Teambuilding

MNRK CEO

Chris Taylor is the President and CEO of MNRK Music Group and GRAMMY® Award-winning music executive. He started his music career as lead singer for Virgin Recording artist One. Following his music career, he became one of the world’s most successful music attorneys, representing Drake, Nelly Furtado, and Avril Lavigne. In 2004, he started the independent music company Last Gang to launch the careers of Metric, Death from Above 1979, Mother Mother, and Crystal Castles. He sold Last Gang to Entertainment One in 2016 and left his law practice to head eOne Music Group. Taylor led the sale process of eOne Music (now called MNRK) to Blackstone in 2021.

Panache Agency Founder

Michelle Cable founded Panache in 1998 in Eureka, CA. Panache has existed as many different entities in the music industry since then. We originated as a music zine, born out of the pure love of discovering bands that both inspired and shook your soul. Interviewing bands led to promoting shows in Humboldt County, CA, and then in San Francisco. Panache evolved into a North American booking agency when we started organizing tours for bands nationwide. While in NY, after existing as an agency for over a decade, Panache expanded into music management to help our artists find the guidance they needed to develop their art into sustainable, healthy, long-lasting careers. At Panache, we are a collective of independent-minded music lovers who pride ourselves on thinking outside the box as we focus on creative production. Our artists are part of our family as we work closely to promote, share and expand their art. We bridge the gap between DIY ethos and commercial success while always keeping an artist’s best interest and integrity to heart. Our worldwide management roster now includes Mac DeMarco, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Ty Segall, SPELLLING, The Murlocs, and Jess Cornelius. Over the years, Panache has focused on utilizing our resources to perform philanthropic acts for organizations like Planned Parenthood, Noise For Now, Elizabeth House & many others. We strive to be innovative in doing our part to help make this world a better place.

Soulection COO

Dominick Prieto is the Chief Operating Officer of Soulection—a cornerstone of creativity for innovative musicians, crate-digging DJs, and open-minded fans from across the world. What began as an independent radio show has since blossomed into a global community of artists and audiences, united in a borderless, genre-bending, musical movement. Today, Soulection exists as a Apple Music 1 radio show, an independent music label, festival (Soulection Experience), world-touring concert and clothing line.