Stern Administration, led by Nick Stern, has employed music business veteran Marisa Jeffries as Normal Supervisor.
Jeffries joins Stern Administration from TikTok, the place she most just lately led the platform’s Music Partnerships and Operations workforce. Throughout her time at TikTok, Jeffries spearheaded quite a lot of campaigns, together with an award-winning collaboration with Rosalia and Columbia Data for the MOTOMAMI album.
She additionally developed a partnership with Taylor Swift round a number of initiatives, together with the albums Purple (Taylor’s Model) and Midnights, in addition to an revolutionary tour hub for The Eras Tour.
With almost 20 years of expertise within the music business, Jeffries’ profession started at Sony Music, the place she helped introduce music to non-traditional retail venues earlier than transitioning to rising digital marketplaces. Jeffries additionally held a key function at SoundCloud, the place she led the label partnerships workforce in supporting “deeper engagement” with the platform’s instruments and neighborhood.
In her new function at Stern Administration, Jeffries will deal with maximizing alternatives for the corporate’s roster of artists, which incorporates notable names akin to Djo, Metric, The Black Angels, Ben Abraham, Phosphorescent, Karina Rykman, Finn Wolfhard, Durry and Ailing Peach.
“As a good friend and colleague, Marisa has at all times led with kindness,” mentioned Stern Administration founder Nick Stern.
“I’ve been continuously impressed by Marisa and her neighborhood of colleagues and associates who break artists in new and creative methods. Her superpower has at all times been drawing out the very best in folks and constructing long-lasting partnerships based on belief, pleasure and a love for doing cool issues.”
Stern added that Jeffries “strives to make a significant influence on everybody she comes into contact with, whether or not it’s a growing artist, a teammate or somebody she’s by no means met earlier than. As Stern Administration is coming into its personal, I’m overjoyed that Marisa goes to be becoming a member of us at this thrilling stage in a key management place.”
“As Stern Administration is coming into its personal, I’m overjoyed that Marisa goes to be becoming a member of us at this thrilling stage in a key management place.”
Nick Stern, Stern Administration
Jefferies additionally commented on her appointment, saying, “Nick has been a constant and trusted colleague and good friend, and I couldn’t be extra thrilled to accomplice with him on this new period of Stern Administration.
“We share a mutual respect for each other, and consider in constructing artist careers brick by brick. We additionally share a love of artistry – not essentially what’s well-liked in the intervening time, however actually believing in artists who’re making unbelievable music and convey nothing however authenticity to their craft.”
Stern started his profession at Trent Reznor’s nothing information and later labored in publicity at Atlantic Data. He based Stern Administration through the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Stern Administration gives artists with complete administration help throughout all areas of their careers.
The agency just lately skilled success with what it described as Djo’s (Stranger Issues’ Joe Keery) “meteoric” chart rise. Djo’s tune Finish of Starting climbed to #11 on the Billboard Sizzling 100, reaching #4 on the official UK singles chart, and finally topping Spotify’s International roundup. The observe has been licensed double platinum by the RIAA and has amassed over 1 billion streams worldwide.
Stern Administration mentioned followers can count on new music from Djo, in addition to from Finn Wolfhard, Metric, and Durry, subsequent 12 months.
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