No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Marc:
Marc Caruso is the Emmy-nominated co-founder and CEO of Angry Mob Music, an independent music publisher that combines boutique attention with global reach. With more than 25 years in the music industry, Marc has led Angry Mob’s growth from a small startup in 2009 into a respected, full-service publisher representing a roster of songwriters, artists, and producers whose songs have been recorded by major label and independent artists including Shaboozey, Russell Dickerson, Nora En Pure, Steve Aoki, Ty Dolla $ign, and iann dior, among many others. Through its AM2 sync division, Angry Mob has secured high-profile placements in series such as Bridgerton, Grey’s Anatomy, and Bel-Air, brand campaigns for Google, Walmart, PlayStation, and Toyota, as well as promo campaigns for ABC, NBC, FX, and Showtime.
At Angry Mob, Marc drives strategy across publishing, sync, and administration while fostering a culture of accountability, creative advocacy, and a deep passion for the success of its writers. He serves on the Board of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers, where he is a past Chapter President, and holds key roles with the National Music Publishers’ Association, serving on its Independent Publishers Advisory Council and Team 100. A frequent speaker and writer on music publishing, he is deeply committed to championing independent creators and building lasting careers for the writers he represents.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Mike:
Mike Sherwood, founder of Sparks Street Entertainment, is a highly respected record executive with over 25 years of experience in the music industry. He spent more than two decades at Warner Music Group, where he held key positions at Warner Bros. Records, Elektra Records, and WEA Distribution. During his tenure, he collaborated with legendary artists such as Green Day, Tom Petty, and Linkin Park, while also helping to launch the careers of rising stars like Dua Lipa and Zach Bryan. Most recently, Sherwood served as Executive Vice President at Capitol Records, where he played a vital role in successful campaigns for artists like The Beatles, Katy Perry, Sam Smith, and Doechii. An ardent advocate for artists, Sherwood has dedicated his career to helping them realize their full potential.
Sparks Street Entertainment is a premier music management & consultancy company, boasting over 25 years of experience in the US Major Label system. Our deep-rooted expertise allows us to navigate the dynamic global music market, empowering artists and labels of all calibers to reach new levels of success.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Pete:
Pete Ganbarg is a 2X Grammy Award-winning record producer and A&R executive who is currently President of Pure Tone Music. Most recently President of A&R for Atlantic Records, Pete has spent the past 35 years as a senior A&R executive for major label groups, including Arista, Epic, and SBK/EMI. Some of the artists that Pete has worked with in his career include Santana (the 9X Grammy-winning album “Supernatural”), Lin-Manuel Miranda (the Diamond-certified “Hamilton” cast album), as well as contemporary stars (Twenty One Pilots, Christina Perri, Melanie Martinez), all-time classic artists (Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, America), and hit Broadway cast recordings and film soundtracks (Dear Evan Hansen, Mean Girls, The Greatest Showman).Pete’s two GRAMMY Awards come from his role as producer on the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Dear Evan Hansen and the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Jagged Little Pill. Additionally, he was named International Music Person Of The Year for 2023 by the music industry organization MUSEXPO and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.As a music publisher, Ganbarg operates Songs With A Pure Tone and Margetts Road Music, joint ventures currently in partnership with Warner Chappell Music. Songs published by Pure Tone include 2024's Grammy-winning Record of the Year, "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus, as well as hits by Benson Boone, Charli XCX, Beyoncé, Lizzo, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, OneRepublic, Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, Andy Grammer, and more.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Liam:
Liam James Ward is the Co-Founder & CEO of Something Something – a digital native-led content strategy studio that focuses on creative storytelling at the heart of every social media campaign. The London-based global agency works with artists, labels, and cultural brands to bring stories and in-person moments online. Trusted by stars like The Clash, Billie Eilish, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Declan McKenna and Disclosure, Something Something’s understanding of Gen-Z and utilizing fan accounts to supercharge strategies keeps their creativity high-level while remaining reactive in real-time. The company also is a creative strategy partner for the likes of Meta, TikTok, Google, Live Nation, and Soho House, among others.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Carolyn
