Khalil Sullivan
5071 Romaine St.
Los Angeles, CA--
Education
AUGUST 2022
University of California, Berkeley - Ph. D. in English Literature
Dissertation: An Embarrassment of Queer Possibility: The Black Dandy in the Harlem
Renaissance Fictions of Langston Hughes, Richard Bruce Nugent, and Nella Larsen
JUNE 2004
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ - Bachelor of Arts
Major: English (honors) / Minor: Theater
Creative Arts & Management
JUNE 2010 -PRESENT
MAD NOISE - Band Leader & Manager; Composer & Lyricist
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Manage multiple calendars, for both artist & clients, via calls or in-person.
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Arrange local travel, including transportation, hotel accommodations, reservations, and
meetings in US and international events.
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Handle incoming calls from clients and venues.
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Confirm travel and calendar for artists.
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Update and review artist expense reports
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Manage Album releases.
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Managing contracts with theater projects, private clients, and Bay Area performance
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For My Mother EP (2018), MAD NOISE LP (2015), Flawed Saint EP (2014)
venues: Yoshi’s (SF), Starline (Oakland), Napa City Winery (Napa, CA); supporting shows at
Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) and The UC Theater (Berkeley); festival participation at
Priceless Festival (Belden, CA) and SubZero Festivals (San Jose).
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Creating special projects and programs for audiences in venues that prioritized equity and
inclusion.
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Develop online and social media-based marketing.
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Tours & Awards:
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US State Department’s American Music Abroad [West Africa Tour] (2015)
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SF Bay Guardian “Best Band in the Bay”-
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SF Weekly “Best Hyperliterate Busking Outfit” 2011
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Daily Californian “Best Local Band” 2011
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JANUARY 2011 -PRESENT
At Buffalo: a new musical – Co-Composer, Co-Lyricist, Co-Book Writer
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Develop Broadway-bound musical based on the Black experience at 1901 Pan-American
Exposition in Buffalo, NY, including consulting with Broadway producers to identify more
financial development opportunities.
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Production workshops at UC Berkeley (2011), University of Colorado, Boulder (2014),
New York Theater Musical Festival (2015), University at Buffalo, NY (2017) which
included coordinating with musical directors, cast, and technical crew.
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Creating policies for more equitable contractual labor within performing arts industries
(stage and television), including advocating for actors, musicians, and production crew.
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Asset Management in Google Drive & Dropbox
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Familiarity with creative internal-facing workflow applications for team projects.
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Familiarity with remote communicate software (Zoom, Google Hangout, Skype) for sharing
presenting research and creative material, including soliciting feedback.
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Curating a multi-media historical archive (digitized print media, sheet music, short film,
audio and video interviews, books).
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Auditing existing archives to improve their efficiency and seeking out newly digitized
historical repositories.
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Working with scholars and experts to develop historically sensitive material about race.
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Creating compelling promotional strategies for stage productions, including preparing
marketing and publicity materials and pitch decks.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work Experience
JANUARY 2017 -APRIL 2018
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley, CA - Board Member
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Served on Equity & Inclusion Committee and Strategic Planning Committee (2017),
including coordinating with committee chair to support outsourcing equity and inclusion
consultant and workshops for entire board.
October 2018 - June 2019
Head-Royce School, Oakland, CA – Consultant
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Coordinating department-wide meetings to revise 6th-12th grade curriculum, including the
use of presentations and research material for implementation by faculty.
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Consulting with department chair (Stevie Kaplan) to identify gaps in curriculum and
analyze current trends in diversity, inclusion, and equity for high school instruction.
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Develop trauma-informed writing practices for teachers to adopt in the classroom.
AUGUST 2016 - June 2019
Head-Royce School, Oakland, CA – Faculty advisor
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Coordinating with faculty and staff advisors to oversee the upper school’s Black Student
Union (BSU), including yearly assemblies that address concerns of upper school Black
student population and prepare oral reports of a confidential nature for school
administration.
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Supporting BSU students to address systemic inequities and present recommendations to
upper school administration.
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Serving on faculty and staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion year-long committee, which
included developing recommendations for school administration and board to address
systemic inequities with appropriate metrics.
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Coordinating with co-counselor (Stevie Kaplan) to serve the academic needs of fifteen
students throughout their high school tenure, including consulting with faculty, support
staff, and parents to address sensitive developmental needs.
Teaching Experience
AUGUST 2016 - June 2019
Head-Royce School, Oakland, CA - English Instructor
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English 10 (American Literature): Fall 2016 - Spring 2018
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English 12 (electives: Harlem Renaissance, Popular Music Studies): Fall 2017- Spring 2019.
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Academic advisor & faculty advisor for Black Student Union (BSU) and Hip Hop Studies
Club.
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Learning Management Systems: Google Classroom, Zoom.
AUGUST 2009 - JUNE 2014
University of California, Berkeley - Graduate Student Instructor
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Instructor for required Reading & Comprehension courses (English department)
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Syllabus & course content creation (English department) with a focus on US Popular Music
History & Black performance
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Leaning Management Systems: Blackboard
