ABOUT
Taylor Brode [NYC], MANAGING DIRECTOR – TAYLOR was 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), ANIKA and many others. She has managed Orville Peck, Shamir, INGA COPELAND, and zola jesus [twice]. Taylor has curated stages for THE GUGGENHEIM, Red Bull Music Academy, Liverpool Psych Fest, NYC’s OUTLINE and Northside FestivalS, and HAS appeared on CNN. She is gm for the current roster.
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. steph is day-to-day for the entire roster.
SAMUEL AVALOS [NYC/LA], jr. manager & A&R – SAM joined SEMAPHORE recently And is an A&R SCOUT and works on admin & strategy across the roster. HE ALSO WORKS WITH rap label INTERNET MONEY, CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR ROSTER’S CREATIVE STRATEGY AND GROWTH. SAMUEL SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF A&R AT CECIL PARK RECORDS prior, SPEARHEADING SIGNINGS INCLUDING GOVANNI, CONSWANK, AND THUKADEE. A PRODUCER HIMSELF, HE HAS WORKED WITH NOTABLE ARTISTS SUCH AS LUCKI & YG, EVEN LANDING THE #20 SPOT ON BILLBOARD TOP 200. HE ALSO SPENT TIME AT Wme SUPPORTING THE MUSIC DIVISION ON BOOKINGS AND DEVELOPMENT FOR MAJOR TALENT.