Carolyn Ortiz has been carving out her own lane in music since 2009, blending publicity, brand partnerships, and live event curation with corporate stints at Chanel, Viacom, and Universal Music Group in business development roles. In 2021, she teamed up with her now co-founder, le’Roy Benros, to grow Big.Ass.Kids from a record label into a full-scale music ecosystem. This year, she spearheaded the launch of The B.A.K Play.Ground, a community platform connecting artists, agencies, and labels with a vetted network of music professionals. Most recently, she introduced The BAK Sandbox, a 501(c)(3) initiative raising funds to support music professionals affected by industry layoffs.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Bill:
An experienced veteran of marketing music across social platforms since the days of MySpace and Vine, Bill has worked music for artists at every major label group - starting in 2012 at Sony Music’s Columbia Records, where he worked digital marketing for artists such as Daft Punk, Jack White, MGMT, and Lil Jon. In 2018, he joined the senior digital team at UMG’s Republic Records, where he was fortunate to work award-winning campaigns for Pearl Jam and Glass Animals, as well as a rising artist named Noah Kahan. In 2021, he joined Warner Music’s social publishing division, leading campaigns and activations for artists ranging from Portugal The Man to Kevin Gates. Bill recently joined WMA as Head of Social, where he oversees the next generation of digital storytellers.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Donna:
Donna Budica is the Co-Founder & COO of TEN2, a Media & Content Marketing company specializing in maximizing YouTube growth for music artists. With a degree in Finance from The Wharton School & an MBA from USC Marshall, she leads Corporate Strategy & Operations at the media company as well as its subsidiaries, including the martech platform, LaunchPadpro, which was recently announced. Her career, which she started at CAA, spans 12+ years of multi-vertical industry experience & entrepreneurship at the intersection of media/entertainment, education, & social impact.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Zach:
Zach Siegal-Eisman is a digital marketing leader with roots in social media and digital activations dating back to high school. While starting, he elevated the social media presence of numerous brands and entertainers, including working with the Syracuse University women's basketball and tennis teams and developing his music discovery site focused on emerging artists.
In 2017, Zach's career took off when he joined Artist Network Management, starting as a Junior Manager for Dirty Heads, Sublime with Rome, and Rome Ramirez as a day-to-day manager for a developing country artist. Zach honed his passion for marketing strategy, spearheading Artist Network Management's recording and marketing budgets in their JV label, Five Music Inc., with The Orchard, eventually leading him to a role as Account Manager at the social media agency Crowd Surf in 2019.
At Crowd Surf, Zach's leadership shone, quickly earning him promotions to Senior Account Manager and, later, VP of Marketing. He spearheaded 40+ projects, including work for Nickelback, John Fogerty, Jeff Dunham, Warner Chappell Production Music, UMG Catalog, Classic Motown, The Temptations, Eric Clapton, Steve Miller Band, Neil Diamond, Iron Maiden, and more.
Earlier this year, Zach launched Amplify Legacy, a marketing consultancy focused on audience growth and digital partnerships. His work with clients like Immediate Family, Songfluencer, Exploration, and others, combined with his business development role at Songfluencer, led him to his most recent position as VP of Digital & Viral Marketing at Big Loud Rock. There, he oversaw artist growth and boosting the digital presence of both upcoming and catalog record releases while focusing on audience engagement and retention for the Big Loud Rock roster which includes HARDY, Jagwar Twin, and more.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Jamie:
Jamie Dee Hart is a music rights management advocate who’s passionate about giving back and educating creators at all levels of their career. She’s the Founder of Hart & Songs, an artist and rights management firm ensuring independent artists, producers, and songwriters properly register songs and effectively collect their royalties. Hart & Songs clients include chart-topping producers & songwriters behind hits such as “Tempo” with Lizzo and Missy Elliott, BLACKSWAN’s “Karma”, “Champagne and Pools” featuring Blackbear, “No Interruption” by Hoodie Allen, and more.
