Rhiannon Rodriguez unveils her debut EP, Bittersweet, via Cosmica Artists. Led by the powerful focus track “If I Could” and its official music video-out now-the project marks a major artistic milestone for the 19-year-old multidimensional talent.
The video for “If I Could” features an intimate, emotionally raw performance that visually amplifies the song’s vulnerability and depth. Set in a dimly lit, stripped-down space, the video captures Rhiannon in a moment of reflection, letting the lyrics and delivery take center stage without distraction. It offers a powerful visual complement to the themes of longing and self-confrontation found throughout the EP.
Bittersweet is a deeply personal, five-track exploration of the emotional dualities that shape us-joy and grief, nostalgia and release, tenderness and rage. At its heart, the EP is about the loss of a formative friendship and the emotional aftermath that follows. Through confessional lyrics and soul-soaked melodies, Rihannon processes what it means to grow apart from someone you once considered family, while learning how to honor that history without being held back by it.
Released in April, “Lie I Can’t Deny” offered a haunting glimpse into heartbreak and self-preservation, anchored by Rhiannon’s lyrical depth and soul-soaked delivery. The accompanying live performance video-filmed in one take at Troublemaker Studios in Austin and featuring her father Robert Rodriguez’s band, Chingon-further highlighted her commitment to honest, stripped-down storytelling. Her debut single “Pink Lemonade” introduced a brighter energy: a nostalgic tribute to friendship, innocence, and fleeting moments of joy.
“I named it Bittersweet because every song holds a little of both,” says Rhiannon. “Even in the best memories, there’s a trace of sadness. Even in heartbreak, there’s growth. This EP is me learning how to live with that.”
Raised in a creative household filled with film, music, and visual art, Rhiannon Rodriguez brings a multidisciplinary approach to everything she touches. Her work merges bedroom pop, indie soul, and jazz-influenced vocals with immersive visual storytelling-crafting a world that’s entirely her own.
As we move deeper into 2025, one thing is clear: marketing is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s a must. Whether you’re a growing startup or a seasoned company, your marketing budget directly impacts your visibility, reputation, and bottom line.
But deciding what to spend your budget on is where things get tricky.
From paid social ads to in-person events, brands have more options than ever before. The challenge isn’t just how much to spend, but how to spend it wisely.
Here’s a look at the key areas you should consider when building your 2025 marketing budget and how to make sure each dollar pulls its weight.
1. Digital Advertising
No surprise here. Digital advertising still takes up a large chunk of most marketing budgets. That includes Google Ads, social media campaigns, retargeting, influencer partnerships, and programmatic buys.
The good news? Digital campaigns are highly measurable. You can track engagement, leads, conversions, and ROI in real time. But that also means they require constant monitoring, creative updates, and testing to stay effective.
For 2025, plan to dedicate at least 30–40% of your marketing budget to digital ads if customer acquisition is a top priority. Just keep in mind, while digital ads are ongoing, trade show booths are often a one-time investment with lasting impact, so consider balancing short-term clicks with long-term brand exposure.
2. Content Creation
Content continues to be one of the most powerful tools in a marketer’s toolbox. Whether you’re producing blog posts, videos, podcasts, or downloadable guides, great content builds trust and keeps your brand top-of-mind.
Budget for writers, designers, videographers, and SEO tools if you want to do content right. And don’t forget to factor in time for strategy and planning. Content that converts isn’t just about words or pretty visuals. It’s about telling the right story to the right audience at the right time.
Set aside 15–20% of your marketing spend for content development and strategy. This is especially valuable for brands that rely on organic traffic and long-term engagement.
3. Trade Shows and Live Events
Yes, in-person marketing is very much alive in 2025. In fact, after a few years of uncertainty, trade shows and conferences are making a strong comeback. People are eager to connect face to face again, and brands that show up well can make a lasting impression.
This is where trade show displays become critical. A sharp, well-designed booth helps you stand out, communicate your value, and engage directly with potential customers. You might also need to budget for travel, staff training, promotional materials, and lead capture tools.
While these events can be costly, they also offer high-value face time with decision-makers. And unlike digital ads, your booth doesn’t disappear when the campaign ends. If built right, it can be used again and again.
