Neal Ludevig
| Neal Ludevig | |
|---|---|
 Ludevig in New York, NY (2019) | |
| Born | March 1, 1987 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | United States |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Brandeis University |
| 💼 Occupation | CEO, Moon31 |
| 🏡 Home town | Harlem, New York City |
Neal Ludevig (born March 1, 1987) is an American producer, curator, musician and social entrepreneur. He currently leads Moon31 as the CEO and is the Senior Associate Producer of Future x Sounds USA. He is most known for being a co-founder of the Harlem Arts Festival,[1][2] and for curating and co-producing the 50th Year Anniversary of the Harlem Cultural Festival (aka Black Woodstock).[3][4][5][6][7]
Education[edit]
Ludevig attended Brandeis University from 2005 - 2008, and graduated with a double major in American Studies and Sociology. During that time he was a member of the co-ed a cappella group Starving Artists,[8] and served as the Justice of the Union Judiciary in the Student Union.[9] In 2007 Neal joined a New York-based band "The Scarlet", which won Spin magazine's "Hot Pursuit" Competition,[10][11] was briefly signed to Original Signal Recordings/Epic Records,[12] and performed at SXSW in 2008 alongside Vampire Weekend.[13][14][15]
Career[edit]
After university, Ludevig was awarded the TaLK scholarship and lived in South Korea teaching English and Music.[16] Moving back to New York City, Ludevig began working at Addeo Music International (AMI) as a booking agent and manager, working with artists such as Robert Glasper, Pharoah Sanders, Medeski Martin & Wood, Paquito D'Rivera, José James, Lee Konitz, Gerald Clayton, Mos Def, Roy Ayers,[16] among many others.
Harlem Arts Festival[edit]
While at AMI he co-founded the Harlem Arts Festival along with two colleagues,[17] a non profit based in Harlem dedicated towards supporting artists of all disciplines that had a connection to the community.[18] The organization's first year was in part funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign,[19] which received attention from the New York Times,[20] DailyCandy, The Daily News,[21] and other media outlets. The organization's events were attended by more than 17,000 attendees by 2017,[22] was sponsored by organization such as Jetblue, ConEd, Whole Foods, Goldman Sachs, and others.[23] Ludevig served as the Executive Director and a member of the board from 2011-2017.[24]
During his time at Harlem Arts Festival, the organization presented such artists as Timothy Bloom,[25][26] Braxton Cook,[27] Sidra Bell, Stefanie Batten Bland,[28] Toni Blackman,[29][30] Divinity Roxx,[31][32] Maurice Brown,[33] Bentley Meeker,[34] and in its final year, was the last publicly advertised performance for Prodigy (of Mobb Deep) before his passing.[35] M1 of Dead Prez performed at a tribute concert hosted by Harlem Arts Festival and released never-before-heard lyrics of Prodigy.[36] Under Ludevig's tenure, the Harlem Arts Festival's activities served more than 200 artists, was covered by a number of media outlets including The New York Times,[37] NY1,[38] ABC,[39] CBS,[40] Artnet,[41] and many others.[42]
ENLIGHTENED Ice Cream[edit]
In 2012 he became the Chief operating Officer at ENLIGHTENED Ice Cream, a national CPG company started by a former classmate at Brandeis, Michael Shoretz.[43][44] Under his tenure, the company expanded its distribution to more than 4,000 stores across the country.[45]
Moon31[edit]
In 2019, Ludevig appeared in the New York Times,[3] NPR's "All of It",[46] Rolling Stone, and a number of other media outlets as a curator and co-producer for a series of events celebrating the 50th Year Anniversary of the Harlem Cultural Festival (aka Black Woodstock), which he produced alongside Future x Sounds and City Park Foundations Summerstage[47]
Currently Neal is the CEO and founder of Moon31,[48] a media agency based in New York City, and the Senior Associate Producer of Future x Sounds USA.[49] He is also a producer on the YouTube mini-series "Insomnia".[50]
Awards & Recognition[edit]
- 2015 Congressman Rangel established a "Harlem Arts Festival" day[51]
- 2016 APAP Selected as an ELI Emerging Leader[52]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Volunteer Staff". Harlem Arts Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-09-03.