Jamie also manages Ryan Nealon, an LA-based pop singer-songwriter with a growing audience across TikTok and Instagram from several viral moments, as well as chill electronic producer Koresma who has over 150 million streams across all DSPs. Her past projects have encompassed a broad range of activities, from producing a live concert at Madison Square Garden for a Latin GRAMMY-nominated album to providing social media strategy guidance to breakout Clubhouse star Axel Mansoor during the app's explosive growth which was featured in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Jamie also received her Masters Degree in Music Entrepreneurial Studies from Azusa Pacific University and continually helps foster the next generation of young executives.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Sydney:
Sydney Wiklund is a rising partnerships executive at the intersection of music, technology, and creativity. Currently, she runs Creator Partnerships at Genies – an avatar tech company equipping IP partners, developers, and creators with tools to launch and co-create immersive, intelligent digital experiences. Genies has worked with creators like Paris Hilton, J Balvin, and Migos and partners like Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group as well as the player's associations for the NBA, NFL and MLB.
Prior to Genies, Sydney spearheaded label relations and partnerships at The Nations – the largest independent music curation network on YouTube amassing more than 50 million subscribers and 19 billion views. She also was an artist manager for some of the top bass artists in electronic music including NGHTMRE, SLANDER, JOYRYDE, among others. Before this, Sydney held stints at both Buchwald and Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
Sydney's passions for mental health and giving back have led her to take on multiple projects including serving as an executive committee member on the City of Hope’s “Future of Hope” Board. Additionally, she produces a music festival, Mycelium, which brings together 300+ awesome humans who prioritize wellness, deep connection, and good music each June.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Jeff:
Jeff started his career at Rick Rubin’s American Recordings in 1996. Later that year, he moved to Revolution Records, a rebrand of Giant Records, Irving Azoff’s since-shuttered Warner-distributed label. In 1997, he began a seven-year A&R stint at Dreamworks Records. After the company was sold by Geffen to Interscope he worked as part of the IGA team. Over the next eight years, he worked with Wolfmother, TV On The Radio, Major Lazer, and The All-American Rejects. In his current role, he’s signed and worked with critically acclaimed artists such as Mac Miller, Rufus Du Sol, Brandy Clark, Billy Strings, Nessa Barrett, Benson Boone and plenty of others.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Bill:
Bill Werde is director of the top-ranked Bandier music industry program in the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, and creator of Full Rate No Cap, the influential weekly email of music industry analysis (https://www.fullratenocap.com). As the former editorial director of Billboard, Werde built a global network of music industry relationships, and a deep understanding of industry trends and mass audience development and engagement across platforms. Now he teaches the next generation of music industry leaders at Bandier, while focusing his consulting work on emerging tech and emerging markets.
For nearly a decade ending in 2014, Werde oversaw all content efforts at Billboard, leading its conversion from a print B2B magazine to a digital-first, global consumer brand. Under Bill’s leadership, Billboard expanded its international presence with launches in South Korea, Japan, Russia and Brazil, revived the now-top-rated Billboard Music Awards show in partnership with ABC, tripled Billboard.com’s traffic, and grew the brand's social footprint from zero to millions of followers. Werde also created Billboard's first focused video efforts, growing the program to partnership status with YouTube.
