The industry folk showcased here first appeared in our publication as eager young strivers—they’ve since acquired a bit more seasoning and, in many cases, have moved up to positions of greater responsibility. But they still don’t have enough juice to get out of dealing with
us.
Amanda Samii
SVP, A&R, Capitol
Instrumental to signing
FINNEAS,
Marshmello,
Syd and
Rogét Chahayed (up for a 2022 Producer of the Year
Grammy) and other artist/writer/producers during her years at
Kobalt, Samii joined
Capitol in 2020. Presently looking after
Calum Scott,
Jon Bellion and up-and-comer
Emeline, to name a few, she notably brought The Tower’s
Niall Horan onto
Ashe’s “Moral of the Story,” which the pair performed to great fanfare at the
Royal Albert Hall in 2020. Samii graduated from
Berklee College of Music with a degree in Music Business/Management. Why didn’t
we think of that?
Jaime Zeluck Hindlin
Founder, Nonstop Management
Hindlin founded Nonstop in 2018 and has since guided the careers of writer/producers like
Michael Pollack,
Jake Torrey,
Tia Scola,
Nick Long and
JKash. The company’s clients have generated
Grammy-winning, multiplatinum hits for no less than
Justin Bieber,
Machine Gun Kelly,
Tate McRae,
Jawsh 685 x
Jason Derulo and
Maroon 5. In 2021 Hindlin helped establish the
American Heart Association’s Support Network Maternal Health Forum, having survived heart failure during the birth of her daughter. Nonstop boasts an all-female executive staff. We wish
HITS did, too.
Audrey A. Benoualid
Attorney, Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light LLP
After Benoualid appeared in Noisemakers, she became a partner in her firm (2020), brought in
Peach Tree Rascals (among others), helped close catalog sales for
Red Hot Chili Peppers and
Justin Tranter, cleared
Justin Bieber’s
Changes and
Justice, negotiated agreements for the
Justice tour, secured brand pacts for the Biebs (
Balenciaga,
Vespa) and
Jennifer Lopez (
Coach) and handled
Ariana Grande’s deal for her role in
Don’t Look Up. The
UCLA Law grad is not only a member of the
California Bar but the
Barreau du Québec. We hear she makes a mean poutine.
Sara Bollwinkel
SVP, Wasserman Music
Bollwinkel still books tours for
Billie Eilish (whom she co-signed when Eilish was 14) and has added
FINNEAS,
Joji,
ATEEZ,
Maude Latour,
Dora Jar and
Bruno Major to her roster. Asked what she sees in her crystal ball, she says, “For the love of all that is holy, keep an eye out for
Sarah Cothran [
Republic],” who independently built an audience of 4m+ on social media. Reflecting last year on the pandemic, Bollwinkel told
Pollstar that she now has “a sense of clarity and strong motivation to win for my clients in a much bigger way.”
We can’t win for losing.
Lindsay Schapiro
Vice President, Head of Digital, Mom + Pop Music
Schapiro joined Mom + Pop in 2016 as a digital marketing/streaming manager; she’s now VP/Head of Digital. She recently leveraged
Ashe’s “Moral of the Story” (platinum-certified) and “Till Forever Falls Apart” (a collaboration with
FINNEAS) to help the singer amass 1.5b streams and 5m followers. Schapiro has also overseen digital campaigns for
Porter Robinson’s
nurture (which topped dance charts),
Tycho’s
Grammy-nominated
Weather and
Flume’s Grammy-winning
Skin. Schapiro was once a staff writer for an online music publication. We wonder what that’s like.
Karli Henriquez
Senior Manager, Artist Partnerships, SoundCloud
In the years since Henriquez’ Noisemakers debut, she’s gone from Director of Influencer Marketing at
I.AM+ to launching her multicultural marketing agency,
Know Alias. Now at SoundCloud, she’s all about educating its creator community to achieve maximum impact on the platform. She’s particularly excited about diversifying artist storytelling thereon and the arrival of 2022's accelerator program
First on SoundCloud. Speaking of accelerator programs, Henriquez is a new aunt. She’ll surely cry “Uncle!” when she sees
this.
Carrie Murphy
Agent, WME Nashville
Since 2018 Murphy’s seen client
Gabby Barrett shatter Country radio records and top the charts with her debut single, “I Hope,” win the
ACM for New Female Artist and earn her second #1, “The Good Ones.” She’ll soon hit the road with
Jason Aldean. Newer to Murphy’s roster are
Lily Rose (who’ll tour with
Sam Hunt this year),
Ashley Cooke (out with
Cole Swindell) and
Shy Carter (co-writer of
Kane Brown’s “Heaven” and “Good As You”). Murphy is a supporter of the industry nonprofit
She Is the Music. Appearing here again, she must feel like she’s
facing the music.
Jodie Shihadeh
Owner, Shihadeh Law P.C.
Shihadeh Law represents dancehall singer
Shenseea (“Lick” f/
Megan Thee Stallion) and
Roy Lenzo (co-producer of
Lil Nas X’s “Rodeo” f/
Cardi B), both nominated for 2022
Grammys, and Grammy-winning producer/songwriters like
J White Did It (B’s #1s “Bodak Yellow” and “I Like It”) and
El Guincho (
Rosalía’s Latin pop #1
El Mal Querer). The boutique operation also reps such companies as
YMU,
F Entertainment Group and
CreateSafe. Having launched her firm in 2020 and her firstborn in 2021, Shihadeh is well versed in multitasking. What task were
we working on again?
