(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
Rob McDermott
President & Founder, Mad Mac Entertainment
Having built a reputation for planning and executing multi-million dollar projects, brands, festival tours, and fan communities, Rob McDermott is best known for his decade as the Worldwide Manager of Linkin Park. During his tenure Rob, guided the band to selling over 50 million albums, garnering dozens of awards, and selling out Arenas and Stadiums worldwide
Rob and his partner Ian Jenkinson manage Perry Farrell, legendary Frontman of the Alternative Rock bands Jane's Addiction and Porno For Pyros. Perry is also the Artist Founder and partner of the Lollapalooza Festival, currently with festivals in seven countries. The team also manages Ashes and Diamonds the project of legendary alternative musicians guitarist/vocalist Daniel Ash (Bauhaus), Drummer Bruce Smith (PiL) and Bassist Paul Denman (Sade) as well as DJ/Remixologist HYPER
Rob is also a Worldwide Business Development consultant in the Music and technology space having helped See Tickets UK/ Vivendi begin their first year of U.S. operations, mentor for China based MOX and Chinaccelerator, and advisory roles at Sparkart, the Innovative Digital Agency based in Oakland and Nashville. Currently Rob is also International Manager and MD for Indonesian based Artist Development Company 12wired Whose artists are the breakout Female Muslim metal act Voice of Baceprot (VOB) and Buzzing R&B development artist BRIE
In a decades spanning career from Partner in Andy Gould Management, to the infamous LA Talent Management company, THE FIRM, to President of Collective Music Group, Rob has worked alongside the biggest managers and artists ranging from superstars Backstreet Boys, Dixie Chicks, Enrique Iglesias Limp Bizkit, and Michele Branch; Hard Rock acts Pantera, White Zombie/Rob Zombie, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, and Slash and so many more.
