Board of Directors

► Board Director: As part of the launch team of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Meredith served as an executive producer. Before that, she served as producer on “The Colbert Report” from its inception in 2005. Additional credits include The Rosie O'Donnell Show, VH1 Storytellers, MTV's Unplugged concert series, The Food Network, and NBC's The Jane Pauley Show.  She’s a two-time Peabody and Emmy winner, and a recipient of seven Producer Guild of America Awards, and 10 nominations. Meredith currently oversees production and post-production for all film, television, documentary, and short-form digital projects, at RadicalMedia in addition to managing their operations. She has run over 20 marathons, holds a degree in American History from Yale University, and has delivered a TEDx Talk on “The Power of Yes."

► Board Director: Morris Hayes served as Music Director for Prince and shared his skills with the world as a keyboardist while appearing on and touring the world to promote over sixteen Prince albums. He also performed with Prince onstage at the legendary Superbowl XLI Halftime Show.
In addition to Prince, Morris has performed live with some of the greatest artists of our time, including Stevie Wonder, George Clinton, Chaka Khan, Maceo Parker, The Time, Sheila E, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, H.E.R., Elton John, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters, Bono and The Edge, John Legend, Babyface, Carlos Santana, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kenny Loggins, George Benson, Lenny Kravitz, Alicia Keys, Usher, Will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, Janelle Monáe, Esperanza Spalding, Maroon 5, Doug E. Fresh, Questlove, Beck, Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani, D'Angelo, Tori Kelly, Common, Larry Graham, Erykah Badu, Kanye West, Vernon Reid, Macy Gray, Tal Wilkenfeld, and countless others.
Morris has produced tracks for television and motion pictures, including Martin Lawrence's "You So Crazy," "According To Matthew," HBO's "Laurel Avenue," The NAACP Image Awards, as well as commercial music for both Target and 3M Corporation.
 Following the passing of his dear friend and musical mentor Prince, Morris served as Musical Director for the official Prince Tribute Concert in St. Paul, Minnesota, and co-produced Prince's posthumous album Welcome-2-America. He also served as the album’s spokesperson in print media and television interviews on shows such as 60 Minutes.
Mr. Hayes (as Prince lovingly referred to him) brings an exceptional level of soul to Six Beats, a vast array of connections, a passion for philanthropy, and priceless experience. He is dedicated to the Six Beats Of Separation® mission, and having him on our board, has us all singing "Let's Go Crazy!"

► Board Secretary: Brian is the Founding Donor of Six Beats and is an Investment Banker who currently oversees the Intellectual Property and Commercialization division of Candlewood Partners, a middle-market investment banking firm. For over 15 years Brian has worked with companies in a variety of diverse industries in the US, China, and India facilitating and negotiating their IP transactions. Brian is also the CEO of Premier Licensing International, which owns the digital, Internet, and merchandising rights to many Hindi films including the Hindi cult classic and one of the biggest blockbusters in Hindi cinema, “SHOLAY”. Brian has also held executive positions with companies in the following industries: business consulting, software development, motion picture, and retail. He received his B.S. in Management with a major in Entrepreneurial Studies from Babson College in Wellesley, MA. Brian is a FINRA Registered Representative (series 7, 63, and 79) and has also served on the Advisory Boards of various companies.