Today Werde advises and consults top music and media companies on everything from business development to content, communications and media strategy. Werde has led curriculum, student development and experience, and the Bandier brand since Fall of 2017. He is a frequent guest expert on music and the music business for top news and media outlets. Werde lives in Syracuse with his wife, two sons, a reclusive cat and his troublesome beagle, Stanley.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Jeff:
Waxmgmt founder Jeff Bowers has over 20 years of experience breaking down barriers to forge new paths for music artists. Bowers got his start on the major label circuit, working in A&R and catalog management for Warner Bros. Records, Atlantic Records, and Rhino Records. There, he managed creative, marketing, product and licensing strategy for seminal catalogs such as Nirvana, Sonic Youth, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis, and new alternative artists like Paramore and Portugal. The Man while helping drive the vinyl revival. After a brief stint managing licensing strategy for crowdfunding platform Pledge Music, Bowers began his career in artist management, founding Waxmgmt in 2015. In collaboration with Waxmgmt CEO and fellow manager Janis Shen, Bowers has struck unprecedented equitable deal structures that foster long-term success for artists. Bowers has a knack for identifying trends before they pop, having been an early adopter of TikTok as a music discovery tool. Bowers represents cross-genre artists while specializing in the Soundcloud community, working with Freddie Dredd, 1nonly, LLusion, and more.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Jess:
Jess Kenney has been a driving force in the music industry for 15 years, pioneering innovative solutions and creative problem-solving for artists and labels. As a proven leader, Jess built the streaming departments at both Verve Label Group and SoundCloud's Roster, fostering strong DSP and lifestyle account relationships over the last decade and building a rolodex of 450+ contacts. She specializes in commercial release strategy and is an advocate for true artist development and long-term artist career growth.
Her development and commercial release visions helped play a role in Grammy wins for Jon Batiste (Album of the Year), Samara Joy (Best New Artist), and Madison Cunningham (Best American Roots Performance). Her expertise also helped debut artist Laila! maximize her mega-viral success across two tracks (“Not My Problem” and “Like That”) in 2024, which combined achieved #1 on TikTok, YouTube, YouTube Shorts, #25 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs Chart, multiple impacts across global Spotify Viral charts, and over 100M global streams.Beyond artist development, Jess's ingenuity led to the creation of the industry-wide World Sleep Day campaign, which elevated Classical music consumption worldwide. She now functions as Founder & Chief Strategist at her independent consulting firm, Jess Kenney Music Growth Consulting, LLC, creating growth opportunities and strategies for an exclusive cohort of developing and established music clients.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Mogul:
Founded by the former Heads of Creator at SoundCloud, Mogul is an all in one business management app for musicians & their teams. Our Rocket Money-esque platform allows one to connect the sources that generate an artist's royalties, give them a total picture of their business, and then show where revenue is slipping through the cracks across all rights types. Like an always on audit.Mogul is tracking over $150MM in royalties across some amazing artists and teams.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Freddie:
Freddie is currently the Vice President of Digital Marketing and Strategy at Roc Nation and previously worked at 300/Elektra Entertainment. At 300/Elektra, he worked on clients such as Young Thug, Gunna, Maria Becerra, Waterparks, $NOT, Barns Courtney, and Highly Suspect on their digital and social media strategy on album, tour, brand music video, and marketing campaigns.
Before 300/Elektra, Freddie worked at Career Artist Management/Full Stop with artists such as Maroon 5, Big Boi and Chromeo, and previously with Robin Thicke, Iggy Azalea, Anitta, Miguel, Breaking Benjamin, A$AP Rocky, Juicy J, Breaking Benjamin, Gavin Degraw, Barenaked Ladies and more. His time there included marketing 9 top 10 Billboard albums, including #1 records for Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines", Breaking Benjamin's "Dark Before Dawn" and Maroon 5's "V" and two #1 songs with "Blurred Lines" and "Girls Like You". Much of his work has included social media strategy, digital marketing campaigns, website creation/maintenance, finding new and exciting brands to partner up with and much more.
