November 10, 2026
Ashley Ramos
Agent, UTA
Ramos worked security at Camp Flog Gnaw during law school, which later made booking LATIN MAFIA for the fest especially sweet. She books the music roster across Mexico and the Caribbean—bringing DPR IAN to FIFA Fan Fest in Monterrey, putting the Jonas Brothers on a state fair in Irapuato and selling out two CDMX arenas with Zayn. She’s now shaping touring strategy for DANNA ahead of her BEDROOM SESSIONS run, while championing acts like NEZZA and Chase Shakur, among others. Ramos was the kicker on her high school football team. We got kicked out of high school.
Julio Salinas
VP, Global Marketing, Warner Music Group
From Bolivia to NYC and now L.A., Salinas has built a career on global rollouts—most recently helping Don Toliver score his first-ever #1 album, with 423m first-week streams, then watching him bring OCTANE to life at a sold-out L.A. show. He’s now expanding SOMBR’s global reach, fueling November’s Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album launch and building buzz for Teddy Swims’ UGLY in January. Salinas is a massive horror fan, partial to campy slashers with a masked killer and a final girl. We scream when a bug lands on us.
Angela Jin
Talent Brand Partnerships Agent, WME
Jin works with musicians, actors, athletes and F1 drivers, which at a Vegas Grand Prix meant Steve Aoki sets, Winnie Harlow’s Jack Daniel’s partnership and a dozen more deals in one weekend. She helped sign EJAE off KPOP DEMON HUNTERS and has since closed deals with Volvo, Dior and Audemars Piguet, and reps Charm La’Donna, Emmy-winning choreographer of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. In college, Jin ran a bootleg One Direction T-shirt company from her dorm, clearing six figures and a cease and desist. Don’t you wish we’d cease these lame jokes?
Taisei Matsuo
BE:FIRST Chief Manager, BMSG
Matsuo has managed BE:FIRST for nearly five years, producing 13 #1s in Japan, dozens of dome and stadium shows and a U.S. album chart debut at #130, plus collaborations with Janet Jackson, ATEEZ, Flo Milli and ATL Jacob that have taken J-Pop global. He’s now supporting the group’s World Showcase trek, hitting Bangkok, Taipei, Manila and NYC, behind global EP WATCH ME, with 2027 releases in the works. Matsuo is currently “naked-faced and extremely anxious,” having lost both pairs of his favorite glasses on one round trip. He’s looking for a new perspective. So are we.
Monique Mendoza
Digital Marketing Manager, UnitedMasters
Mendoza covered Rolling Loud for Audiomack in 2021, shooting from the stage and interviewing Latto, Rico Nasty and Bas—and one of the acts on that stage was Dess Dior, whose digital marketing she now runs. She also leads global digital strategy for a roster including BigXthaPlug, Brent Faiyaz, FloyyMenor and Grace Carter, most recently on Faiyaz’s Icon (Director’s Cut), after the original’s #6 debut. Growing up in the Philippines, Mendoza appeared on a kids’ talent show, filmed at home singing karaoke. Our karaoke performances have drawn noise complaints.
Amir Dastoori
Senior Manager, Creative A&R, Sony Music Publishing
Dastoori has proudly watched signees Nettspend and Che sell out rooms and headline festivals, and seen The New Idea Collective, signed early, land placements on Drake’s Maid of Honor. He’s now backing Nettspend, fresh off Lollapalooza and north of 600m streams, plus Clams Casino, triple-platinum for The Kid LAROI’s “Nights Like This,” and DmacOnTheTrack, co-producer of Rod Wave’s “Hustle.” Lucki, co-backed with Will Skalmoski, just wrapped a sold-out tour behind a 50k first-week debut. Dastoori is a Knicks fan predicting a repeat. We can’t make a layup.
Eden Rose
Music Agent Assistant, Paladin Artists
Rose is still early enough in her career that helping James Bauman land Leonie Biney a tour with Laufey—one of her favorite artists—still registers as a “wait, this is my job” moment. She recently brought Australia’s Letters to Lions to the agency with Christian Ellett and Winston Simone, ahead of the band’s first U.S. tour next March and after its gold-certified “Mushrooms.” She also writes The Garden of Noise, a cheeky blog on industry life as an assistant. Rose double-checks settlements on a bedazzled Hello Kitty calculator. We do our calculations on a napkin.
Justin Kleinfeld
Founder & President, rephlektor inkorporated
Kleinfeld spent five years as Swedish House Mafia’s publicist during the group’s rise, including the 2011 MSG show that sold out in nine minutes and made it the first DJ act to headline the venue—no small thing for a native New Yorker. The agency is marking its 21st anniversary with campaigns for Moby, The Prodigy, Above & Beyond, Groove Cruise and Josh Wink, while Kleinfeld helps shape the 2027 International Dance Music Awards. Before music, he worked in film, including on the Oscar-nominated Traffic. Our career in film ended at the concession stand.