Darek Mazzone

About Darek Mazzone

Past:Director at Interlock Media Associates. Cambridge MAProducer: Livingston and Co Advertising: SeattleNew Media Director: DDBDirector: Evolution Engine FilmProducer/Director: MoPopPresent:Co-Founder SAMA Music + ArtFounder/CEO: Tashkent Park CreativeMusic SupervisorDJ Director/ProducerSpecialties: DJ, Experiential Events, Integrated Marketing for Tech Sector Event Strategies, Music Supervision, Director, Producer.

Experience

1. Radio Disc Jockey

   Kexp

   Jan 1992 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   For 33⅓ years I’ve used radio to make global music feel present-tense—placing lineages and new experiments in conversation and building trust with listeners through context, interviews, and in-studio sessions. Just as important, I’ve worked behind the scenes to help KCMU/KEXP evolve from a great local station into a globally recognized platform.What I do (and built):Curate and program Wo’Pop, a weekly three-hour modern global music show; book and host live in-studio performances and artist interviews.Capture field recordings/interviews at international festivals (WOMEX, globalFEST, WOMAD, Colours of Ostrava, A to JazZ, etc.) and bring them to air.Recruited pro bono creative from advertising/design partners to strengthen membership campaigns, visual identity, and public storytelling.Helped architect the station’s digital shift: advocated for reliable streaming, archive organization, editorial metadata, and content workflows so one performance can live across broadcast, web, video, and on-demand.Pushed early platform experimentation (e.g, early YouTube era) to extend reach and long-tail discovery.Built partnerships across labels, consulates/cultural institutes, and community orgs; served as a bridge between editorial and engineering to align mission with infrastructure.Developed repeatable processes for session prep, documentation, and asset handling to future-proof the catalog.Mentored producers and volunteers on research, sequencing, and artist context to maintain high editorial standards.Why it matters:In an age of overwhelming supply, curation and community are critical. My role combines taste + systems—spotlighting artists Seattle might not otherwise hear, and ensuring the station has the pipes, metadata, and workflows to carry those performances to listeners everywhere.

Skills

• Broadcast
• Facebook
• Strategic Partnerships
• Sound
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Film
• Video Production
• Video Editing
• Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Content Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Music Industry
• Digital Media
• Music
• Product Management
• Content Development
• Final Cut Pro
• Blogging
• Audio Editing
• Event Management
• Digital Strategy
• Advertising
• Social Media
• Content Management
• Television
• Html
• Producing
• Public Relations
• Event Planning
• Radio
• Integrated Marketing
• New Media
• Voice Over
• Social Media Marketing
• Copywriting
• Journalism
• Online Advertising
• Documentaries
• Social Networking