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TMWRK Management
Company typeprivate
IndustryEntertainment, Music
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
FoundersAndrew McInnes, Kevin Kusatsu
HeadquartersNew York City, New York & Los Angeles, California
Key people
Andrew McInnes, Founder
Kevin Kusatsu, Founder
Renee Brodeur, Executive VP
Nick Palmacci, Executive VP
Websitewww.tmwrk.net


TMWRK Management

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TMWRK management is an artist management company with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. Its multi-genre roster includes clients such as Diplo, Major Lazer, Dillon Francis, Animal Collective, TV on the Radio, and Dirty Projectors.[1][2] In addition to artist management, TMWRK has a record label (TMWRK Records)[3] and a division focused on film.[4]

History

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TMWRK was founded by Andrew McInnes and Kevin Kusatsu in 2011.[5] The company was acquired in 2014 by SFX Entertainment (currently Livestyle),[6] but two years later, TMWRK bought itself out for $3.6 million dollars[7] prior to SFX Entertainment declaring bankruptcy in early 2016.[8] Later in 2016, along with client Diplo, TMWRK purchased a minority stake in the Arizona United Soccer Club, Arizona's official professional soccer team. Together, Diplo and TMWRK hold a seat on the team's board of directors.[9] Also in 2016, TMWRK helped launch Unison Fund, an investment fund created to help developing artists finance tours and produce albums and music videos.[10]

In 2017, TMWRK helped launch the Goldie Awards 1st Annual DJ and Beat Battle, a competition based in Brooklyn, New York, which continues to attract competitors from around the world.[11][12][13] TMWRK expanded in 2018 through its acquisition of the management company Yebo and corresponding artist roster, including Two Feet, Chrome Sparks, Melvv, and Charlie Brand.[14] Most recently, in 2019, TMWRK launched a record label (TMWRK Records) and, as of June 2020, has released an Onyx Collective songbook[3] and Molly Payton's debut EP.[15]

Throughout its history, TMWRK founders, Andrew McInnes and Kevin Kusatsu, have been repeatedly recognized by Billboard, a prominent music industry news outlet. McInnes and Kusatsu were named Billboard's 2019 Dance Executives of the Year,[2] were included on Billboard's 2017 and 2018 Power 100 list of music industry executives,[1][16] and along with TMWRK executive VP's Renee Brodeur and Nick Palmacci, were included in the 2019 Billboard Dance Power Players list.[17] Additionally, in 2018, TMWRK was cited by Billboard as one of five companies "leading dance music's global expansion."[18]

TMWRK's clients have been recognized at the Grammy Awards on several occasions, including: Silk City for 2019 Best Dance Recording,[19] Jack Ü for 2015 Best Dance Recording,[20][21] and Ariel Rechtshaid for his contribution to Adele's album 25, [22] which won Album of the Year in 2016.[23] Beyond the Grammys, TMWRK client Diplo was named Dance Artist of the Year by Billboard in 2016,[24] the song " Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber)" by client Jack Ü was a top ten hit,[25] and the song " Lean On (with MØ and DJ Snake)" by client Major Lazer became the fourth song to accumulate one billion streams on Spotify[26] and reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]

TV and Movies

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TMWRK's venture into film began in 2015 when the company co-animated Story Time With Fat Jew, starring Josh Ostrovsky.[27] In 2017, founder Kevin Kusatsu helped direct What Would Diplo Do?, a Viceland series written by and starring James Van Der Beek.[28][4][29] That same year, TMWRK also worked on Give Me Future, a documentary detailing Major Lazer's historic 2016 concert in Cuba.[30][4]In 2018, Kusatsu was executive director for the Funny or Die web series, Like and Subscribe, starring TMWRK client Dillion Francis.[31][32]

