ABOUT
Taylor Brode [NYC], MANAGING DIRECTOR – TAYLOR was the label director for Sacred Bones from 2009- 2017. for sb, she a&r’ED some of our times’ most acclaimed directors – David Lynch, John Carpenter and Jim Jarmusch. she also signed LUST FOR YOUTH, PSYCHIC TV, Jenny Hval, PATTI SMITH (w/ soundwalk), and ANIKA, amongst many others. She has managed Orville Peck, Shamir, AND INGA COPELAND. She has curated stages for THE GUGGENHEIM, Red Bull Music Academy, Liverpool Psych Fest, NYC’s OUTLINE and Northside FestivalS, and HAS appeared on CNN RE: FEMME EQUALITY IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
steph hornstra [NYC], day manager – At Universal Music, sTEPH managed artist research and development across the full UMG roster including Interscope, Island, Republic and Def Jam Records FOR DOZENS OF ARTISTS INCLUDING: glaive, mdwxst, James Blake, Billie Eilish, Tierra Whack, The Weeknd, SHM, 070 Shake, Kanye West, AND Rihanna. At SoundCloud, she built out Brand Partnerships, pitching digital + experiential activations for SoundCloud artists and DJs.
Serena Hodgson [NYC], MGMT COORDINATOR – SERENA CURRENTLY WORKS FOR AEG AND previously was at Ground Control Touring. sERENA has worked with artists and their teams on destination music festival iii Points in Miami, and on international tours, including Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Paul McCartney, Justin Bieber, and Kraftwerk.
BEN COOK [LISBON | LONDON], TOURING AND PRODUCTION – BEN HAS BEEN A TOURING AND RECORDING MUSICIAN FOR OVER 20 YEARs. HE FRONTS LEGENDARY H/C ACT NO WARNING AND WAS A MEMBER OF TORONTO’S FUCKED UP FOR 15 YEARS, WINNING THE POLARIS PRIZE IN 2009. HE WAS A&R FOR U.S. GIRLS AND LAST GANG, AND IS A GLOBALLY RENOWNED PRODUCER AND SESSION MUSICIAN. Ben’s current project is young guv.
