AvA Connection: 11/17/25

Interview with Jade Sherman, Senior Partner & Head of Digital at Gersh

AvA Connection: 11/12/25

AvA Connection: 11/10/25

Interview with Matt Belloni, Hollywood's Most Trusted Insider

Interview with Constance Schwartz Morini, Co-Founder & Partner of SMAC Entertainment

Interview with Kelsey Comeau: Aziz Ansari's Assistant to Co-Producer

Interview with Alec Ellin, CEO of Laylo

Interview with Paola Mardo, SVP Head of Audio at Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media

Interview with Nick Abate: Turning the iconic Field of Dreams into a full-scale music festival for the first time in history

Interview with Julia May, Agent, Global Talent Brand Partnerships

Interview with a Member of Production Assistants United

Interview with Will Tenney, From Goldman Sachs to Founding His Own Record Label in NYC

Interview with Sam Summers, Founder of Hinterland Music Festival

Interview with Alex Russell, Co-Exec for 'Beef,' Producer for 'The Bear,' Director of 'Lurker,' etc.

Interview with Chiderah Uzowulu, The WME Assistant Who Sold His Film at Cannes

Interview with Ian Wheeler, Founder of Talkhouse (Subway Takes, How Long Gone, etc.)

Interview with Sarah Smith Pancheri, President and CEO of MWF (Summerfest)

Interview with Allen Scott, the President of Concerts & Festivals for Another Planet Entertainment

Interview with Rich Motzkin, EVP & Managing Executive for Global Soccer at Wasserman

The AvA Connection 7/18/25

Our Video Interview Series ft. Damien from Hacks & The Festival Director of Bonnaroo

Interview with Lindsay Barnett, the former elementary school teacher who has resurrected the Backyard Baseball franchise

Interview with Evan Bogart, the Agency Assistant who wrote S.O.S. by Rihanna

Interview with Jeremy Allen, Partner @ h.wood Media and COO of Kenya Barris’ Companies

Interview with Drew Kirsch, Filmmaker & 11x MTV VMA Nominated Director

Interview with Sulinna Ong, Spotify's Global Head of Editorial

Interview with Brad Parker, Festival Director of Bonnaroo (C3 Presents)

Interview with Ellen Lu, Vice President of AEG's Goldenvoice

Interview with Nicole Barsalona, President of Women In Music

Interview with Charles Morrison, Global Talent Acquisition Director for Warner Music

Interview with Sophia Russo, VP of Brand and Social Strategy at AGBO

Interview with Blair Kohan, Board Member, Partner, Literary & Talent Agent at UTA

Interview with Tyler McLean, Founder of Splash House, GV Surf Club & Desert Air + Becky Rosen-Checa, Talent Buyer @ Goldenvoice

Interview with Kirk Sommer, Senior Partner and Global Co-Head of Music at WME

Interview with Jonathan Shank, CEO/Founder of Sony's Terrapin Station Entertainment

Interview with Elizabeth Jacobs, Verve's Head of People

Interview with Martha Earls, Founder of Neon Coast Management

Interview with Julie Nguyen, Co-Head of Marketing at JET Management

Interview with Laura Segura, Executive Director of MusiCares Foundation

Interview with Lauren Iossa, Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at ASCAP

Interview with Ary Esfahani, Head of Marketing, Music Merch at Amazon Music

Interview with Brandon Frankel, Head of Tour Marketing @ 33 & West

Interview with Lane 8 - Artist

Interview with RJ Larese, VP of Talent and Influencer Marketing at Paramount Global

Interview with Marc Geiger, Co-Founder & CEO, SaveLive. Former Global Head of Music at WME and Co-Founder & Partner of Lollapalooza

Interview with Aubrey Wright, Tour Manager, Director & CEO of A Wright World

Interview with Shaq Milli, Music Agent @ UTA

Interview with Nick Maiale, Founder + CEO at jump.global

Interview with Kiely Mosiman, VP & Music Agent at Wasserman

Interview with JenMalone, Four-Time Emmy Nominated Music Supervisor

Pay Transparency Study In The Music Industry

Interview with Cory Wong, Grammy-nominated guitarist, songwriter, and producer.

Interview with Andrew Steinthal, Co-Founder and CEO of The Infatuation

Interview with Louis Posen, President, Hopeless Records

Interview with Leslee Treleven - Director, Early Career Recruiting at UTA

Interview with Joe Aboud, Founder of 444 Sounds

Interview with Nick Bobetsky, Manager for Chappell Roan @ State of the Art Mgmt

Interview with Pascual Di Tella, WME Assistant and Argentine Olympic Fencer

Interview with Zack Phillips, Manager at Range Media Partners

Interview with Will Dzombak, Co-Founder of Taylor Gang Entertainment

Interview with Sophie Lobl, Global Festival Talent Buyer at C3 Presents

Interview with Flight Facilities

Interview with Evan Bogart, GRAMMY Nominated Songwriter and CEO of Seeker Music

Interview with Mike Rodriguez, Head of Campus & Early Career Recruiting at CAA

Interview with Chloe Garcia, Marketing Agent @ WME

Interview with Ashley Graver, Head of Dance, Pop & Indie at Spotify

Interview with Aaron Brice, co-founder of Ambient Inks

Interview with Mark Williamson, Co-Founder & CEO of ROSTR

Interview with Phil Quist, Music + Emerging Tech Agent at CAA

Interview with Mike Weiss, VP of Music & Head of A&R, UnitedMasters

Interview with Fabrice Sergent, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Bandsintown

Interview with Becca Morris, Talent Buyer, Insomniac

Interview with Seth Dudowsky, Head of Music at the NFL

Interview with Antonio Hairston, VP, Recruiting and Diversity Outreach at WME

Interview with Deron Delgado, Label Manager at Dirtybird Records

Interview with Morgan Freed & T.J. Petracca, Emo Nite

Interview with Katie Hill, SVP, Head of Music, Entertainment and Artist Relations at Global Citizen

Interview with Maria Gironas, General Manager, Keychange US and Founder + CEO of Cool Shit, Cool People

Interview with Jay Moss, SVP, Agent at Wasserman Music

Interview with Gurj Bassi, Head of Music Marketing & Partnerships at SiriusXM

Interview with Film Director Drew Kirsch

Interview with Sam Sciarra: Head of A&R at Higher Ground

Interview with Maurice Slade: Head of Marketing, Artist Relations at SoundCloud

Interview with LP Giobbi, Artist & Activist

Interview with Donald S. Passman, Author, All You Need To Know About The Music Business

Interview with Jbeau Lewis, Partner & Music Agent at UTA

Interview with Kevin Shivers, Partner & Agent at WME

Interview with Ian Simon, Co-Founder & CEO of Strangeloop Studios

Interview with Chad Kenney, Creative Director of Brownies & Lemonade

Interview with the Andy Bernstein, Founder of HeadCount

Interview with Jake Posner, GM of A R I Z O N A, and CEO of The Culture Theory

Interview with Maguire Amundsen, Former Celebrity Assistant and CEO of The Gracefull Project

Interview with Elissa Ayadi, Global Head of Social Media Marketing at Spotify

Interview with Mari Davies, VP of Talent and Booking at Live Nation Urban

Interview with Moody Jones, GM of Dance at EMPIRE

Interview with "Veli" Udo-Utun: Philly-Based Music Manager and Promoter

Interview with Kristina London: Founder of Amplify Her Voice

Interview with Danny Bell: VP, Talent Buyer at Goldenvoice

Interview with Two Friends: DJ/Producer Duo