(Former Head of Rock, Spotify & Host/Executive Producer, Spotify Original Series)
Booking Agent, Sound Talent Group
Charley Londoño
Counsel Plus, Co.
Chris Foitle
Head of A&R, Epitaph Records
Founder & CEO, Velvet Hammer Music & Management Group (Alice In Chains, Deftones, Korn, System Of A Down & More)
Director, Buma ROCKS! (The Netherlands)
Garrett Capone
VP of Promotion & GM Rock Music, Crush Music
Executive Sr. VP / Talent & Curation, Danny Wimmer Presents
Sr. Business Affairs Manager, FCB NY
Sr. Vice President A&R, Warner Chappell Music
Chairman of APRKA (Czech Republic)
CEO, Eventim Live Asia
Founder, Blue Lemon Management (Sweden)
Managing Director, RBK Fusion (Germany)
Executive Manager, YMU
Program Director, 95/5 KLOS Meruelo Media, Los Angeles
Rock Editor, AllAccess.com
Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records
Head of Artist Relations, IndieFlow
Lisa Worden
Vice President Rock & Alternative, Program Director ALT 98.7 - LA's New Alternative, iHeartMedia National Programming Group
Music & Media Journalist (U.K.)
Founder, Endless Music (The Netherlands)
Matt Pinfield
Host "New & Approved" KLOS, Los Angeles / Westwood One & Benztown Radio Networks Syndicated Host
Co-Founder, Artist For Artist
Michael Faley
President, Metal Blade Records
Owner & Founder, Ranka Kustannus
Publisher, The Music Registry
President & Founder, Mad Mac Entertainment
Founder, Infinite Dreams / Bangalore Open Air Festival (India)
Sat Bisla
President & Founder, A&R Worldwide / Global Rock Summit
Sean Heydorn
Vice President, Rise Records
Artist & Producer Manager, Creative Consultant, SOS Management
Founder & Managing Director of Third Culture Ent't (India)
Thomas Scherer
President, Repertoire & Marketing, Los Angeles & New York, BMG
Award Winning Producer (Alice In Chains, KISS, Korn, Ozzy Osbourne, Primus & More)
Sr. Programming Director/Music Strategies, Trafalgar Releasing
David "Beno" Benveniste
Founder & CEO, Velvet Hammer Music & Management Group
David "Beno" Benveniste is the Founder & CEO, Velvet Hammer Music & Management Group. Velvet Hammer has created a modern-day standard for independent music companies. This innovative and dedicated outfit handles all of the multifaceted components of its clients' careers, including A&R, production, marketing, branding, touring, and more. Velvet Hammer strives for continued, long-term success – an approach that embodies the strength in elasticity, rather than a quick fix philosophy. The company's focus is premised on worldwide, timeless brand-relevance, rather than just radio and record cycle presence. Its management roster is home to Grammy-winning bands, and includes AFI, System Of A Down, Deftones, Alice In Chains, Korn, Code Orange, Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway, Jonathan Davis, Jerry Cantrell, Blaqk Audio, and Corella.
In addition to artist management, Velvet Hammer has also signed, and released records for several artists, including OneRepublic, Poison The Well and others.