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Adam Mehl, better known in the Latin music industry as "El Judio," sits down with us on The Come Up to talk Latin music, management, and owning a record label and publishing company.For future updates and more behind the scenes, follow Adam on Instagram @eljudio. To see more from Adamâs clients, head over to their channel: @justinquiles & @DimeloFlow & @iZaakMusic This episode is brought to you by Better Help. Visit betterhelp.com/COMEUP today to get 10% off your first month.ENJOY THE SHOW!
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Dillon Druz is the co-founder of New 11 Records, an independent record label built for the digital age. Dillon is an absolute marketing guru and has had major success working with talents on campaigns for Cardi B, K Camp, Young Thug, Big Sean, Post Malone, and more.
In this episode we talk about his star client Bankrol Hayden and his hit song 'Costa Rica' featuring The Kid Laroi. We also chat about his famously known instagram account @rapmusic.
Stick around to learn the ins and outs of starting your own record label, the loyalty that goes into the music industry, "WINNING THE DAY" your way, AND MORE!
WHAT NOT TO MISS: This episode includes a FaceTime call with one of Dillonâs artists under New 11 Records, "FOURFIVE," who chats with us about Dillonâs character, his business mindset, and Dillonâs mosh pit dancing at his shows.
Dillon and I had a great time. Hope youâll stick around for all this great knowledge on The Come Up with myself, your host, Zach Prengler and Dillon Druz.
THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY BETTER HELP. Visit BetterHelp.com/COMEUP today to get 10% off your first month.
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COUNTRY MUSIC FANS, GIDDY UP!!
"Bruce Kalmick is the CEO and Founder of WHY&HOW. Bruce first embraced his entrepreneurial spirit during his childhood in Charleston, SC. âAt 10 years old, I had my own little lawn mowing company,â he recalls. âIâd go door to door to sign clients, and I was eventually making 500 bucks a month. My passion was for music though. By the time I got to high school, I wasnât the kid playing guitar in a local indie band. Instead, I was the guy offering to do the bandâs marketing.â
Bruce graduated from Texas State University. In 2005, Bruce founded the booking agency, KB Talent, employing seven agents and a digital department working a 50-act client roster including Whiskey Myers. The year 2008 saw him sell KB Talent and segue into artist management. Bruce founded Ambiance Artists, which merged with Triple 8 Management in 2012 and quickly grew his Nashville footprint, signing Chase Rice and opening an office on Music Row. In addition, his first move into Alternative came with the signing of Grammy-nominated Icelandic rock band KALEO in 2014.
Bruce was instrumental in Triple 8 Management's expansion into a major powerhouse of a 42-person staff across management, radio, tour marketing, marketing, branding, merchandising, and digital strategy with offices in Nashville and Austin. While at Triple 8, Bruce initiated the acquisition of Good Time, Inc., adding Judah & The Lion to the Triple 8 Management roster and welcoming seven managers.
In 2017, Bruce forged an alliance between Triple 8 Management, Thirty Tigers, and Sony Music and ignited the launch of Triple Tigersâhome to breakout star Russell Dickerson, among others. Simultaneously, Bruce co-founded Hazel Street Records; a second joint venture with Bruce and Sony/Orchard.
Bruce was a Billboard Power Player in 2018 and 2019 and has been featured in Billboardâs â40 Under 40.â Pollstar nominated Bruce for âManager of the Yearâ in 2014.
In 2020, Bruce parted ways with Triple 8 to start his own company called WHY&HOW, joined by 11 former Triple 8 clients, 7 former Triple 8 staffers and 6 new hires. WHY&HOW represents 15 artist clients and has team members based in major cities across the United States.
Since 2012, Bruce has invested, led rounds, and sat on boards for RBI BASEBALL, The Recording Academy, Mizzen and Main, CANTEEN, Treaty Oak, Waterloo #9, Aba Austin, Nevr-Nevr Nashville, Julius Son Gin and more.
