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Personal profile

In the music business for almost 30 years, including many years as a technical director and production manager for dozens of nightclubs and venues in New York, Maui, HI, and San Francisco, CA. Many years as an independent artist, producer and engineer for over 50 recording projects. 15 years of national tour mananging and running an independent "conscious" reggae record label with over 20 releases. Currently running and building a 700 label independent distribution, marketing and promotion and licensing company. In 2013 Steffen was appointed President of Tarpan Records, a recorded label owned and founded by Multi-Platinum, Grammy Winner Narada Michael Walden. Also, speaking at industry events, teaching music business, and managing a handful of musical artists and bands. Steffen is the Vice-Chair of the San Francisco Park and Recreation Open Spaces Advisory Committee and President of Friends of Lafayette Park. He is the Production Manager for Saturday in the Park McLaren a multi-year music series in San Francisco. Specialties: freelance diplomat, business building, engineering (music/production), vocalist, music producer, bass player, artist career building and management, independent music marketing professional, and large event "show caller".

Company profile

Independent Distribution Collective is a music distribution and marketing company based in San Francisco that offers physical and digital distribution, marketing and promotion, artist development services, and music licensing. In business for almost ten years, IDC has made a name for itself by helping independents to play on the same field as major label artists, without having to adhere to major label budgets. We provide a framework to help indie artists gain a foothold in an industry that increasingly rewards the efforts of those who are willing to build and maintain their own careers, whether they are already successful or still developing. IDC has direct relationships with multiple one-stop distributors that solicit our catalog to virtually all major U.S. retailers. These include AEC, Super D, and Baker & Taylor, as well as niche distributors such as Fat Beats, UGHH, Ernie B's Reggae, and VP Records. Our distribution scope is not limited to the U.S. alone, as IDC releases are marketed to Fontana North in Canada and Code 7 in the UK. IDC also has direct relationships with approximately 400 independent stores across the country including Rasputin, Amoeba, Waterloo, Independent Records, Music Millennium, Silver Platters, and many more. By joining IDC's catalog your product can be made available to all of these outlets, fulfilling demand for your product by fans. IDC Digital offers customized Digital Distribution and Management for labels, artists, filmmakers, and other media content providers. IDCDigital has strong marketing relationships with top-tier digital music services and distribution outlets including: iTunes - Beatport - Amazon - GooglePlay - Pandora - Rdio - Spotify - YouTube - AT&T Wireless - Bandcamp - SoundCloud - and many more... Our marketing and promotion services, combined with physical/digital distribution and music licensing, help provide independent artists an opportunity to successfully take hold of and maintain their own careers. Contact us at (415) 292-7007 for further details.