Mr. Shapiro has assumed his current position with SuperCloud International, Inc., after serving as Head of Marketing and Sales for the Company since its inception. As Senior Vice President/Director, he continues to Execute these earlier responsibilities while working to build out the Company’s infrastructure and manage that infrastructure as it grows and develops. In addition, he oversees the acquisition of entertainment properties and their integration into the mobile technology platforms of SCI. And, he works closely with the technology Divisions to develop and integrate content offerings as part of the N2ME web portal developed, by the Company. Mr. Shapiro has been involved in the entertainment industry for most of his professional life, principally in various management capacities. For more than a decade prior to his association with Jim Devericks, was the managing co-owner of an artist management/media/consulting firm with day-to-day responsibilities for the career development of individual music artists. In addition, he served as an advisor for several media companies. From 1979-1992, Mr. Shapiro was employed by SONY Music, ultimately serving as Vice President, Marketing, SONY Music International. In that capacity, he was responsible for the international marketing and career development of all artists signed to the Columbia, Epic, and Associated labels. Before that, Mr. Shapiro served in a number of capacities of increasing responsibility. As Director of Press and Public Relations and then Director of Media Relations, he consolidated the media and media-related activities of SONY Music International, and established a unified department at the Company’s worldwide headquarters. In these positions, he also served as chief speechwriter for the president of SONY Music International. Then, as Director of Marketing for the Columbia label of SONY Music International, Mr. Shapiro worked directly with some of the biggest stars in contemporary music, including Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, Earth Wind & Fire, and Julio Iglesias, guided the international development of their music careers. From 1977-1979, Mr. Shapiro served as a reporter and then as East Coast Editor for Cash Box Magazine, is a leading weekly trade magazine serving the music industry. Julian Shapiro holds a B.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received an MBA in Marketing from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Mr. Shapiro has been involved in the entertainment industry for most of his professional life, principally in various management capacities. For more than a decade prior to joining SCI (at its inception), he was the managing owner of an artist and management/media/consulting firm with day- to-day responsibilities for the career development of individual recording artists. In addition, he served as an advisor for several media companies. Prior to 1993, Mr. Shapiro was employed by SONY Music, ultimately serving as Vice President, Marketing, at SONY Music International. In that capacity, he was responsible for the international marketing and career development of all artists signed to the Columbia and Epic labels. Before that, as Director of Marketing for the Columbia label of SONY Music International, Mr. Shapiro worked directly with some of the biggest stars in contemporary music (including Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, and Julio Iglesias) guiding the international development of their music careers. He also consolidated the media and media-related activities of SONY Music International and established a unified department at the Company’s worldwide headquarters. Mr. Shapiro holds a B.A. from SUNY at Stony Brook. He received an MBA in marketing from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.