► Board Director: Peter Mahoney is an entrepreneur, seasoned operating executive, product executive, author, and self-described marketing nerd with over 35 years of experience in the Boston technology scene, Peter spent the early part of his career in product, marketing, sales, and general management roles at companies ranging from pre-revenue startups to large enterprises.
He is the founder and former CEO of Plannuh, Inc. a venture-backed company that provides an AI-driven platform for delivering operational marketing excellence. In late 2022, Peter successfully sold Plannuh to Planful, Inc., a leading provider of financial performance management software.
Before founding Plannuh in 2017, Peter spent 13 years at Nuance Communications, the $2B voice and AI technology leader where he was the chief marketing officer and the general manager of businesses that ranged from $50M to $650Min annual revenue. While at Nuance, he drove the transition of the Nuance Healthcare business to SaaS, and defined the augmented healthcare intelligence vision that motivated the nearly $20B sale of Nuance to Microsoft.
Currently Peter serves as the Chief Commercial Officer for GoTo, a $1B SaaS company backed by Francisco Partners and Elliot Management where he drives the 800 person go-to-market organization for the company, including marketing, sales, e-commerce, and the channel organization. He is also the co-author of The Next CMO: A Guide to Operational Marketing Excellence, and hosts the podcast The Next CMO, where he orchestrates discussions with leading experts in marketing, marketing technology, and strategic execution.
Peter has degrees in Physics and Computer Science from Boston College and still lives a stone’s throw away from campus.

► Board Director: Kevin has held numerous positions from Artist Development at EMI, and WMG, Director of Online Sales at Sony, Director of Business Development at Audible, and several VP positions. Kevin possesses extensive business development and sales experience in both digital music and media distribution and experiences. A public speaker and published thought-leader in the digital music space with his focus on online and mobile of "what's next" in business development, Kevin has a proven track record of cultivating strong, long-term relationships with senior executives and strategic partners at most major companies in the world of music and distribution.

► Founder/Board President: Founding board member, the visionary auteur behind Six Beats Jason is the man both in front of and behind the camera. Raised in N.Y.C., Jason from a very young age was impressed by sincerity, compassion & any attempt at genuine expression. He began to harbor a burning desire to create something that would move the world in the same positive way that the world of art, music, and N.Y.C. itself moved him. Schooled at S.V.A. in New York City, where he studied commercial photography, and ultimately decided that he’d rather put his talents to use to change the world. Jason was taught black and white printing by Beverly Nadelman, the once darkroom assistant to famed photographer W. Eugene Smith. Jason strives to live up to the rich photography heritage in the footsteps he follows. He went on to aid in productions for still photographers, and on set as a production assistant on various TV commercials including Topps (baseball cards) and Sears Weatherbeater Paints with Bob Villa. Jason once photographed over 2500 individual portraits in one year. Jason’s passion for amplifying the power of sharing, and the missions of as many worthy nonprofit organizations as possible is not only second to none, it’s infectious and inspiring!

Board Of Advisors

► Advisor: Dzana is the former CEO of School Of Rock, prior she served three years as COO of Goddard Systems, a franchised educational services company. She has earlier CEO tenure in franchised educational services, with two and a half years as CEO of Huntington Learning Centers and over five years as CEO of Futurekids Computer Learning Centers. Entrepreneur Magazine hails her as one of “3 Women to Watch in the Franchising Sector”. Beyond her industry and CEO experience, Dzana excels at penetrating new markets, accelerating market share expansion, and increasing revenue. Yielding extensive general management experience, directing business development, marketing, sales, financial reporting and operations as well as her vast experience in retail, public and private education institutions sales, and state-wide contracts and content adoptions, Dzana is a goldmine of information and experience on tap for Six Beats. Dzana is also a classically trained pianist who has also played rock/contemporary music and sang in clubs. 

