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Welcome to my Portfolio showcasing my current project, The Big Cheese, plus all of my other band & solo performances since 2016, ranging in style from punk to ska, to folk to jazz. My Music Business Resume appears toward the bottom of the page.


Please also take a look around The Big Cheese website using the navigation links above to learn more about The Big Cheese, see our videos, our merch, & listen to our albums.


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The Big Cheese | Various Venues | 2018-Present

JZTV Livestream | Jan 2021

Live @ Mozart Park | Sept 2020

Live @ Mozart Park | Sept 2020

Live @ Mozart Park | Sept 2020

Live @ Mozart Park | Sept 2020

Live @ Mozart Park | Sept 2020

The 105 | Feb 2020

Live @ Mozart Park | Sept 2020

The 105 | Feb 2020

The Fallout | Jan 2020

The Pilsen Art House | Nov 2019

The Pilsen Art House | Nov 2019

The Pilsen Art House | Nov 2019

The Pilsen Art House | Nov 2019

The Pilsen Art House | Nov 2019

Million Yen Studios | Nov 2019

The Pilsen Art House | Nov 2019

Million Yen Studios | Nov 2019

The 105 | Oct 2019

The 105 | Oct 2019

The 105 | Oct 2019

The 105 | Jul 2019

The 105 | Oct 2019

The 105 | Oct 2019

The 105 | Apr 2019

The 105 | Oct 2019

The Waiting Room | Mar 2019

The Waiting Room | Mar 2019

The Waiting Room | Mar 2019

The Waiting Room | Mar 2019

The Waiting Room | Dec 2018

The Waiting Room | Mar 2019

The Waiting Room | Dec 2018

Q-Bar | Nov 2018

The Waiting Room | Mar 2019

The Waiting Room | Dec 2018

Constant Buzz | Various Venues | Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

Solo Performance | Black Box Theater | Nov 2019

RIP Tom | Bottom Lounge | Dec & Jul 2018

RIP Tom | Martyr's | Oct 2018

RIP Tom | House Of Vans | Feb 2018

RIP Tom | Q-Bar | Dec 2017

Teen Open Mic Night | Old Town School of Music | Nov 2017

School of Rock | Green Music Fest | Jun 2017

SOR Open Mic | La Principal | May 2017

SOR | Subterranean & Wild Hare | Feb 2017

SOR | Uncommon Ground | Dec 2016

SOR | 210 Live | Aug 2016

Music Video | RIP TOM

'Local Government Magazine' (A pocket promotional magazine written anonymously by me)

Resume

Music Business

  • Maintain The Big Cheese band website & @TheBigCheese.Chicago Instagram; handle all band correspondence through dedicated Office365 email account. Currently researching expanding into TikTok.
  • Create digital posters for all upcoming band shows.
  • Book all-age shows for The Big Cheese through talent buyers at various well-known and DIY venues.
  • Copyright Owner & Publisher of The Big Cheese songs; entered into a Record Label Publishing Agreement with CD Baby.
  • Songwriter Member, BMI
  • Listed songs on Spotify, YouTube, iTunes, & BandCamp.
  • Communicated our vision for album covers with various artists for high-end, professional designs that encapsulate our image.
  • Maintain a separate business checking account for The Big Cheese Chicago.
  • Manage digital distribution sales and licensing royalties for The Big Cheese; collect & distribute earned revenue thru digital sales.
  • Create, distribute & sell band merchandise including cd’s, patches, t-shirts, & stickers.
  • Put profits back into the band to keep the business moving forward & distribute earned revenues to band members accordingly.
  • Repaid original investors and currently making a profit. 
  • Using donations for paper & ink, I anonymously write 'Local Government Magazine', a 'pocket-zeen' I distribute at all of our shows, plus any shows I attend, as a way to promote individual musicians & local bands, and report the latest DIY-venue news. I also write my take on music genres and their audiences.

Credits

THE BIG CHEESE

The Band: Music, Lyrics, Guitar, Back-up Vocals, Booking, Brand & Social Media Manager: Anthony Roman; Lead Singer: Logan Pretzer; Drums: Vincent Roman; Bass: Nico Lepore

EP: They're Not Kids, They're Midgets  Audio Engineer: Dan Tinkler; Recording Studio: Million Yen Studios; Album Cover Art: Peyton Flores; Audio Clip: Filthy Drug Peddling Midgets, Family Guy: "The Thin White Line"

ALBUM: Sell Anarchy Audio Engineer: Dan Tinkler; Recording Studio: Million Yen Studios; Album Cover Art: Oliver Moon Visuals; Cover Song: New Amphetamine Shriek by The Fugs.


RIP TOM

The Band: Music, Lyrics, Lead Singer, Guitar, Bookings: Antoinette Vandenbroucke; Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter, Bookings: Anthony Roman; Drums: Johnathon Perkins; Bass & Drums: Liam Brigden; 

Albums: RIP Tom & Chemical Reactions Recording Engineer: Steve Albini, Electrical Audio (pictured); Cover Art: Antoinette Vandenbroucke & Anthony Roman.


CONSTANT BUZZ

The Band: Music, Guitar: Nico Lepore; Lyrics, Lead Singer: Tristan Wolf; Drums: Anthony Roman; Bass: Jeff McGovern.

EP: War & Stuff! Audio Engineer: Sound Summit; Cover Art: Peyton Flores 


BASEMENT JAZZ GROUP

The Band: Music, Lyrics, Vocals, Guitar: Anthony Roman; Drums: Vincent Roman

Bass: Nic Vera


SCHOOL OF ROCK (SOR), Evanston

Band: Performance Band


MUSIC VIDEO

Over And Over: Music, Lyrics, Guitar, Production Direction: Anthony Roman; Producer/Videographer: Oliver Moon Visuals


PICS

Photographers: Brian Santostefano Photography, The Big Cheese @ The 105; Oliver Moon Visuals, RIP Tom @ House of Vans (color) & Martyr's: Daniel Boczarski, RIP Tom @ House of Vans (B&W).




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