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Timothy Duffy <br /> 224 W Corbin Street ■ Hillsborough, NC 27278 ■ (919) 643-2456 ■ timca musicmaker org <br /> PROFILE <br /> • Founder and President of Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. <br /> • Pioneered new model in social entrepreneurship to support traditional musicians <br /> • Recorded and released over 150 CDs of Southern music <br /> • Masters Degree from the Curriculum in Folklore at University of North Carolina <br /> PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE <br /> MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT <br /> • Founded and successfully managed nonprofit since 1994 <br /> • Created and managed programs serving well over 200 Southern musicians <br /> • Raised over$5 million to support programs of Musician Sustenance, Musical Development and <br /> Cultural Access <br /> • Secured and Directed 40 city tour at A-list venues for Fortune 500 company <br /> • Recruited and manages Advisory Board that includes: Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Levon Helm. <br /> Dickey Betts, Jackson Browne, Pete Townshend, and Derek Trucks <br /> • In the wake of Hurricane Katrina raised over $200,000 and provided assistance and services to <br /> more than 100 affected musicians <br /> • Manager of the Grammy Award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops since 2006 <br /> DOCUMENTATION AND MUSIC PRODUCTION <br /> • Discovered and/or re-launched the careers of over 40 artists <br /> • Secured national distribution and radio play for recipient artists <br /> • Presented artists at festivals and venues in US including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Newport <br /> R&B Festival, Chicago Blues Festival <br /> • Secured and managed ongoing performance tours in France, Germany, Argentina, Australia and <br /> Spain <br /> • Recorded over 100 musical artists, archive now housed at The Southern Folklife Collection of <br /> UNC <br /> • Provided photography for$12 million ad campaign in 50 major monthly and over 100 weekly <br /> publications <br /> EDUCATION <br /> Bachelor of Arts Degree, Friends World College, Huntington, NY 1987 <br /> Master of Arts Degree, Curriculum in Folklore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1990 <br /> AWARDS <br /> • Recognized as ABC News "Person of the Week" for support of musicians <br /> • Recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from National Resophonic Guitars <br /> • Recipient of NC Folklore Society's Brown-Hudson Community Traditions Award <br />