Jon R. Luini

Jon R. Luini has been in the trenches exploring and helping define the digital world for over 30 years. In the 1990s he founded three companies that early on demonstrated the potential of music and entertainment online: the first online music destination site (IUMA, 1993), the first online rock-n-roll magazine (Addicted To Noise, 1994), and the first webcasting company (MediaCast, 1995). He was named one of Newsweek’s “Top 50 People To Watch In Cyberspace” and AV Video and Multimedia’s “Top 100 Multimedia Producers”, and been a featured conference presenter and moderator internationally.

In 1998 Jon created Chime Interactive to work directly with artists, events, and organizations to define, develop and implement their digital strategies. His client list has included Bob Dylan, Madonna and U2, as well as hundreds of other artists, labels, and companies. Current clients include Sammy Hagar, Los Lobos, REO Speedwagon, Joe Satriani and Colin Hay (Men at Work). He is also Associate Producer for EG Conference, has a 20-year history as Video & Webcast Producer for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and is a founding member and Producer of seven TEDxSantaCruz events and 2019’s VintageTED. Jon splits his non-profit time as a board member for Roots & Branches (producer of Sound Summit music festival), as a founding member of the San Francisco Bay Area Advisory Board of Little Kids Rock, and as producer of the Love You Madly online campaign for Santa Cruz Fire Relief, which featured a star-studded 3-hour live stream concert, plus over 80 music videos, generating $120,000 in relief.

Jon lives in Santa Cruz with his wife, daughters, 2 cats, playing and producing music at any opportunity.

Specialties: digital strategy, video direction & production. bridging the gap between technology and art, community tools & development, business development, content management systems, design, multimedia production, music production, performance & composing. More info at: http://chimeinteractive.com/