The news that Robert Pattinson tested positive for Covid-19 a few days into resumed filming for The Batman film highlights just how important and necessary strict safety precautions are in order for the entertainment industry to continue production. The music industry is no exception. Chromium was able to have its first live recording sessions since before the coronavirus pandemic in the first week of September with new safety measures in place.
Nastia Barkan is a Day-to-Day manager at Friends At Work, based in Los Angeles, California. She is responsible for managing the professional career of Charlie Puth and has previously worked alongside artists such as Swedish House Mafia, One Republic, Sigma & more. Learn more about her journey into Artist Management and how lockdown changed aspects of her role.
Gary Calamar discusses how his career as a music supervisor started, from hanging out at record stores in The Bronx as a young boy with his older brother to working with G. Marq Roswell on his first film project “Slums Of Beverly Hills”. Learn more about his music taste with his radio show over on 88.5 FM and how he stays on the top of his game in finding new music and keeping in the know.
Brian Vickers tells us about his triumphs, challenges and aspirations as a music supervisor at Walt Disney Studios, what he looks for when selecting music, and advice for aspiring future supervisors - ‘research is key’! Find out his favourite current artists and what inspired him to pursue music supervision as a career.
Òscar Senén chats to us about his exciting career working alongside Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe as an orchestrator on films/series such as No Time To Die, The Crown (Netflix) and The Lego Batman Movie. In his own right, Oscar is a composer and has recently provided additional music for ‘The Monkey King’ an anticipated film in China.
In this industry insights feature, we chatted to Artist Manager Ellie Abbott over Zoom to discuss her job managing the career of electronic artists such as Duke Dumont, Kelis, Hayden James and FARR at Red Light Management. She discusses how her career evolved, originally working within the events sector and offers advice to aspiring artist managers.
We chatted to the founder of Secret Sessions, Harriet JW in this Industry Insights. Secret Sessions has grown from strength to strength since it was established, by working with artists that are shaping culture and building audiences both online and in the real world. In this interview, Harriet discusses her responsibilities and involvement as founder and emphasises her commitment to addressing the gender imbalance in the music industry, stating Secret Sessions is a female first music platform with 60% of the artists they work with being women.
Owen Cutts is a writer and producer who has recently worked with artists such as Stormzy on his latest record ‘Heavy is the Head’ and Empara Mi. He has just released his own track ‘Weekdays’ under his artist name Mr Cutts. He chats to Chromium about his career and how he approaches writing with artists of different styles.