4. Marketing Technology and Tools
From CRM platforms and email automation to analytics dashboards and AI writing assistants, today’s marketers rely on a growing stack of tech tools. These tools help streamline your efforts, gather data, and personalize communication at scale.
But they’re not always cheap. Subscription costs can add up quickly, especially if you’re juggling multiple platforms. Make sure you regularly audit your tools and only keep what you actually use.
Plan for 10–15% of your marketing budget to go toward tools and software. This area may grow if your team expands or your campaigns become more complex.
5. Branding and Creative
Strong branding is more than a nice logo. It’s how people feel when they see your name, hear your message, or interact with your team. And it deserves its own line item in your budget.
This category can include brand refreshes, website redesigns, video production, photography, and anything else that shapes the visual identity of your company. It also ties closely into your event presence. For example, your trade show displays should match the tone and look of your digital assets for a seamless brand experience.
Even if you’re not planning a full rebrand, it’s smart to invest in strong creative work that supports your campaigns across all channels.
Budget Smarter
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to marketing budgets in 2025. Your industry, goals, and stage of growth all play a role. But a well-rounded plan that blends digital, content, live events, and brand development gives you the best chance to grow sustainably and stand out in a crowded market.
Remember, not everything needs to be spent monthly. Some of the most impactful investments, like your website or trade show booth, can deliver value for years. So build a budget that’s not just smart for this quarter, but sets you up for long-term success.
Data and information are provided for informational purposes only, and are not intended for investment or other purposes.
Rising singer-songwriter Bebe Stockwell released her debut EP, Driving Backwards, last Friday, May 9th. A deeply personal and emotionally resonant 8-track project, the EP captures the complexity of coming-of-age through themes of love, loss, heartbreak, healing, and growth.
Leading the release is “Ruined”, a fan-favorite Bebe has been teasing across socials over the past few weeks. The visualizer is now live on her YouTube channel – offering an early glimpse into the project’s emotional core.
“Driving Backwards is about the experience of looking back and seeing how far you’ve come, and each of the moments that have shaped you along the way,” Bebe shares. “These songs are all about reflection and acknowledging how far you’ve come in life. Each of us has our own personal journey, and it’s incredible how we can hold and cherish these memories as human beings. I hope the music resonates with you as deeply as it does with me.”
The EP arrives ahead of Bebe’s debut at Boston Calling on May 23rd, the first stop on a breakout summer of performances. She’ll headline The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles on June 10th, hit the stage at Bonnaroo on June 13th, and play two nights at Mercury Lounge in NYC on June 18th and 19th – with the first show already sold out. Bebe was just announced as a performer at Austin City Limits (Weekend 1) this October.
GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum sonic visionary, artist, producer, actor and director Kid Cudi returns with the new single “Neverland.” Cudi will premiere his short film, Neverland, directed by Ti West and produced by Monkeypaw Productions, at Tribeca Film Festival in June.
The new single is Cudi’s first offering of 2025 following his record breaking 2024 that saw “Day ‘N’ Nite (nightmare)” officially earn its RIAA Diamond Certification, marking his groundbreaking debut Man on the Moon: The End of Day as “the first 2000s hip-hop album to earn multiple RIAA Diamond singles.” Last year also saw Cudi release his ninth studio album, INSANO and its epic Deluxe Version, NITRO MEGA. Hailed by Clash as “a lavish return,” and logging his seventh Top 20 debut on the Billboard 200 with INSANO.
Kid Cudi continues to elevate music, fashion, and film and television as an otherworldly sonic outlier without comparison and will continue to do so this year. Stay tuned for more from Kid Cudi.
Honey Bxby isn’t letting up. The New Jersey-born R&B breakout returns with her latest slow-burning anthem, “3AM” featuring platinum hitmaker Toosii. Out now, the seductive duet sets the tone for her highly anticipated EP Raw Honey, dropping May 30.
“3AM” oozes late-night longing – all smoky vocals, simmering tension, and undeniable chemistry. Honey floats over the woozy production with her signature warmth, singing, “It’s 3 AM, and I’m still up waiting on you.” Toosii slides through with velvet-smooth bars, matching her mood and energy. It’s the kind of record made for replaying when the lights are low and feelings run high.
The new single follows the buzz of “Think I Might” and showcases another layer of Honey Bxby’s artistry – softer, more vulnerable, but just as commanding. Raw Honey promises more of that duality: sweet and unfiltered, tender and bossed up.
