David ‘5-1’ Norman has been named President of the non-profit organization, Well Dunn.
Norman first joined the organization in 2020 as a member of the Board of Directors and will be replacing Rick Farman as President, who founded the non-profit in 2012 and will be remaining with Well Dunn on the Board of Directors.
Norman tells Pollstar that he was drawn to the organization due to a desire to pay things forward and help support the next generation of live music.
“When I came onto Well Dunn, I wanted to bring more diversity to it, being a person of color,” Norman tells Pollstar. “But I also am a strong believer that we need more females in this industry – and not just in wardrobe or as a production coordinator or production assistant. We need more female tour managers and production managers.”
Well Dunn was first founded in 2012 to continue the memory of Emily Dunn, a music industry intern who had been hired to open the San Francisco office of Superfly Presents after graduating college. Dunn tragically passed after being hit by a Muni bus just three weeks into her new position, with Well Dunn launching to help both companies and students connect for internships.