References

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  1. ^ a b Billboard Staff (9 February 2017). "No. 100: Kevin Kusatsu & Andrew McInnes | Power 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Buerger, Megan (28 March 2019). "Billboard Dance's 2019 Executives of the Year: TMWRK Co-Founders Kevin Kusatsu & Andrew McInnes". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b Blistein, Jon (23 April 2020). "Onyx Collective Turn Rodgers and Hart's 'Manhattan' Into a Jazz Age Dreamscape". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c Billboard Staff (25 January 2018). "No. 95: Andrew McInnes & Kevin Kusatsu | Power 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b Leight, Elias (15 August 2016). "Diplo and Friends: Meet the Team Behind the Producer's Success". Billboard.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Billboard Staff (8 April 2014). "SFX Acquires Artist Management Firm TMWRK, Creative Agencies Learned Evolution and the Meta Agency". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Barron, Michael (3 January 2016). "Spotify and TMWRK Depart the Crumbling SFX Empire". Vice. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Sisario, Ben (1 February 2016). "SFX Entertainment Declares Bankruptcy". New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ 12 News (27 January 2016). "DJ Diplo leads group investing in Arizona United Soccer Club". USA Today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Karp, Hannah (3 August 2016). "Music Artists Emerge as the Latest Investment Fund Offering". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Noisey Staff (24 August 2017). "A-Trak Announces Finalists for Goldie Awards' DJ and Beat Battle". Vice. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Chambers, Jeffery (8 September 2017). "A-Trak's Goldie Awards Bring Out 14-Year-Old Turntablist, Boss Babe Beat Juggler, Sega-Controller DJ & More". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Goldie Awards 2019". Goldie Awards. 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Schneider, Marc (8 January 2018). "TMWRK Acquires Yebo Music's Management Division, Roster". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Molly Payton releases debut EP 'Mess' • WithGuitars". WithGuitars. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  16. ^ Billboard Staff (25 January 2018). "No. 95: Andrew McInnes & Kevin Kusatsu | Power 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Billboard Staff (28 March 2019). "Billboard Dance Power Players 2019: The Managers, Live Leaders & Tastemakers Shaping the Genre". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Spitznagel, Eric; Tregoning, Jack (23 March 2018). "The Internationalists: Five Companies Leading Dance Music's Global Expansion". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ Monroy Yglesias, Ana (10 February 2019). "Silk City & Dua Lipa Win Best Dance Recording For "Electricity" | 2019 GRAMMYs". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Justin Bieber, Diplo, Skrillex Win Best Dance Recording". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "Skrillex And Diplo wins best dance/electronic album at the Grammys 2016 for Jack Ü". The Guardian. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Zollo, Paul (15 May 2017). "The Making Of Adele's '25': "Hello," Motherhood And Magic In The Recording Studio". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ Merrill, Philip (25 January 2018). "Adele Turns '25': For The Record". Recording Academy Grammy Awards. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ Billboard Staff (9 June 2016). "Billboard Cover: Diplo Named Dance Artist of the Year in Billboard's 3rd Annual Power List of DJs and Execs". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ Pareles, Jon (25 August 2015). "The Inside History of 'Where Are Ü Now'". New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (29 June 2017). "Major Lazer's 'Lean On' Becomes The Fourth Song To Hit 1 Billion Streams On Spotify". Forbes. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ Chan, Stephanie (December 7, 2015). "The Fat Jew Launches Animated Series With Maker Studios". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 16, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (4 January 2017). "James Van Der Beek to Play DJ Diplo in Viceland Comedy". Variety. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. ^ Jones, Jaleesa (January 4, 2017). "James Van Der Beek will break out his Diplo impression for new Viceland show". USA Today. Retrieved July 16, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ^ Blistein, Jon (19 October 2017). "Watch Major Lazer's Galvanic Trailer for New Cuba Concert Documentary". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. ^ Jarvey, Natalie (13 November 2018). "How Funny or Die Saved the Satirical Web Series Behind an Infamous L.A. Mural". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  32. ^ "Like and Subscribe". IMDb. 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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