Miguel Gonzalez
Consultant, Musician, and Educator in Oak Park IL
Miguel Gonzalez
Consultant, Musician, and Educator in Oak Park IL
My job is understanding and defining the confluence of brands and people for mutual growth; my passion is human interaction.
Drums/percussion, vocals, songwriter with Alewife
Banjo, Dobro, vocals, songwriter with Jamgrass Project, A Free Range String Band
Washboard, vocals, assorted noisemakers with Mary Macaroni & The Impastas
Marketing Advisor at Jingles For Democracywith Corky Siegel
Instructor at Friendly School of Folk Music and Advisor at the Friendly Music Community
Launched the Friendly Listening Room at the Friendly Music Community
Advisor to St. Tim's Coffeehouse in The Listening Room @ Ascension
Board Member at Highlonesome Music Heritage Foundation that produces the Highlonesome Music Festival at Dockley Ranch in the Missouri Ozarks
Board Director at FARM - Folk Alliance Region Midwest, a regional chapter of Folk Alliance International
Advertising Career Highlights
Launched the original QVC.com
Named and launched LendingTree.com
Developed and launched the U.S. Army's "Basic Training" web series
Redesigned KFC.com with "Life Tastes Better" brand refresh
Re-launched Marlboro.com and its mobile experience design
Re-platformed Republic Tobacco into Republic Brands
Led creative development for OCB, JOB, e-z wider, DRUM, and more brands
Loves lists, modern fonts and short sentences