With major co-signs from legends like Mary J. Blige and Busta Rhymes, a fire collab with Fivio Foreign, and tour runs alongside Sexyy Red, Flyana Boss, and SAINt JHN, Honey Bxby is staking her claim as one of R&B’s most compelling new voices. Press outlets like Rolling Stone, Billboard, and VIBE are already tuned in, and the fans want more. As “3AM” sets the mood for what’s to come, Honey Bxby proves that Raw Honey isn’t just the title – it’s the vibe. Intimate. Unapologetic. Addictive.
CBGB & OMFUG – Home of Underground Rock lives on with the announcement of the CBGB Festival, presented in partnership with The Bowery Presents, taking place September 27 at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY. The one-day event features a stacked lineup of 21 generation-spanning bands across 3 raucous stages. Headlining the festival are Iggy Pop—his first NYC show in over a decade—and Jack White.
The lineup is impeccably curated, featuring punk legends like Sex Pistols, Johnny Marr, Lunachicks, Marky Ramone, The Damned, and Melvins; CBGB-era hardcore staples Gorilla Biscuits, Murphy’s Law, and Cro-Mags; and today’s punk torchbearers including The Linda Lindas, Lambrini Girls, Destroy Boys, Angel Du$t, Scowl, Pinkshift, Teen Mortgage, YHWH Nailgun, Soul Glo, and Lip Critic.
Fans can register now for presale access at CBGBFEST.COM. Presale tickets go live Thursday, May 15 at 10 AM ET, with public on-sale beginning Friday, May 16 at 10 AM ET.
A special “Young Punk” discounted GA ticket will be available for New York residents under 25—in person only—at a box office pop-up at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, May 17 at 12 PM ET. This limited batch of 350 tickets (an homage to the original CBGB capacity) will be priced at $73, a nod to the year the club opened: 1973.
Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973 on the Bowery, CBGB became an icon of raw energy, rebellion, and underground music, launching the careers of the Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Television, and countless others.
The CBGB Festival pays tribute to New York City’s gritty, sticker-covered past through the lens of modern punk. The lineup connects punk’s originators with its fiercest future voices, all answering one core question: Who would be playing at CBGB today?
Under the K Bridge Park was chosen for its industrial grit and cultural relevance in the heart of Brooklyn. Festival-goers can expect a full day of music, vintage and new merch, local food and drink, and immersive CBGB installations—including the famous bar and stage from the original club.
For tickets, lineup details, venue info, and more, visit CBGBFEST.COM.
Full Lineup:
Iggy Pop
Jack White
Sex Pistols
The Damned
Johnny Marr
Lunachicks
Marky Ramone
Angel Du$t
Cro-Mags
Destroy Boys
Gorilla Biscuits
Lambrini Girls
The Linda Lindas
Melvins
Murphy’s Law
Scowl
Teen Mortgage
Lip Critic
Pinkshift
Soul Glo
YHWH Nailgun
Influential Los Angeles psychedelic punk rockers Frankie and the Witch Fingers have shared “Dead Silence,” the latest single from their new album Trash Classic (June 6, 2025 // The Reverberation Appreciation Society / Greenway Records).The band has also prepared an announcement that’s sure to thrill fans in London, New York City and Los Angeles – the week leading up to the release of Trash Classic will see them perform at intimate venues in each city. On May 30, the band will perform at London’s Shacklewell Arms, before returning to America for shows at New York City’s Berlin on June 5 and Permanent Records Roadhouse in Los Angeles on June 7.
The new track comes just before their impressive slate of headline world tour dates begins at The Netherlands’ Sonic Whip Festival, after which the band will criss-cross mainland Europe before doing the same back in the States later in the summer. See below for the full list of tour dates, including these new album release shows.
“This one’s got a nice little origin story,” the band says about the “Dead Silence.” “We played a festival in Boise with Spacemoth, Maryam Qudus’ brainchild, and met her for the first time there. Cut to a year later, and she’s deep in the guts of this record – producing, engineering, twisting knobs, and arranging sounds with us.
On the flight home from that Boise show, Josh threw on the Spacemoth album for the first time and got his brain microwaved. He also recorded the plane taking off, just on a whim. That roar ended up in the bridge of DEAD SILENCE. It’s a nice crusty texture, but it also weirdly bookmarks the start of it all.
