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Music is our passion. And it's also one of the best ways to bring people and great brands together.
At our core, we are a team of die-hard music fans. Marketing specialists who conceive and ignite campaigns that are comprehensive and multi-faceted, and reach consumers at every digital music touch point.
Matt Laszuk
They call me: Matty
I'd rather be called: while I'm in Barcelona
Official title: President
What I really do: Too much and not enough
Alumni of: Brown University
File me under: Need a bigger file cabinet
Favorite Artists: Cristian Vogel, Siriusmo, Erykah Badu, the White Stripes
Guilty Pleasures: Doing dance impersonations of my friends
Bryn Boughton
They call me: Bryan, Brenda, Byron, Byrn, Bree, Britt
I'd rather be called: Bryn
Official title: Chief Marketing Officer / Co-Founder
What I really do: Boss people around, make friends
Alumni of: CSU Chico, HNU
File me under: Misc
Favorite Artists: Billy Joel, Cake, The Phantom Band, Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, The Old 97s
Guilty Pleasures: Reality tv, sleeping, Stove Top stuffing, & Top 40 Radio
Layne Fox
They call me: Layne
I'd rather be called: Lanye
Official title: VP, Sales & Marketing
What I really do: A little of everything
Alumni of: University of Florida Warrington College of Business, SIMONS, 40 Thieves
File me under: Disco, Soul
Favorite Artists: Larry Levan, Arthur Russell, Maurice Fulton, José Gonzales
Guilty Pleasures: 90's freestyle music, cooking/survival reality shows, afternoon coffee
Naomi Weisenberg
They call me: Naomi
I'd rather be called: Naomi
Official title: Marketing & Publicity Manager
What I really do: Marketing campaign coordination and publicity management
Alumni of: Emerson College
File me under: Indie, psych, garage rock, folk.
Favorite Artists: Will Oldham, Woods, Neko Case, Neil Young, The Gories, Reigning Sound, Pavement and Rodriguez. Most things jangly, lo-fi or that make me jump up and down.
Guilty Pleasures: US Weekly, pizza and MTV.
Jerry Connolly
They call me: Jerry
I'd rather be called: Jerry
Official title: Finance Manager
What I really do: Handle anything to do with $
Alumni of: University of Illinois at Chicago / Western Michigan University / Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana (Americas ) / Revolver USA
File me under: Please don't file me
Favorite Artists: Billy Childish, Martin Creed
Guilty Pleasures: I am guilt free...
Louie Calica
They call me: Louie
I'd rather be called: Chabé pronounced chob-bay
Official title: Operations Lead
What I really do: I engage the flow of content and help to keep it moving
Alumni of: Ex'pression College for Digital Arts, Handsome Boy Modeling School
File me under: Hip Hop, Deep House
Favorite Artists: Masta Ace, Robust, Dan the Automator, David Alvarado, Time Writer
Guilty Pleasures: Adidas gear, comic books
Aaron Berkowitz
They call me: Berk
I'd rather be called: Berkadizzle
Official title: umm ask Bryn and Glenn they title me constantly
What I really do: Keep in touch with bloggers
Alumni of: University City High School, Indiana University, Hip Hop Congress
File me under: Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Favorite Artists: Brother Ali, Outkast, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Jimi Hendrix, Rebirth Brass Band, The Roots
Guilty Pleasures: Terrestrial radio, social networking, angry birds on the iphone, Jersey Shore
Michelangelo Battaglia
They call me: Mike
I'd rather be called: My Lord
Official title: Label Relations Manager/Marketing Manager
What I really do: Assist IRIS labels day-to-day, market IRIS releases to our outlets, bring the vibe
Alumni of: Carnegie Mellon University, Amoeba Music, True Intent Recordings, Future Breaks FM, The Friday Night Session, La Belle Epoque
File me under: disco-house-reggae-electronic-soul-funk-jazz-psych-rock
Favorite Artists: Stevie Wonder, Andrew Weatherall, Larry Levan, Roxy Music, King Tubby, The Orb, SOS Band
Guilty Pleasures: 70's soft rock jams, Stella's cannolis, Jersey Shore, dancefloor-destroying
Kristen Chui
They call me: Kristen
I'd rather be called: Kristen
Official title: Content Intake Manager/Operations
What I really do: Take care of business (related to content submissions and corrections)
Alumni of: University of California - Davis
File me under: Indie rock, britrock, electro pop, dubstep, all over the place
Favorite Artists: The Beatles
Guilty Pleasures: Celebrity gossip, fried chicken, Jersey Shore
Ember Harker
They call me: Ember, Em, E
I'd rather be called: Ember
Official title: Graphic Designer, Owner of Creative Metaphor Design
What I really do: Make things look pretty and intuitive
Alumni of: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
File me under: Singer/songwriter, indie, dance, chick rock
Favorite Artists: Weepies, Gaga, The XX
Guilty Pleasures: Fancy food, wine, simple things