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.