DIY A&R

Big Dada / Ninja Tune A&R

Maral has been spearheading the A&R at Ninja Tune sub-label Big Dada the past 4 years with signings like Yaya Bey, Rahill, H31R, Gaika and more. In addition to working at a label she is also a producer and DJ releasing two critically acclaimed records, Ground Groove (2022) and Push (2020) on Leaving Records. She has collaborated with artists such as Lee "Scratch" Perry, Panda Bear, Penny Rimbaud of Crass, Anika and more.

Brainfeeder Project Manager

"PBDY (Paul Preston) has been the resident selector/DJ at the heart of the Brainfeeder family for nearly 12 years, hosting radio shows, building DJ mixes, rocking label showcases, instores, afterparties and touring worldwide with Thundercat, Flying Lotus and The Cinematic Orchestra. A self-confessed music fanatic, his inestimable and seemingly inexhaustible passion for new sounds is utterly infectious. He established his own label TAR in 2013, creating a platform to share his favourite experimental sounds sourced from lesser known acts as far afield from the world.

It was simply a matter of time before his energy shifted from musical curation to creation. In 2017 PBDY linked with Jeremiah Jae under the moniker JP Moregun for a moody, psych-heavy rap mixtape on Brainfeeder. It was PBDY’s first outing in the role of producer. 2018 saw PBDY make his solo debut on Brainfeeder, contributing the eerily beautiful ‘Bring Me Down’ (featuring vocals by close friend and labelmate Salami Rose Joe Louis) to the label’s 10th anniversary compilation “Brainfeeder X”. 2019 saw the release of PBDY's debut solo record 'Careworn' including features from Samuel T. Herring (Future Islands), Anika & Salami Rose Joe Louis along with musical additions from Jeff Parker, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Tylana Renga & Justin Brown. Post pandemic PBDY has recently shifted his sonic vision a bit towards ambient sounds releasing 2 'untitled' releases & focusing on a more cinematic style as he breaches into the music scoring world. His first short film score came out in 2021 for the short film 'Red Room' based on the novel Bitterhall. With a finished new 2nd album ready to release, more to come from this DJ turned Producer.

Music Consultant KCRW / School Night

Chris Douridas is among the premier musical tastemakers in the world. He began his career as music director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, at the flagship Los Angeles NPR station, KCRW-FM, one of the most respected and progressive radio stations in the world. Additionally, Douridas has served as an A&R executive at Dreamworks Records, curated and hosted the inaugural season of the PBS series, Sessions at West 54th, and created the America Online music performance series, Sessions at AOL. Douridas was also tapped by Steve Jobs and Eddie Cue at Apple to create the iTunes Originals performance series, and the first incarnation of Apple's playlist series iTunes Essentials. In film and TV circles, Douridas is best known as the three-time Grammy-nominated music supervisor for both American Beauty, and the Shrek series, as well as Heat, As Good as It Gets, Austin Powers, Captain Fantastic, In a World, Flaked, House of Lies, and the recent animated features, The Addams Family, Paws of Fury, and the upcoming In Your Dreams due in November. He continues to champion the best new artists from around the world on his weekly radio show, and at his long-running live music concert series School Night, a breaking new artist showcase happening weekly in Hollywood, and monthly in Nashville, Toronto, London and Sydney. Most recently, Douridas took on his first-ever management client, Danielle Ponder.

Stones Throw Director, Licensing and Publishing

Jack Sills has over 15 years experience working in music and is currently the Director of Licensing and Publishing at Stones Throw Records. Jack also runs his own boutique label, Day End Records, and manages a handful of artists.