Curriculum Vitae

Surname:                                Lupaşcu

First name:                             Radu - Ioan

Place and date of birth:        Bucharest, August 24, 1961

Nationality:                            Romanian

Marital status:                        Married, 3 children: Andreea Carmen, 24 (graduated Methematics);

                                                Ioana Sandra, 22 (third year student in Environmental Engineering);

                                                Ana Maria, 12 (seventh grade)

Education:                              Unirea Industrial High School Bucharest

                                               Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, 3 years

Tel.                                          0724 663 786;

E-mail:                                     radu.lupascu@gmail.com.;  raduioanlupascu@yahoo.com.

Professional activity:

1981 – Ministry of Health, Construction Design Department - topometry, drafting, equipment design – heating, sanitary, ventilation, thermal stations;

1988 – Ministry of Agriculture, Research and Design Instuitute for Industrial Use of Fruit and Vegetalbes – chief designer – thermal stations, air-conditioning installations, construction site engineering and machinery;

1991 – Ministry of Labor, Directorate of Pensions and Social Insurance for Farmers – scientific referent, inventory management and equipment purchasing for MOL hotels, inspections of Livadia Hotel building site in Olăneşti;

1993 – director Brain Product S.R.L., founded record company, sales manager in own music store, store chain outside Bucharest, tape and CD distribution in and out of Bucharest for Repertoire Records, Warner Music, Sony, EMI, ECM, Universal, Geffen Records; consultant for New York firm, plans for local representation of Sony Carolina, Concord Records, Alligator Records, dealer Nakamichi; founder of Musical Report magazine, editorial staff co-ordinator, reporter for rock, blues and jazz concerts, co-ordinator of magazine promotion activity, promotion and distribution of  Concord Records products in Romania for Soft Records; promotor for bands and musicians like Kumm, Middlefinger, Blueservice, Quo Vadis, Blues Convention, Mihaela Geangu, George Sarluceanu; organized Musical Report aniversary show in cooperation with with Akzent Media, Mamaia (Iris, Holograf, Blueservice, Middlefinger, Nightlosers, Johnny Răducanu); editor Stage Pass magazine; promotor for Swing House, Blues Café clubs; folk music shows organized at Piranha club;

2000 – founder of music magazine Art & Roll, founding member of the “Blues Café group“, distribution director, editor; organized promotion event for the movie Wonder Boys, Bucureşti Mall (Florian Pittis, Nicu Alifantis & Zan); organized the first “Chestnut Tree Festival” - Ploieşti; consultant, radio and TV representative, reporter for rock, blues and jazz concerts, co-ordinator of magazine promotion activity; music show for M&M Audio Video.

2001-2003 DTP computer operator, creation director, representative printing company, consultant; editor Art & Roll; collector.

2003 – 2006 sales manager with L’Esperance Music record company, music producer; founder Rage Records, music division Rock a L’Esperance Music, producer and promoter of legendary group Semnal M from Cluj, launched double CD – Ieri şi Azi (Yesterday and Today), sold in over 10,000 copies; colaborator radio; founder of RAGEVOLUTIA ROCK 2004 magazine, including the first alternative rock compilation (digipack) of new Romanian underground groups; author of digipack collections of gypsy band music „Cântă-mi lăutare!” and „Colecţia de Folclor”, etc., collector and member of Blues Cafe şi Colector’s Pub clubs in Bucharest, artistic director of Big Mamou club, organizer of special concerts and folk, rock and blues music evenings in the only blues club in town, organizer of the first Blues Festival in a Bucharest club with international participation (Stranzinger - Austria), production director ZAKA Music, music producer of the first Festival of Street Musicians – 2005, author of the book Pe urmele lui Hendrix – Zaka Edit 2005 and of the first official ROMANIAN TRIBUTE TO HENDRIX, organizer  of the JIMI HENDRIX FESTIVAL at the Big Mamou club, author of blues reviews, author of the first blues dictionary published in Romania (to be launched in 2009).

2006 – 2008 – music consultant for event organizing firms, reporter covering rock music events, promoter for rock şi blues music, co-organizer of concerts and co-ordinator music projects, music consultant for collectors.

Hobby: music

1976 – first came across good quality music while at the Nicolae Iorga High School from Braila, organized school events, edited school magazine;

1980 – co-ordinated music and theater project while in the Army, vinyl LP collector;

1981 – participated in and promoted musical activities within the Joia Tineretului festivities, collects rock, blues, jazz, progress;

1990 – 2008 – participated in concerts in Romania and abroad, active co-ordinator of music companies, fashion shows, music magazines - Musical Report, Stage Pass, Art & Roll, etc., weeklies like Şapte Seri, launchings, interviews with Romanian and foreign celebrities, shows, music festivals, reviews for music magazine Sunete, initiator of specialized web site Arta Sunetelor, music and movie collector, etc.