Bandier Program Job Candidates

Below are current Bandier graduates looking for job placement. Please contact them directly or if you have any further questions contact Lisa Steele at llsteele@syr.edu.

Jack Barsh

Geographic Targets
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY

Career Interests 
Artist Management
Brand Partnerships
Marketing

Industry Experience 

Contact 
914.953.1614
barshjack@gmail.com 
Resume/LinkedIn

Jay Bishop

Geographic Targets
Atlanta, GA
Miami, FL
Los Angeles, CA

Career Interests 
Music Supervision
Sync/Licensing
Music Production
A&R
Songwriting
Publishing

Industry Experience 

Contact 
786.740.9409
jaythenigmaproductions@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn 
Website 

Josh Carus

Geographic Targets
New York, NY 
Los Angeles, CA
Nashville, TN
Chicago, IL

Career Interests
Legacy Catalogs
Publishing
Marketing
A&R
Songwriting
Music Production

Industry Experience 

Contact 
973.727.8152
jtcarus@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Zack Dacierno

Geographic Targets
New York, NY

Career Interests 
A&R
Songwriting
Artist Development/Management
Creative Direction
Distribution
Publishing
Live Music/Touring

Industry Experience 

Contact 
908.507.4460
zackdacierno@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Kate Diament

Geographic Targets
New York, NY

Career Interests 
E-commerce
Creative Direction 
Marketing 
Brand Partnerships 
Artist Development

Industry Experience 

Contact 
917.975.9023
katediament@gmail.com
LinkedIn
thisismyworkingtitle.com
Resume/Portfolio

Benjamin Dietz

Geographic Targets
New York, NY 
Los Angeles, CA

Career Interests 
Business and Legal Affairs
Publishing
A&R
Sync/Licensing

Industry Experience 

Contact 
516.419.1579
bkdietz@syr.edu
Resume/LinkedIn

James Insogna-Donarski

Geographic Targets
Los Angeles, CA
London, UK
Cartagena, Colombia

Career Interests
Music Publishing
Marketing and Sales
Brand Partnerships
Web3

Industry Experience 

Contact 
917.692.7050
jamesdonarski@outlook.com
Resume/LinkedIn 

Alyssa Gillen

Geographic Targets
Nashville, TN
New York, NY

Career Interests 
Artist Management
Live Music/Touring
Label
A&R
Publishing
Brand Partnerships
Marketing

Industry Experience

Contact 
631.626.7307
Ajgillen@syr.edu
Resume/LinkedIn 

Spencer Haines

Geographic Targets
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA

Career Interests 
Artist Management
Tour Management 
Web3
Music Tech
Brand Partnerships
A&R

Industry Experience 

Contact 
973.699.3455
spencerhainesmgmt@gmail.com
LinkedIn
Resume/Portfolio

Ryan Hermann

Geographic Targets
New York, NY 
Los Angeles, CA

Career Interests 
A&R
Video Production
Management
Web3
Artist Development
Creative Direction

Industry Experience  

Contact 
973.908.7762
rhherman@syr.edu
Resume/LinkedIn
Portfolio

Ava Janese

Geographic Targets
Los Angeles, CA

Career Interests 
Management 
Digital Marketing
Artist/Label Relations 
Publishing
Brand Partnerships

Industry Experience 

Contact 
858.703.7714
avajanese@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Rayhan Leavenworth Bakali

Geographic Targets
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Nashville, TN

Career Interests 
Publishing
A&R
Agency
Live Music/Touring
Sync/Licensing

Industry Experience 

Contact 
617.910.8809
rleavenw@syr.edu
Resume/LinkedIn

Inaya Madyun

Geographic Targets
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Toronto, ON
London, UK
Brussels, Belgium
Madrid, ES

Career Interests 
Brand Partnerships
International Marketing
Marketing
Publishing
Sync Licensing
Business and Legal Affairs

Industry Experience 

Contact 
484.744.2953
Inayamadyun@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Laurel Matsui

Geographic Targets
New York, NY 
Los Angeles, CA 
Nashville, TN 

Career Interests 
DSPs
Streaming 
Music Programming 
Booking
Artist and Label Relations

Industry Experience 

Contact 
310.227.7314
lmatsui@syr.edu
Resume/LinkedIn

Samantha Miller

Geographic Targets
New York, NY

Career Interests 
Marketing
Digital Marketing 
Social Media
Brand Partnership

Industry Experience 

Contact 
862.216.9884
samimiller9@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Sarah Nunley

Geographic Targets
New York, NY 
Los Angeles, CA
Denver, CO 

Career Interests
Live Music/Touring 
Booking
Digital Service Providers/Streaming 
Creative Marketing
Publishing
Artist and Label Relations  
Digital Marketing

Industry Experience 

Contact 
603.718.9007
snunley@syr.edu
Resume/LinkedIn 

Jordyn Tareaz Pegues

Geographic Targets
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Remote

Career Interests 
Songwriting 
Music Journalism 
Music Tech
Creative Directing
Artist Development
TV and Film Composing

Industry Experience 

Contact 
jordyntareaz@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn
Website

Thomas Romano

Geographic Targets 
New York, NY
Toronto, ON 
Remote Any Location

Career Interests 
Marketing
Brand Partnerships 
Product Management

Industry Experience 

Contact
716.867.2602 
tommyromano123@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn 

Skylar Romero

Geographic Targets
Los Angeles, CA

Career Interests 
A&R
Artist Management
Artist Development
Publishing
Producer and Songwriter Management
Live/Touring

Industry Experience 

Contact 
310.634.8801
skylarjolie@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Jackson Velli

Geographic Targets
New York, NY

Career Interests 
Creative Direction
Music Production and Songwriting 
Digital Marketing
A&R 
Artist Development
Management
Sync Licensing

Industry Experience 

Contact 
301.221.0753
jacksonvelli9@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Marley Volk

Geographic Targets
Los Angeles, CA

Career Interests 
Marketing
Artist Management
Live Music/Touring
Artist Development 
Artist and Label Relations

Industry Experience 

Contact 
805.320.8330
marleyvolk@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Benjamin Weiss

Geographic Targets
Miami, FL
New York, NY

Career Interests 
Management
A&R
Artist Development
Booking

Industry Experience 

Contact 
516.445.5167
benjamingweiss14@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn