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A2IM’s annual Board of Directors election opens for voting today, Tuesday, May 21. The board is elected by A2IM’s Label Members, where each label’s primary contact has the right to vote on behalf of their company. Please note, there is only one vote per company.
Our voting members have nominated an exciting list of member executives to run for election to the A2IM Board of Directors. The caliber and depth of this list shows the level of dedication, engagement, and commitment our members have to A2IM’s mission of supporting the U.S. independent music label movement. A2IM’s voting members will vote to fill three (3) seats from the list of candidates (below, alphabetically by first name).
Voting instructions will be sent to each voting member directly from Election Runner, our election platform, so please keep an eye out for that.
Voting closes on Sunday, June 9.
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Meet The Candidates
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[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Lisa Levy” title=”Vice President, Sales – Robbins Entertainment” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Lisa-Levy-head-shot-Lisa-Levy-300×278.jpg” picture_id=”1235422130|medium” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Lisa is the the Vice President of Sales & Production at Robbins Entertainment overseeing all new release & catalog sales, streams, marketing, and distribution. Working alongside Cory Robbins for 20 years, I have been a key contributor to the label’s many successes including hits such as Afrojack’s “Take Over Control”, Runaground’s “Chase You Down”, Glenn Morrison’s “Goodbye”, Cascada’s “Evacuate The Dancefloor” & “Everytime We Touch”, DHT’s “Listen To Your Heart”, and DJ Sammy’s “Heaven.””
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In 2007 as Founding Director, he established Xelon Entertainment to enable clients access to the world’s digital music platforms. 10 years on, Xelon has grown into a key industry player representing over 400 labels from across the globe and in all genres from specialist labels & independent artists to the most prominent Australian and International dance music labels.
Xelon continues to grow and Ten years on Xelon Digital was set up as the U.S. division allowing U.S. labels and artists to also be part of a service network that is a lot more than just distribution, working hands-on with a record label mentality to maximize market impact across all income streams globally.[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Debbie Egel” title=”Owner – E Music Entertainment” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Debbie-Egel-e1558559093456.jpg” picture_id=”1235422133|full” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]As both an attorney and having spent the last 10 years operating 2 different tiny independent urban labels I think I bring a different perspective to the board. Most of the board members have run larger, mainstream lucrative labels and may not have encountered the struggles of attempting to get a tiny label off the ground and financially solvent.[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Reed Watson” title=”Co-Owner – Single Lock” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Reed-Watson.jpg” picture_id=”1235422134|full” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Reed Watson is a co-owner and manager of Single Lock Records, an independent record label based in historic Florence/Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Like his fellow co-owners, he’s also a musician, touring as a drummer for John Paul White, Donnie Fritts and Belle Adair, among others. In partnership with White, Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes) and Will Trapp, Single Lock has grown to release over 30 records in five years (St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Nicole Atkins, Dylan LeBlanc, John Paul White, Donnie Fritts, etc) and earned their first GRAMMY nomination in 2018 for Cedric Burnside’s “Benton County Relic”.[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container][fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”no” hundred_percent_height=”no” hundred_percent_height_scroll=”no” hundred_percent_height_center_content=”yes” equal_height_columns=”no” menu_anchor=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” status=”published” publish_date=”” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_position=”center center” background_repeat=”no-repeat” fade=”no” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ video_mp4=”” video_webm=”” video_ogv=”” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_loop=”yes” video_mute=”yes” video_preview_image=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” padding_top=”” padding_right=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Matthew Medney” title=”Co-Owner – Hero Records” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Matthew-Medney-300×300.jpg” picture_id=”1235422135|medium” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]A tenacious explorer, Matt has traveled across the world as a tour & production manager; experiencing countless cultures and seeing the worlds most magical places. A natural creative, Matt takes the amalgamation of moments he’s consumed and presses them into his writing. “Escaping to another place lends for true reflection of one’s current situation” Matt’s writing focuses in the genres of Action / Adventure & Sci-Fi.
While his world building leans otherworldly, his insights lean business development & creative market evaluation; with all of this, Matt still finds time to run his Transverse Storytelling Record Label Herø Projects. The label bends storytelling by pairing music & visual art, creating a new audio / visual adventure.
Matt has also become a mentor at A2IM, helping to cultivate and inspire new and prospective members of the indie music industry. This leadership is only the start of the initiative to get other members becoming more active to rely on our fellow community members for guidance, support, and progress.
Finally, Matt has begun to bring his storytelling passion to other labels and companies as his company Herø Records has been commissioned to imagine comics for Insomniac’s new music event “Project Z”, as well as, Ultra Records recording artist NGHTMRE for his song with A$AP Ferg.
Matt is taking strides to bring comics to life. He has expanded his team to bring on the likes of Cliff Medney (former VP of marketing Nabisco, Cheryl Rubin (former SVP at DC Comics, David Erwin the former Executive Creative Director of DC Comics). Matt also is returning to do a lecture series this spring/summer at NYU Tisch School of the Arts about bringing comics to life.[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Joe Steinhardt” title=”Co-Owner – Don Giovanni” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Joe-Steinhardt.png” picture_id=”1235422136|full” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Joe Steinhardt is the founder and owner of Don Giovanni Records. In 2016 he booked and curated the New Alternative Music Festival and that same year was named one of the 25 most influential people in New Jersey music by The Star Ledger. Through work with the label and related writing and speaking Steinhardt has been a champion for independent values in music for over 15 years.[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Jason Peterson” title=”Executive Chairman – Cinq Music” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Jason-Peterson-A2iM-Photo-300×259.jpg” picture_id=”1235422137|medium” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Jason Peterson is an experienced entrepreneur, attorney, and producer named as one of the ‘Top 50 Indie’ and ‘Top 40 under 40’ Power Players in music by Billboard. He has also been named ‘Top 40 under 40’ in movie and television home entertainment by Media Play News and as one of the ‘Top 30 entrepreneurs under 30’ in Los Angeles by LA Business Journal.
Jason is the Chairman of GoDigital Media Group (godigitalmg.com) which owns indie label, publisher and distributor Cinq Music (cinqmusic.com) as well as VidaPrimo (vidaprimo.com), the #1 Hispanic targeted multi-platform music television network with over 3 billion streams per month. Jason was also the first person to manage rights on YouTube through founding AdShare (adshare.tv) in January 2007.
Artists signed by Jason include Janet Jackson, T.I., Master P, and Daddy Yankee. He has produced dozens of major music videos that have won “Video of the Year” at the Gospel Music Awards, MTV Latin Video Music Awards as well as “Best Directorial Debut” at the MVPA awards. Most recently he co-produced the video for Janet Jackson and Daddy Yankee’s “Made for Now”.
He currently sits on the Music, Film and Entertainment Board of Directors to City of Hope, the Board of Directors for the Entertainment Merchants Association, the trade group for the $43B home entertainment industry, the Government Advocacy Committee for the Recording Academy, and the Advisory Board to the Business Cinematic-Arts Program at the University of Southern California.
[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container][fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”no” hundred_percent_height=”no” hundred_percent_height_scroll=”no” hundred_percent_height_center_content=”yes” equal_height_columns=”no” menu_anchor=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” status=”published” publish_date=”” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_position=”center center” background_repeat=”no-repeat” fade=”no” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ video_mp4=”” video_webm=”” video_ogv=”” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_loop=”yes” video_mute=”yes” video_preview_image=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” padding_top=”” padding_right=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Tom Sarig” title=”Founder/President – AntiFragile” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Tom-Sarig-300×193.png” picture_id=”1235422138|medium” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Tom Sarig is currently Founder and President of AntiFragile Music (records & publishing) and Founder and President and Esther Creative Group. Tom is a music business veteran of over two decades who has played a central role nurturing and helping several important & acclaimed music artists achieve breakthrough success and sell millions of records, either as their manager or in a label/A&R capacity, and in genres ranging from electronic to rock, pop to hip hop. Prior to launching AntiFragile, Tom has run Esther Creative Group since 2004, a artist management company and which has managed the careers of artists such as Lou Reed, Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music, Violent Femmes, Rickie Lee Jones, CAKE, Jamie Lidell, Twin Atlantic, The Gaslight Anthem, Kishi Bashi, Bebel Gilberto, Os Mutantes, Electric Youth, She Wants Revenge, Electric Youth, Brian Fallon, Against Me!, The Drums, Blonde Redhead, Le Tigre, Prefuse 73 and many others.
For the 11 years prior to starting Esther Creative Group, Tom served as a Grammy-winning Senior A&R executive at various major labels including Universal Records, Arista Records, MCA Records, A&M Records, and TVT Records. where Tom worked with acts including The Roots, Nine Inch Nails, Damien Rice, Erykah Badu, Blink-182, Gil Scott-Heron, Annie Lennox, Mos Def, Imogen Heap, Dj Shadow, Aphex Twin, and many others. Tom is a 15-year member of NARAS (The Recording Academy) and AntiFragile Music publishing is also a member of AIMP. Tom has also produced a number of feature films, having served as Film Producer for two acclaimed features, Red Shirley and Lou Reed’s “Berlin”, and Tom served as Producer for MTV’s annual television special on his Shortlist Music Prize .
Tom launched AntiFragile Music on 2017 as a curator record label and distributor for culturally distinguished independent music artists, and in our first two years AntiFragile has achieved over 250 million streams for our artists, countless playlists, and Billboard-charting albums. AntiFragile Music is a reaction against some of the established big labels no longer doing artist development, we’re committed to educating and inspiring music creators and their managers, and to disrupting established models of label and distribution for streaming and consumption of music. AntiFragile helps the artist tell their unique story to the world, and we partner with our artists to develop and execute a sophisticated marketing plan unique to them, in the hope of building of a devoted fanbase which can have enduring longevity for the artist. AntiFragile provides marketing infrastructure and team to partner in building breakthrough major success. AntiFragile employs a full marketing staff in-house, and is established as a full service record label and retail marketing & distribution solution which is committed to marketing and building artists to tens of millions of streams.
[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Mark Jowett” title=”Co-Founder – Nettwerk” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Mark-Jowett.jpeg” picture_id=”1235422139|full” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]”Mark co-founded the Nettwerk Music Group with Terry McBride in 1984. Mark
has helped oversee Nettwerk’s creative affairs for the company since that time.
Mark worked with artists such as Sarah Mclachlan, Avril Lavigne and then in
more recent times with Great Lake Swimmers, Frazey Ford, Passenger, Joshua
Hyslop, Angus and Julia Stone, Banners, and many others.
Nettwerk’s philosophy is to be as global as possible in its approach to releasing
and promoting its artists. In this light, Mark helped to set up and now helps
oversee Nettwerk offices in LA, New York, London, and Hamburg.
Mark served on the Factor Board as the Head of Programming Committee for
five years remains on the Canadian Music Publisher’s association board as the
Programming Chair.
Outside of Nettwerk Mark’s plays cello in the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra,
guitar in the indie-pop band Cinderpop and is a published writer, with his book
“Tubers” being published several years ago with a new book to be published in
the fall of 2019.”[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Megan Louise” title=”President – Italians Do It Better” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MEGAN-LOUISE-4-300×279.jpg” picture_id=”1235422140|medium” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Megan Louise is president of Italians Do It Better, an independent record label based in Los Angeles, CA. In the decade-plus since its beginning, IDIB has become a beacon of true industry independence, a rare success story. Megan oversees and manages publishing & sync licensing for the entire IDIB catalog as well as distribution, planning & project management for all releases. In addition, she serves as artist manager for Johnny Jewel, Chromatics, Glass Candy, Desire, Heaven.
The artists across the Italians roster include Chromatics, Glass Candy, Desire, In Mirrors, Heaven, Twisted Wires, Farah, Symmetry, Tess Roby, Mirage and Johnny Jewel. In 2019, IDIB opens its door to a new wave of artists, including French duo Double Mixte and is further developing its publishing activities. IDIB is also currently expanding its promotion and marketing initiatives, especially in college radio and PR.
Back in 2006 Megan Louise was a part owner of the Montreal venue ZOOBIZARRE. She is also a member of Desire with Johnny Jewel (Glass Candy, Chromatics) and Nat Walker (Chromatics)
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Sean is responsible for the overall physical sales strategy of the company in North America, as well as digital sales throughout the world, managing a staff of 13 people. The era of streaming represents the greatest opportunity for our genres to find new audiences, and the role requires establishing, maintaining and cultivating DSP relationship in current and emerging markets, and assisting the vast classical music community in how to best represent one’s art to the global digital marketplace.
[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Darius Van Arman” title=”Co-CEO – Secretly Group” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Darius-Van-Arman-300×300.jpg” picture_id=”1235422142|medium” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Darius Van Arman serves as co-CEO for both Secretly Group and Secretly Distribution, and is co-owner of The Numero Group. The Secretly family of companies partners with and facilitates storytelling for a diverse group of artists, including Bon Iver, Whitney, Phoebe Bridgers, Anohni, Jamila Woods, Angel Olsen, Slowdive, Moses Sumney and Sharon Van Etten, to name a few. Darius also serves on the boards of Merlin, SoundExchange and the Worldwide Independent Network, advocating for independent labels and artists. He resides in Brooklyn with his partner Jessie and his son Avery.[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Jane Abernathy” title=”MD – Omnian Music Group” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Jane-Abernethy-200×300.jpg” picture_id=”1235422143|medium” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Jane Abernethy has worked in the music industry for over 15 years, initially in London and currently in Brooklyn, NY. She got her start in the A&R field at the highly influential independent label 4AD. In January 2019 she was appointed Managing Director of Omnian Music Group and now oversees operations there as well as continuing to develop artist careers.
Representing Omnian Music Group: Captured Tracks, Sinderlyn, Manufactured Recordings, 2MR & Flying Nun.[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container][fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”no” hundred_percent_height=”no” hundred_percent_height_scroll=”no” hundred_percent_height_center_content=”yes” equal_height_columns=”no” menu_anchor=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” status=”published” publish_date=”” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_position=”center center” background_repeat=”no-repeat” fade=”no” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ video_mp4=”” video_webm=”” video_ogv=”” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_loop=”yes” video_mute=”yes” video_preview_image=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” padding_top=”” padding_right=”” padding_bottom=”” padding_left=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Zena White” title=”MD – Partisan Records” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ZenaWhite-300×200.jpg” picture_id=”1235422144|medium” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Zena White is the Managing Director of Partisan Records, home of Cigarettes After Sex, Fela Kuti, IDLES and many more. She moved to NYC in 2017 after 10 years working in independent music in London, bringing a valuable international perspective to the US independent community.[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Mike Smith” title=”Director of Marketing – Bloodshot Records” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Mike-Smith-300×214.jpg” picture_id=”1235422145|medium” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Mike Smith heads up Marketing at venerable, Grammy-nominated independent record label Bloodshot Records, where he has been working with a roster of 20+ independent touring bands for the better part of a decade. At the label Smith also manages digital music and video strategy, sponsorships, special events, merchandising, and art direction. In addition to his work at Bloodshot, Smith has worked in consulting, journalism, management, and live production & performance. Smith spent several years working in the advertising industry and serves on the associate board for Chicago music education non-profit Foundations of Music. [/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_3″ layout=”1_3″ spacing=”” center_content=”no” link=”” target=”_self” min_height=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=”” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_image_id=”” background_position=”left top” background_repeat=”no-repeat” hover_type=”none” border_size=”0″ border_color=”” border_style=”solid” border_position=”all” box_shadow=”no” box_shadow_blur=”0″ box_shadow_spread=”0″ box_shadow_color=”” box_shadow_style=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=”” last=”no”][fusion_person name=”Nick Gordon” title=”Chief Client Officer & GM – Symphonic ” picture=”https://a2im.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Nick-Gordon-Headshot-297×300.png” picture_id=”1235422146|medium” pic_link=”” linktarget=”_self” pic_style=”” pic_style_blur=”” pic_style_color=”” pic_bordersize=”” pic_bordercolor=”” pic_borderradius=”” hover_type=”none” background_color=”” content_alignment=”center” icon_position=”” social_icon_boxed=”” social_icon_boxed_radius=”” social_icon_color_type=”” social_icon_colors=”” social_icon_boxed_colors=”” social_icon_tooltip=”” blogger=”” deviantart=”” digg=”” dribbble=”” dropbox=”” facebook=”” flickr=”” forrst=”” googleplus=”” instagram=”” linkedin=”” myspace=”” paypal=”” pinterest=”” reddit=”” rss=”” skype=”” soundcloud=”” spotify=”” tumblr=”” twitter=”” vimeo=”” vk=”” whatsapp=”” xing=”” yahoo=”” yelp=”” youtube=”” email=”” show_custom=”no” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” id=””]Nick Gordon is a senior music executive, creative strategist, drummer, and community builder with over 20 years of diverse experience working at independent music distributors and labels, managing artists, developing influential B2B and consumer brands, and leading multimillion dollar, global companies through rapid growth and radical change.
Currently, Nick is Chief Client Officer & GM of music distributor, label, and artist marketing company Symphonic, who’ve emerged as a leading 100% independent brand in the Latin Urban, Hip-Hop, and Electronic music genres, championing diverse artists including Bad Bunny, Amon Tobin, Kari Faux, and Sons of Sonix.
Prior to Symphonic, Nick led the $21 million dollar percussion division of D’Addario, a 336-year-old family-owned firm and the largest musical instruments accessories company in the world. He oversaw a 3-brand suite of consumer products including the 60-year-old brands Evans Drumheads and Promark Drumsticks.
Prior to D’Addario, Nick was Vice President, Client Services at The Orchard. He joined the company in the early stages of a critical turnaround as its 28th employee and over his 8-year tenure, served on the executive management team that grew the firm into the largest distributor ever built. Nick served as general manager of multiple business units and served as a key operator during the acquisitions of TVT Records, IRIS Distribution, and their sector-defining merger with IODA, followed by their acquisition by Sony Music. He guided record label clients through seismic marketplace changes and helmed the build and launch of The Orchard Workstation, a first-of-its-kind digital asset distribution platform now ubiquitous in the music and film world.
Earlier in his career, Nick spent five years as Distributed Labels Manager at EMI-owned Caroline Distribution, working with labels including Astralwerks, Warp, Def Jux, Arts & Crafts, Stones Throw and Ultra. He began his career distributing cassettes and CDs, largely out of an ’87 Olds Cutlass, within the indie rap scene in Kansas City for indie artists including Tech N9ne.[/fusion_person][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]