Carlos Adame was at UMG for seven years where he oversaw business development and led new media and startup partnerships and investments for the company. Carlos compares the way the mobile audience consumes content to the way we eat food. He believes the consumption cycle doesn’t begin with the music… But instead with bite...

Having come up in dance music, my newsfeeds were flooded this week with remembrances of Tim, his contribution to the movement, and inspiring our collective love for it. As much as his story was publicized or conveyed in hearsay through friends, following his death, I was eager to learn more, which is why I...

I have been intrigued by short form content and tour recap videos ever since I saw the impact the Krewlife series created by Miles Evert had on building Krewella’s movement. There are many up-and-coming creatives with professional camera equipment, but few directors capture and edit in a way truly differentiating their style and aligns...

Back in November 2011, I had just picked up my first music management client, Krewella. In July of that year, Avicii had released Levels. For lack of a better term, it was all the rave. Being on stage seeing him perform in Australia in the stadium at Sydney Olympic Park at Stereosonic 2012 was...

No matter how strong our interpersonal skills may be, it’s amazing how often we forget to tap into another person’s needs. For example, I was on the phone today with a brand. I had an opportunity which would cost $0 and provide an immense out of value directly aligned with their brand strategy. I...

I love the ability to bring together like-minded people for dinners. I wish I made time to host these dinners more often at my home. I have not seen anybody do them better than Troy Carter and Suzy Ryoo over at the Atom Factory office. I am headed there tonight for an event hosted...

Earlier today, former Apple employee Tony Fadell, the “father of the iPod”, called for Apple to take action to create awareness around unhealthy levels of iPhone usage. He compared the focus we (and our government) place on healthy eating and nutrition to the lack of information we have around digital nourishment. His request: more accessible...

I am an advocate of managing in teams. The specialized expertise of each member of TH3RD BRAIN (developed via our Area of Excellence (AOE) program) is far superior to what I, or any manager, can accomplish on our own. Any team project is prone to diffusion of responsibility. Simply put, the more people on the...

One of my all time favorites! Still can’t believe this was never a single and has under 1MM streams?!

Vulnerability is strength. Society conditions us to believe vulnerability is a weakness. Instead of sharing our deepest darkest secrets, fears, and feelings, we often keep them inside, especially when they could hurt another person or make us “look bad”. We don’t want to rock the boat of our relationships because we are afraid of...