► Business Affairs Advisor: David L. Morrow II is licensed to practice law in California, the District of Columbia, and North Carolina. He possesses extensive legal experience within the entertainment industry. He appears on numerous 40 Under 40 lists by the National Bar Association and the Business Journal. In 2013, the National Bar Association honored him as the Young Lawyer of the Year. Notably, David is also a former Business Law Fellow with the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association and an inaugural Fellow with the Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy, further reflecting his dedication to the legal profession and leadership in the field. Currently, David is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
He is a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the National Genealogical Society. David champions diversity within the legal profession and has been at the forefront of initiatives such as serving as the inaugural Director of the Men of Color Project for the American Bar Association. This special initiative is dedicated to cultivating leadership within the legal community and fostering intergenerational support among men of color.
David is currently a business and legal affairs executive for the LA-based production company Critical Content. Renowned for creating shows such as E!'s Celebrity Game Face with Kevin Hart, MTV's Catfish, and Food Network's Great Food Truck Race, among many others. Critical Content collaborates on various projects with industry giants like Netflix, Amazon, Warner Discovery, and NBC Universal. David's professional journey includes his role as the Senior Contributing Writer and Special Legal Correspondent for Young Lawyer Magazine. During this tenure, he covered events like the NBA All-Star Games and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival while delving into the intricate intersection of entertainment and the law. Publications such as Law Practice Today, Thomson Reuters, and the ABA Magazine have featured David's insights.
David's personal journey began on a US Air Force military base in northern Michigan before spending the rest of his childhood in southern Germany. By the time he reached first grade, David had already visited ten countries, igniting his lifelong passion for embracing and learning from diverse cultures through extensive travel. In his spare time, he is also a professional genealogist dedicated to documenting his family history and sharing discoveries via his blog. David resides in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Erica, and their children, David III and Elle.

► Advisor: Rusty Rueff was an appointee of President Obama to the President's Advisory Committee for the Arts for The Kennedy Center. Rusty was the Coordinating National Co-Chair for Technology for Obama. Some of the positions Rusty has held include CEO of SNOCAP, EVP at Electronic Arts, VP of International Resources at Pepsi Co.. Rusty serves on the board at Glassdoor, and 1-Page, and is President, Board of Trustees American Conservatory Theater, and The GRAMMY Music Education Coalition. He is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) and also the co-author of Talent Force: A New Manifesto for the Human Side of Business. He holds an M.S. degree in Counseling, and a B.A. degree, in Radio and TV from Purdue University.
In 2003 he was named a Distinguished Purdue Alumni. He and his wife are the named benefactors of Purdue’s; Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts. 

► Advisory Board Member: Danny Deraney is a leading L.A.-based publicist and PR Executive. Named by The New York Observer as one of the top celebrity crisis communications experts, His PR knowledge and expertise have made him a regular on networks such as NPR, CNN, Sirius XM, and 60 Minutes. He’s managed campaigns for some of the world’s largest companies and celebrities, including Tony Winner Laura Benanti, Rosanna Arquette, Amanda Abbington, Lizz Winstead, Kerri Kasem (daughter of radio icon Casey Kasem), and the iconic ERA. Past clients include Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons, Toys “R” Us, Expedia, Microsoft, and Macy’s. PR agencies that have relied on Danny include Edelman, Porter Novelli, Rogers and Cowan, Golin Harris, and Sunshine Sachs.
Danny has also been called upon by various organizations and clientele for crisis communication campaigns, including Universal, Casey Kasem & the Kasem family, Paris Hilton, and Dan Marino. He is often sought for analysis and has been featured in/on CNN, Salon, Variety, The Associated Press, People Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, CBS News, and The Wrap. 
As a member of the Theater community, he has worked on a variety of Tony-winning productions, including 1776, Steve Martin’s Meteor Shower (with Amy Schumer, Keegan Michael Key, and Laura Benanti) and She Loves Me.
Additionally, Danny is a vocal ally for women’s and human rights and has worked closely with various organizations to champion those who need a voice. He's worked alongside the likes of clients such as Equal Rights Advocates (ERA), Jen Siebel Newsom’s Representation Project, and various projects with Oscar Winner Mira Sorvino, Frances Fisher, Rosanna Arquette, and more.
His analysis and op-ed’s have been featured in news outlets such as the NY Times, LA Times, Access Hollywood, Variety, Associated Press, People Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, CNN, and CBS News. Danny is proud to lend his expertise, insights, and connections to amplify the Six Beats Of Separation® mission and serves not only as a member of the Six Beats Of Separation® Advisory Board but also as our publicist.