- ↑ Umoh, Ruth (2017-02-08). "New York Artists Fight to Perform Uptown". Medium. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brooks, Daphne A. (2019-08-15). "At 'Black Woodstock,' an All-Star Lineup Delivered Joy and Renewal to 300,000". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ ""Black Woodstock" Returns To Harlem To Celebrate 50 Years". College Hip Hop. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Woodstock: Two Hours of Peace and Music | All Of It". WNYC Studios. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ Kelly, Mike. "In 1969, Woodstock's producers tried for a diverse crowd. Here's why it didn't work". North Jersey. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ Arnold, Chuck (2019-08-15). "How a funky Harlem music fest became the 'Black Woodstock'". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Alumni". BRANDEIS STARVING ARTISTS. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ Garafalo, Pat (2008-02-15). "Off-campus senator campaign continues, Ludevig wins Union Judiciary race". The Brandeis Hoot. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- ↑ "Bands Compete for Record Deal in Spin's Hot Pursuit". Spin. 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Winners Advance in Spin's Hot Pursuit". Spin. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "The Scarlet Win the Hot Pursuit!". SPIN. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
- ↑ "X, Vampire Weekend Set for Annual SPIN SXSW Party". Spin. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ↑ Snyder, Daniel. "Band seeks stardom, gets signed". The Justice. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ↑ Dumser, TJ. "The Scarlet - Webisode 7: "SXSW 2008 Part 3"". Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "NYPL Community Oral History Project | A People's History of Harlem | Neal Ludevig and Chelsea Goding". oralhistory.nypl.org. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ Mays, Jeff. "Inaugural Harlem Arts Festival Organizers Want to Showcase Local Artists". DNA Info. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "About Us". Harlem Arts Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-08-29.
- ↑ Feeney, Michael. "Arts festival for Harlem on the way, organizers say". NY Daily News. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ Miet, Hannah (2012-02-17). "Giving Ideas a Kick in the Wallet". City Room. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ FEENEY, MICHAEL J. "Arts festival for Harlem on the way, organizers say". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Harlem Arts Festival | Arts Initiative Columbia University". artsinitiative.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Harlem Arts Festival 2014 This Weekend! June 27-29". HarlemCondolife.Com. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "A Letter From The Executive Director: Moving On". us2.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ Fera-Schanes, Seth. "5th Anniversary of the Harlem Arts Festival". Full Access NYC. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "The Harlem Arts Festival Celebrates 5th Anniversary This Summer". Broadway World. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Harlem Arts Festival Announces 5th Anniversary Gala and Awards". Harlem Arts Festival. Prlog.org. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "#HAF2017 Spotlight - Stefanie Batten Bland". Harlem Arts Festival.
- ↑ "Toni Blackman | NYXT". Toni Blackman | NYXT. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "HARLEM ARTS FESTIVAL". HARLEM ARTS FESTIVAL. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Harlem Arts Festival VIP Party". Thoughtgallery.org.
- ↑ "#HAF2015 Spotlight: Divinity Roxx". Harlem Arts Festival. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "We Need Each Other ft. John Robinson, Maurice Brown and Marc Cary's". Harlem Arts Festival. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ↑ Fera-Schanes, Seth (2016-06-23). "5th Anniversary of the Harlem Arts Festival". Full Access NYC. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Harlem Arts Fest to Honor Late Hip-Hop Legend Prodigy at Sixth-Annual Event". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-08-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ https://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX- (2017-06-28). "dead prez's M-1 Spits Unreleased Prodigy Verse From "Let's Get Free"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ Smith, Melissa (2019-06-21). "11 Outdoor Installations to See in New York This Summer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Your Weekend Starts Now 4/27/17". www.ny1.com. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ Harlem Arts Festival 2013 on ABC News Here & Now, retrieved 2019-08-25
- ↑ "Harlem Arts Festival Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month". Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Harlem Arts Festival Young Patrons -". artnet News. 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ Ludevig, Neal. "A Letter From The Executive Director of HAF". Harlem Arts Festival. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ↑ Daniels, Allison. "Detox Your Workday With 5 Simple Swaps". Refinery29. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ "WEB EXTRA: National Ice Cream Month". Progressive Grocer. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ↑ Morissey, Janet (2015-03-04). "Ice Cream as Health Food? This Bar Comes Close". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ "Black Woodstock 50 | All Of It". WNYC. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Black Woodstock 50th Anniversary: Igmar Thomas / Talib Kweli / Keyon Harrold / Cory Henry / Alice Smith / Georgia Anne Muldrow / Freddie Stone & Special Guests". City Parks Foundation. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Moon31". Moon31. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Neal Ludevig Linkedin Profile". Linkedin.
- ↑ "Neal Ludevig". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Harlem Arts Festival: Spotlight ElanHiArt". Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ "Emerging Leadership Institute 2016". APAP365.org.
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