Maryam’s all over this record. She sings, plays, distorts, haunts – leaving smudges on everything in the best way. She rules, and we were happy to accidentally mark the occasion sonically with a little jet-engine weirdness.”
Trash Classic follows another sort of classic, the band’s widely-acclaimed 2023 masterwork Data Doom. FLOOD Magazine had an almost prescient take, noting that Data Doom “feels much more in line with vintage dystopian sci-fi connotations, swapping weed-smoke riffs for frigid new wave pulses.” SPIN Magazine was early on the scene to declare the band has “become a heavy hitter in the underground rock, punk, and psychedelic circles,” and Exclaim! praised the band’s tendency to “walk the line between chameleonic and commanding, wielding endless inventiveness as a weapon to outsmart artificial intelligence.”
In addition to enjoying global press accolades in 2023, the band also played their biggest shows yet (including headline festival appearances), recorded a very special KEXP live session, and reached #3 on Billboard’s Alternative New Albums and #4 on Top New Artist Albums charts.
Hooks so infectious they rot on impact. Trash Classic marks a feral mutation for Frankie and the Witch Fingers—a record that snarls with proto-punk venom, angular melodies, and electronic textures that cough and sputter like dying neon lights under a poisoned sky.
This record pushes the Witch Fingers’ sound to a razor’s edge. Wiry and twitching, it bends into synth-punk and fractured new wave, with fragments of industrial grime caked under its nails. Guitars detonate and slice like cinder blocks through glass, while gnashing basslines slither through the sludge, alive and seething. Buzzy synths take the forefront, driving relentless rhythms that crack and pop, drenched in a chemically saturated sheen—part bug-eyed speed-freak pogo, part dance-floor delirium. The vocals cut through like static-laced transmissions—balancing both smirk and sneer—layering playful unease over themes of escapism, decay, and overindulgence.
The songs were born in the grime of Vernon, Los Angeles—a wasteland littered with gutted RVs and rusting machinery, where the air tastes like asphalt and dog food. But the real alchemy happened in Oakland, at Tiny Telephone Studio, where producer Maryam Qudus (La Luz, Spacemoth) helped transmute the tracks into their final forms. Unhinged tones, unconventional recording experiments, and wild sonic detours transformed the songs into something alive and unpredictable.
Every day of recording began with cartoons blaring at full volume—a Looney Tunes ritual that turned the madness of the recording process into something child-like. Late at night, sugar-fueled candy binges kept the energy spiking, pushing the sessions into a fever dream of jittery, spastic playfulness.
The result is a raw, twisted monument to rot and excess—toxic glamour and nihilistic salvation. Trash Classic isn’t just a record; it’s an auditory dumpster bible—a gutter gospel for those ready to dive into its filth.
Los Angeles psych-punk shapeshifters Frankie and the Witch Fingers have spent the last decade mutating their sound into bold, electrifying new forms. Their latest release, Trash Classic (via Greenway Records and The Reverberation Appreciation Society), plunges into a sewer-slick fusion of proto-punk venom, fractured new wave, and industrial grime. Brimming with wiry synths, angular melodies, and grooves that squirm and bite, it’s all delivered with a sly, playful wink. Fueled by relentless global touring and a fierce DIY ethos, the band has shared stages with OFF!, Ty Segall, Oh Sees, Cheap Trick, and ZZ Top, cementing their place as one of the most unforgettable live acts around. Frankie and the Witch Fingers continue to morph, dragging listeners into whatever warped direction their experimental journey takes next.
FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS TRASH CLASSIC Release date: June 6, 2025 (The Reverberation Appreciation Society / Greenway Records)
Track list:
1. Channel Rot
2. T.V. Baby
3. Dead Silence
4. Fucksake
5. Economy
6. Eggs Laid Brain
7. Out of the Flesh
8. Total Reset
9. Conducting Experiments
10. Gutter Priestess
11. Trash Classic
FRANKIE AND THE WITCH FINGERS ON TOUR 2025
5/16 – Nijmegen, NL – Sonic Whip Festival
5/17 – Diksmuide, BE – 4AD
5/20 – Lyon, FR – Épicerie Moderne
5/21 – Biarritz, FR – Atabal
5/22 – Rouen, FR – Le 106
5/23 – London, UK – Wide Awake Festival
5/25 – Berlin, DE – Desertfest
5/27 – Cherbourg, FR – Le Circuit
5/28 – Brighton, UK – Daltons
5/30 – London, UK – Shacklewell Arms ^
5/31 – Bristol, UK – Strange Brew
6/01 – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
6/05 – Berlin – New York, NY ^
6/07 – Permanent Records Roadhouse – Los Angeles, CA ^
7/15 – Felton Music Hall – Felton, CA °
7/16 – The Chapel – San Francisco, CA °
7/19 – The Den – Portland, OR °
7/20 – The Pearl – Vancouver, BC °
7/23 – Shrine Social Club – Boise, ID °
7/24 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT °
7/25 – Mesa Theater – Grand Junction, CO °
7/26 – Underground Music Showcase – Denver, CO
7/27 – Sister Bar – Albuquerque, NM °
7/29 – Hotel Congress – Tucson, AZ °
7/30 – Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ °
7/31 – Swan Diver – Las Vegas, NV °
8/01 – Belly Up – Solana Beach, CA °
8/02 – Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA °
8/31 – Bumbershoot Music Festival – Seattle, WA
9/19 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY *
9/20 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA *
GRAMMY-winning Quarto Valley Records latest signing, David Starr, releases his first full length Blues album, Must Be Blue. The project is a mixture of classic blues covers and brand new originals written by Starr featuring background vocals from Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, John Oates, on select tracks, and a stacked band of GRAMMY, CMA, and ACM winning musicians. His signature “Bluesicana” sound is on full display, melding traditional Blues arrangements with soulful vocals, gritty electric guitars, and Americana acoustic elements such as mandolin and acoustic guitar. The result is an energetic record with a fresh take on the genre, primed for the charts. Listen here.
The focus track, “My Favorite Color,” is a moody slow-burning original that captures the heart of the album. The song immediately intrigues the listener with an ascending lick on acoustic guitar and mandolin before electrics and the rest of the band enter on the first verse. It is the lyric behind the album title, “I think you know by now…my favorite color must be blue,” which depicts a narrator who is a sucker for pain. Jeff King (Art Garfunkel, Reba McEntire, Johnny Cash and Dave Matthews) shines on the guitar solo, trading off with Starr and Erik Stucky on mandolin on the outro of the song for a unique exchange.
Must Be Blue is his first full length album in the genre after the overwhelming success of blues singles from previous records. “Blues music has always made me feel at home somehow. Perhaps because it was some of the first music I heard as a young musician looking for his muse in gritty little clubs in Northwest Arkansas. Maybe it has to do with the timeless themes of love and loss, struggle and strife, the loud electrics, the way people can’t help but tap their feet when they hear it,” Starr shares. “Whatever the reason, playing blues-influenced songs always centers me in a way that no other music does. When I moved to the mountains of Colorado, my influences expanded to Americana and roots, and acoustic guitar became a muse of its own. This album is my version of a blues record, what you might call ‘Bluesicana’ – the grooves and electrics are there, but so is a mandolin. Call it coming home, full circle.”
David Starr is a Colorado-based Blues and Americana singer/songwriter with over 11 albums to his credit. The Arkansas native has honed his decades-long career touring internationally, sharing the stage and collaborating with esteemed artists such as John Oates (Hall & Oates), John McEuen, Steve Cropper, Jim Lauderdale, and Wild Ponies as well as opening for acts like America, Karla Bonoff, Jim Messina, Survivor, and more. He has been a showcasing artist at Folk Alliance International, Americana Fest, and Southwest Regional Folk Alliance. In 2024 he melded his blues background of growing up playing electric guitar in Southern Arkansas clubs with his time spent in Nashville exploring Americana and Folk. What he arrived at was his own brand of “Bluesicana” – a melding of the two genres for his highly anticipated project Must Be Blue. After receiving rave reviews and recognition on previous singles from editorial playlists on Spotify such as “Got Blues”, it was clear he was striking a nerve.