► Advisor: Jeffrey connects brands with their audiences by distributing their content via voice technologies such as Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant.  More than 2% of all Alexa Flash Briefings available have been developed by his team, earning him the name “Alexa Guy.” in less than a year. Jeff has also developed smartphone apps and high-end web applications, as well as devised marketing and digital campaigns for a variety of clients, including Warner Bros, Columbia-TriStar, Kingworld, A&E, History Channel, Baylor University, Fox, 20th Television, Paramount/CBS, NBC/Universal, and others. Additionally, Jeff has written and directed commercials for clients including McDonald’s, Panasonic, and Sony. Jeff is also responsible for having created new avenues for the promotion of existing properties, including Looney Tunes, Jeopardy, and Wheel of Fortune, and he is known for his extensive work on the web community launch of Everybody Loves Raymond.

► Advisor: Randy is a marketing and leadership development professional with substantial business to business, nonprofit, and personal branding experience. A builder of teams and company cultures. Randy’s areas of expertise are nonprofit management, nonprofit fundraising, corporate culture, marketing, social media, franchise systems operations, customer experience, branding, event planning, publicity, training, personnel management, leadership development, product research, product development, product management, and business systems management. He was COO at Alpha Graphics, and Director of Franchise Services as well as Vice President of Business Development at Firespring. He served as the Executive Director at Nonprofit Hub, a community built to help nonprofits achieve more through collaboration and education. He oversees the content strategists of its online magazine which has been visited by over 2.5 million since its inception.

► Advisor: Tony is a planned giving fundraising consultant with over 23 years of experience guiding and advising nonprofits and those who toil to make them strive. Tony holds his J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law and a BS in Economics and Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon. He is the creator and host of the #1 podcast for nonprofits, Nonprofit Radio, which at 10 years strong, is the longest-running podcast on philanthropy, and produces 50 episodes annually. Tony has held Director of Planned Giving titles at both Iona College and St. John's University, and is the author of the only comprehensive manual for nonprofit fundraising compliance laws, “Charity Registration: State-by-State Guidelines for Compliance.” Tony’s insights have been shared in quotes by The New York Times, The New York Daily News, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Guidestar, and The Wall Street Journal, among many others.

► Advisor: Russell is a maverick in the world of entertainment media, whose skills and accomplishments in regards to content development, digital marketing, deal licensing, and artist development are noteworthy. Russell has managed global digital campaigns and brand partnerships for artists including Drake, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Bon Jovi, Lil Wayne, Jay–Z, Kanye West, Rihanna, Pearl Jam, and DJ Khaled. Russell served as Senior VP of Digital Commerce and Marketing at Universal Music Group: Island Records/Def Jam Recordings/Republic Records, for over 8 years, and increased their global market share to #1 for 3 straight years. Russell also served as Senior Director of Digital Sales and Marketing at Sony Music Entertainment for over 6 years where he was instrumental in launching careers of multiple artists achieving Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum status. Russell also wrote, produced, and edited TV commercials, infomercials, electronic press kits, and music videos, all while working closely on front and back-end marketing, and financial reporting. Currently, Russell is the Executive Producer and Chief Content Officer, at 124 Media Studio, a boutique music and multimedia content and consulting company, where he has a new television show in development called The Music Show, which brings together today’s hottest hit-makers and icons with tomorrow’s stars.