Additionally, he helped with the execution of large branded events such as Miguel's #WildHeartMotel and Big Gram's LA Pop Up Shop. He's also worked with brands: Nissan, Hyundai, Kia, VitaCoco, RED, Sonos, Samsung, Apple, The OSCARS, GRAMMYS and many more.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Richard:
President and CEO for the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), Dr. Richard James Burgess MBE has produced, recorded, and performed on many gold, platinum, and multi-platinum albums. He was previously head of business at Smithsonian Folkways Recordings where he produced Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology, chronicling the history of jazz and The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap. His career path includes studio musician, touring musician, recording artist, producer, manager, and label owner. He is known for his pioneering work with synthesizers, computers, sampling, EDM, New Romantics, early house music, as the inventor of the SDSV drum synthesizer and for coining the music genre terms EDM and New Romantic. His latest books are, The Art of Music Production: The Theory and Practice, 4th Edition and The History of Music Production (Oxford University Press). Burgess has been listed multiple times as a Power Player and an Independent Power Player by Billboard and has received awards from Music Week, the British Arts Council, the Greater London Arts Association, the Park Lane Group, and the British Council for Education. He was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honors list 2022.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Jenna:
Jenna LoMonaco is a Digital Marketing expert who has used her love of music and knowledge in the social media space to help break up and coming artists into the mainstream music space for over 17 years
After studying audio production and working at a recording studio straight out of college, she truly started her career in PR at Girlie Action in 2005. In 2007 Jenna got her first big role at an up-and-coming record label, Glassnote records as the Head of New Media. It was there where she blossomed her skills in the digital space, helping break artists such as Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, and Childish Gambino. After 5 years at Glassnote, she left to join the new Label Services branch at Kobalt- Kobalt Label Services. Jenna worked in the digital department where she handled digital strategy for artists such as Martina McBride, Lenny Kravitz, and New Kids on the block.
In 2015 as Island Records was relaunched as a solo label after separating from Def Jam, Jenna joined the Island team to run the Digital Marketing department. It was here that she begin to work with a newly signed teen artist, Shawn Mendes. Using her social media knowledge she helped create a social media strategy to help grow Shawns social following into the multi-millions. She also lead the digital marketing efforts for artists such as Jessie Reyez, Nick Jonas, The Killers, Elton John, Bon Jovi, Tove Lo, Fall Out Boy, and Demi Lovato.
In 2021 Jenna Joined ONErpm to lead their US Marketing team. Since then she has doubled their marketing staff and launched new marketing services including Digital Strategy, Brand Partnerships and Sync. Aside From leading the US Marketing team Jenna also oversees all ONErpm events as well as coordinating the Global Marketing Team. Jenna's journey in the music industry highlights her dedication to supporting artists and her deep understanding of digital marketing, making her an invaluable asset in helping talent reach their full potential.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.
About Jeremy:
Jeremy Gruber is the Head of Artist Marketing & Digital Strategy at Friends At Work, representing artists including John Legend and Charlie Puth among many others. Jeremy has spent over a decade working with artists at all levels helping them grow their brand and businesses by bringing together traditional marketing with the latest technology. After graduating with a Music Industry degree from USC, Jeremy started his career helping to manage the wine label, public speaking and corporate career of Mick Fleetwood at Sabre Entertainment. He then ran digital for 10th Street Entertainment and Eleven Seven Music working with bands including Mötley Crüe, Papa Roach, and Blondie. In 2010, he joined Concord Music Group helping to establish the direct to consumer team and build the digital marketing & strategy department where he worked with legends like Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, and James Taylor. Jeremy was also an adjunct professor in the USC Music Industry Program where he taught music marketing for six years, and was a partner in the marketing tech platform, found.ee which sold to Downtown Music in 2021. In addition to his work with artists, he frequently advises music tech startups and is passionate about mentoring future music executives and artists.
No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.About Liza:
Liza has spent +15 years working at record labels including Rounder Records, Concord, and Universal Music Group both in marketing and streaming. Artist campaign highlights include: Alison Krauss, Steve Martin, Bobby Rush, Bela Fleck, Dolores O’Riordan, Sierra Hull, JD McPherson, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Lil Wayne, The Motown Catalog, and Janet Jackson. She now runs Salt Lick Incubator, a non-profit that supports emerging artists through grants, The Salt Lick Sessions series, writing camps, retreats, mentorship, and community building.