Melissa Dishell

CHIEF BRAINSTORMER - CREATIVE PRODUCTION + DESIGN FOR EXPERIENTIAL, EVENTS, LIVE PERFORMANCES
Former SVP I am other | Pharell Willliams

I’m a Los Angeles native with over 20 years of experience in branding & marketing, partnering with top-tier talent and brands to bring ideas, projects, and products to life.

I began my career as a professional hip-hop dancer, representing a “who’s who” of dance and entertainment—Choreographer Fatima Robinson, the cabaret troupe The Pussycat Dolls, and most notably, Burlesque Queen and international fashion icon Dita Von Teese. I managed Dita for nearly 15 years, securing partnerships with brands like MAC Cosmetics, Perrier, and Cointreau; launching her eponymous lingerie and fragrance lines; and negotiating her global touring deal with Live Nation.

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From there, I expanded into event design and creative production, activating for clients across music, fashion, beauty, and film—including Hulu, Apple Music, Searchlight Pictures, Christian Louboutin, Giorgio Armani, Pharrell Williams, and Maroon 5. From 2015 to 2020, I was in-house at Pharrell Williams’ creative collective, I am OTHER, where I led strategic and experiential marketing for Mattel, Barbie, Netflix, American Express, and Adidas, as well as producing large-scale events like ComplexCon and Something in the Water.

Most recently, I served as Creative Producer for Fatima Robinson on the New York Knicks City Dancers at Madison Square Garden, and for Dita Von Teese’s Las Vegas residency, currently running at Voltaire at The Venetian.

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• Fashion, Music, Film & Beauty Events
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• Live Production

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