► Advisor/Talent Connector: Lonn M. Friend is an American journalist and author, best known for his work in the late 1980s and '90s as editor of RIP Magazine, which covered the world of hard rock and heavy metal music and the artists who led the movement. Friend began his career in 1982, as associate editor of Hustler Magazine, the flagship monthly of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). After rising to senior editor at Hustler, he transitioned to Executive Editor of Chic Magazine and then to executive editor of RIP Magazine– the company’s first non-sophisticate publication. Friend personally chronicled the making of Metallica's The Black Album. Friend documented his experiences with the heroes of the genre in his 2006 memoir, Life on Planet Rock: From Guns N’ Roses to Nirvana, a Backstage Journey Through Rock’s Most Debauched Decade, the foreword of which was penned by Metallica’s founding drummer, Lars Ulrich. Friend and Rip Magazine were instrumental in introducing Guns N' Roses to music fans. RIP was the first magazine to feature a full-cover photo and story on the band in its June 1988 issue. Friend is featured extensively in the DVD, Guns N' Roses: 2 Classic Albums Under Review (Use Your Illusion I and II) and served as music supervisor for Adam Sandler's motion picture debut, Airheads -- starring Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi.  Lonn served as Vice President A&R, West Coast, for Arista Records, where he scouted talent for industry legend Clive Davis from 1994 to 1998.
Friend composed the liner notes for Mötley Crüe's Decade of Decadence, Bon Jovi's One Wild Night Live 1985-2001, Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology, The Essential Iron Maiden, Rhino/Warner Bros. The Heavy Metal Box, the special-edition collector's box set for Michael Franti & Spearhead's All Rebel Rockers, the Universal UK box set. Alice Cooper Old School (1964-1974) and Spiral Arms Freedom. He conducted the interviews that appeared in the video-press kit for the Scorpions Humanity release. Friend has been a frequent contributor to VH1, having appeared in numerous Behind the Music documentary episodes, including “Metallica”, "Bon Jovi," "The Year 1987," "Red Hot Chili Peppers Ultimate Albums: Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik," "Mötley Crüe," "Anthrax," "Top 40 Hair Metal Bands of All Time" and "When Metal Ruled the World." He was featured in the October 2006 E! Entertainment's two-hour expose, "E!s 20 Acts of Love Gone Wrong," the June 2007 "bE! True Hollywood Story: Steven and Liv Tyler," E!'s "Rock Wives" and VH1's "Do it for the Band: The Women of the Sunset Strip."
In May 2011, Friend self-published his intimate and revealing second memoir, Sweet Demotion:  How an Almost Famous Rock Journalist Lost Everything and Found Himself (AuthorHouse), the title inspired by Friend’s three-month editorial stint working with legendary Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler on his bestselling 2012 autobiography, Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? (Harper Collins).  In 2017, he composed the biographical liner notes to Paul Rodgers’ Free Spirit UK concert tour book and, the following year, drafted the liners to Vixen’s Live Fire, the all-girl 80’s outfit’s first and only live release. Since 2016, he has penned reviews for the windy city-based music portal beintheloopchicago.com.
Lonn lives in Las Vegas, where he is currently working on his third book.

Backstage Crew

► Volunteer Recording Secretary: Melissa joins us with a background in Business Administration and Management and ten years of experience in analytical roles that started with her position at Merrill Lynch as a Visa Fraud Analyst. Melissa is currently Global Payments Lead at TIDAL, previously Payments Operations Manager at Pitney Bowes, and a Fraud Payments Analyst at Borderfree. With an exceptionally keen eye for detail, Melissa's role as Volunteer Recording Secretary at Six Beats is a great fit.

► Chief Audio Engineer: Recipient of the 2019 Clio Bronze for Sound Design, Bill has over 30 years of experience in sound engineering encompassing everything from recording studio design and build, to engineering and production. Bill has recorded sound on location and in-studio for TV commercials such as JetBlue, HP, Vogue, BudLight, AMC's The Walking Dead, Bank of America, Dove, Kettle One Vodka, Nickelodeon, Campbell's, and Doritos. and films like Bad Moms, Passengers, High Strung, Pitch Perfect 3, Gimmie Shelter, Documentaries such as Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan, Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line, and TV shows and spots such as Property Brothers, Chow Masters, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Jennifer Lopez: Her Life, Her Journey. Bill's range of experience, and mastery of all facets of audio engineering and sound design from studio to location, spoken word, to full band mixes, ensures that whether it is a Facebook Live Broadcast, a celebrity guest appearance jam session, or a full-fledged episode, Six Beats will sound as good as it looks.

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