Outside of business, Bruce spends the bulk of his time with his wife and two children at their home in Austin, TX. âThe âWHYâ and the âHOWâ have always been the first steps to every partnership in this business,â shared Kalmick upon the companyâs launch, adding âW (Wyatt) & H (Hazel) are two very adorable redheads that call me Dad; so, itâs a perfect name for this important and timely next step.â -
WELCOME BACK!!! This one is special, we have TWO GUESTS on THE COME UP today!
Aaron & Andre Eanes, the masterminds behind the success of two-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce and founders of growing sports management firm A&A Management. Together, the Eanes brothers have the eye to find players that are invested in their passions on and off the field or court and to ascertain what their players want their impact to be, whether itâs in business, the community or achieving their long-term goals. They currently manage a wide range of clients, including Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Champion TE, Travis Kelce, Cleveland Browns All-Pro CB, Denzel Ward, WR Donovan Peoples-Jones, 2022 Rising All-Star and 2nd Team All-Rookie NBA breakout, Bones Hyland and All-Pro CB Joe Haden to name a few.A&A President and Chief Business Officer AndrĂ© Eanes leads by overseeing day-to-day operations, evaluating overall success of the organization and maintaining awareness of the current competitive landscape. Contrarily, A&A President Aaron Eanes lends his expertise of the marketing and advertising realm for his clients to build lasting legacies throughout their careers and into retirement.
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OH HEY! WELCOME BACK! Ever wondered what it is like to work with Kris Jenner AKA THE GOAT MOM-AGER? Or to put together a viral commercial the whole world sees? Not just one commercial, but dozens? Meet Blair Taylor! We had a blast speaking to him about the industry, The Kardashians, Tom Jourden, Isaiah Mustafa's Old Spice Commercials, the Shark Tank guys, and more!
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YOU MADE IT TO EPISODE 2! YOU'RE IN FOR A REAL TREAT! Henry Penzi may have started his career as a child actor in front of the cameras appearing in such shows as "Murphy Brown" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" but he soon realized his true calling was working behind the scenes so he gave up his successful acting career to focus on production.Henry assembled a management team that worked with a young and beautiful upcoming star Carmen Electra of "Bay Watch and MTV singled out."He then joined forces with actor Mark Wahlberg as his personal assistant learning the ropes as he worked on such films with Wahlberg as "The Fighter," "Transformers," "Ted," "The Italian Job," and "Lone Survivor."Henry has now formed his own management and production company representing upcoming young actors as well as professional athletes.He most recently was one of the Executive Producers on the popular CBS-TV game show "Game On" starring his client NFL superstar Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots.Currently Henry is working with another NFL superstar, Vernon Davis as he competes for the "Mirror Ball Trophy" on the new season of ABC-TV's long running "Dancing With the Stars, 2020"Henry's production company, Pay It Forward Entertainment has several projects currently in production and development including "Sunset Empire," "Mary For May," starring Corbin Bernsen and "House of the Holy" with Scott Eastwood.Tune in Bi-Weekly TUESDAYS for more episodes! All long form video can be found on our YouTube. All short clips/ reels can we found on Zach Prengler's TikTok and @welcometothecomeup on Instagram. See you there!
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Meet the man behind the icon Soulja Boy!! Micheal Sykes, globally known as M.I.A.M.I. Mike, has been making major moves since before he got in the music industry. The acronym M.I.A.M.I. stands for âMoney Isnât A Major Issueâ which is fitting for the CEO of a multi-platinum independent recording label, Palm Tree Ent. Micheal learned at an early age that in order to make it in this world, you have to work hard for what you want.
Mike talks about his come up, his struggles, his success stories, how he met Soulja Boy, and how he took his career to another planet. Join us on a very special FIRST episode of THE COME UP.
Tune in Bi-Weekly TUESDAYS for more episodes! All long form video can be found on our YouTube. All short clips/ reels can we found on Zach Prengler's TikTok and @welcometothecomeup on Instagram.
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