publicly-available web-based interface to Napster and Napster-like networks just as the Internet emerged as a musical force. We made the front page of the Wall Street Journal due to how dangerously close we came to developing a "Napster-killing application" in close conjunction with an EMI executive.

Today I am able to bring my technology, business and music experience to my clients and other professionals as both consultant and industry expert, serving as Community Engineer for The San Francisco Music Technology Summit and a Social Media consultant for Independent Distribution Collective.