
Eric David Johnson, p/k/a DJ Bunny Ears, is a music & branding specialist, music producer, music supervisor, record producer, director, musician, filmmaker, writer, artist, photographer & DJ. Rooted as an independent artist, he is a multi-award-winning music creative, having spent over two decades in the advertising industry. Prior to his role as Senior Sync Partnerships Director at UnitedMasters, Eric began his career with ad agency Wieden + Kennedy, followed by executive roles with Young & Rubicam (re: VML), DDB Chicago, Randall Poster’s music supervision firm, Search Party Music, McCann New York and MassiveMusic. Eric has won numerous industry awards and accolades working with/for such clients as: Nike, Microsoft, TikTok, MGM, Coke, Mastercard, Verizon, L’Oreal, Pepsico, Budweiser, Reebok, ULTA, McDonald’s, LG, Honda, ESPN, Bacardi, Gatorade, NHL, NASCAR, State Farm, Skittles and Colgate. He has also worked with such incredible and esteemed musicians/artists as: Bob Dylan, J Dilla, Spike Lee, Alicia Keys, John Legend, SZA, Pearl Jam, Lady Gaga, Four Tet, St. Vincent, Alessia Cara, Ben Gibbard, Macy Gray, Jennifer Hudson, M. Ward, Zooey Deschanel, Camila Cabello, Max Richter, Will.I.Am and Mariah Carey - to name a few. Originally from Milwaukee, Eric's nomadic career has led him to make homes in the cities of Portland, Los Angeles, London, Chicago, Brooklyn - now splitting time between upstate NY and NYC. Beyond his main career, he was also the creator/host of the radio show, Imaginary Soundtracks on SONOS Radio, has written and directed music videos and award-winning TV commercials for Nike, is part of the music/art collective, Pulseprogamming, advisor to the ARChive of Contemporary Music and still regularly DJs at events and venues around the world. Eric is widely regarded as a thought leader in best practices for music-centric creative advertising/ marketing and regularly participates in international panels, juries and conferences such as SXSW, Cannes Lions, the ONE SHOW, AICPs, CLIOs, London International Awards, CMJ, BUMA Music In Motion (Amsterdam), Canadian Music Week, MIDEM, Music Finland, SPOT (Denmark), Roskilde Festival, Reeperbahn, A2IM Indie Week and Iceland Airwaves.
unitedmasters.com
yr.com
ddb.com
wk.com
mccannny.com
New York, New York, United States
Senior Sync Partnerships Director
UnitedMasters
• www.linkedin.com/company/unitedmasters
• Full-time
Mar 2025 - Present
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Executive Creative Director, Creative Development (Americas)
MassiveMusic
• www.linkedin.com/company/massivemusic
• Full-time
Jul 2024 - Mar 2025
New York, New York, United States
Executive Creative Director, North America
MassiveMusic
• www.linkedin.com/company/massivemusic
• Full-time
Aug 2022 - Mar 2025
New York, New York, United States
Senior Vice President, Executive Integrated Music Producer [Head Of Music]
McCann New York
• www.linkedin.com/company/mccannnewyork
• Full-time
Oct 2014 - Jul 2022
Greater New York City Area
Executive Producer
Search Party Music
• www.linkedin.com/company/search-party-music
Jun 2013 - Oct 2014
Greater New York City Area
Executive Music Producer
Young & Rubicam
• www.linkedin.com/company/young-&-rubicam
Feb 2009 - Nov 2010
Executive Music Producer [Freelance]
DJ Bunny Ears
Aug 2008 - Nov 2009
Greater Los Angeles Area, New York City, London England.
Music Director
KPSU 1450 AM - Portland State University's radio station
Jun 1997 - Jun 1998