GRAMMY- winning label Quarto Valley Records agreed and signed Starr to a record deal for the album, releasing in 2025. He is a member of the Blues Foundation, The Colorado Blues Society, and the Pikes Peak Blues Society, and was inducted into the inaugural class of the Northwest Arkansas Musicians Hall of Fame in 2024. Starr’s prestige extends beyond the stage, having launched Starr’s Guitars in Little Rock, before relocating to Cedaredge, CO in 2001, where it is now a beloved institution. Starr is also a founding member of the board for the Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center in Cedaredge, an intimate event space aimed at attracting musicians and visual artists to Colorado’s Western Slope. In 2024, he produced the sold-out inaugural Grand Mesa Songwriter Festival, which brought 15 songwriters to Cedaredge to perform over 50 shows across five venues. For information on new music and upcoming tour dates, please visit www.DavidStarrMusic.com.
Founded by tech entrepreneur Bruce Quarto, the California-based independent label, Quarto Valley Records, represents Rock, Blues, Jazz and Americana genres with an impressive artist roster featuring legacy musicians Paul Rodgers, GRAMMY award-winning Edgar Winter, Savoy Brown as well as the legendary talent that comprises The Immediate Family, GRAMMY® award-winning producer and renowned drummer and songwriter Tom Hambridge, GRAMMY® award-winning producer and percussionist Narada Michael Walden, blues-rock artist Sean Chambers, British blues sensation Bonham-Bullick, Wings member Denny Seiwell, acclaimed Americana singer-songwriter Al Staehely, singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer Steve Postell of The Immediate Family, esteemed Americana-Blues singer-songwriter David Starr, the soulful Richard T. Bear, pianist and songwriter John McAndrew and emerging artist Dominic Quarto.
In celebration of Military Appreciation Month, Navy Federal Credit Union invites you to its first-ever MAM JAM Concert Series—an event honoring the military community and celebrating service through music. Grammy-winning duo Dan + Shay are bringing their signature sound to Cedar Park, TX (near Fort Cavazos) and Wilmington, NC (near Camp Lejeune).
Saturday, May 17 in Cedar Park, TX
Location: H-E-B Center (2100 Ave of the Stars, Cedar Park, TX 78613)
Time: 7:00 PM CT (Doors open at 6:00 PM CT)
Line Up: Dan + Shay, Redferrin, Carter Faith
Mission Marketplace: Visit the Mission Marketplace featuring Veteran-owned small businesses, including Grill Your Ass Off, Guitars for Vets, Nutree Fitness, Klenr, The Handmade Mom, and Authentically American.
Saturday, May 31 in Wilmington, NC
Location: Live Oak Bank Pavilion(10 Cowan Street, Wilmington, NC 28401)
Time: 7:00 PM ET (Doors open at 6:00 PM ET)
Line Up: Dan + Shay, Austin Snell
Mission Marketplace: Visit the Mission Marketplace featuring Veteran-owned small businesses, including Grill Your Ass Off, Guitars for Vets, Glam Solider, Klenr, and Sarge’s Shrimp and Grits Sauce.
TICKETS: Tickets are complimentary for Active Duty Servicemembers and Veterans. General admission tickets start at $75. Get your tickets at www.mamjam.com.
Yamaha Corporation announces that Yamaha Music Innovations Fund I, LP, a corporate venture capital fund run by U.S. subsidiary Yamaha Music Innovations, LLC, led by President and CEO Yusuke “Scott” Sugino, will begin to invest out of a dedicated US$50 million fund in May 2025.
To strengthen its leadership position as an innovator in the fields of sound and music, Yamaha established a business development base named Yamaha Music Innovations in Silicon Valley in April 2024. YMI was incorporated in January 2025 and has accelerated initiatives to develop new businesses through partnerships with fast-growing startups and established companies.
To lead its new venture capital fund, YMIF has appointed Andrew Kahn as Managing Partner. Andrew Kahn has been a force for investing in innovative companies in the field of music technology, being named one of “Music’s Top Investors in Tech of The Future” by leading U.S. music industry magazine Billboard in 2023 along with being recognized by other publications such as Business Insider for his efforts. Additionally, he has extensive experience in startup operations, investment and business development at the intersection of music, interactive media, and the creator economy. Now, he will use his experience and relationships to establish YMIF as a key partner and value-add investor for the startup community, where Yamaha can leverage its strengths in sound, music and a century of work supporting creative people.
Through YMIF, Yamaha will strive to create and invest in innovative businesses that will enhance its role in the lives of creative people while accelerating business development collaborations with startups that have been underway since April 2024.
