MaelstromMUSIC / MGMT
MAELSTROM / MUSIC / MGMTRFD — 2026
File § 00 / The Maelstrom
For Artists · Labels · Agents
Intake Q3 — apply below

We build the team around the artist.

Management for artists who want to build a legacy that lasts. We assemble agents, lawyers, publicists, producers and business managers — and we make them work together.

Apply for Management ↗ What we do →
§ 01 MANIFESTO

Five things we believe, written down.

Short enough to print. Long enough to argue with.

  1. 01 Love the music. Actually love it.
  2. 02 Aligned vision, or no deal.
  3. 03 Trust runs both ways.
  4. 04 Honest conversations over comfortable ones.
  5. 05 Relationships are the real currency.
§ 02 SERVICES

Six disciplines. One spine.

Engagements scoped per artist. Nothing sold that isn't needed.

§ 01 ↗

Career Strategy & Development

The long arc. Positioning, narrative, three-year plans and the decisions that shape the next decade — not the next quarter.

[ Positioning ][ Roadmapping ][ A&R ]
§ 02 ↗

Team Building & Representation

We assemble the people around you — agents, lawyers, publicists, business managers, producers. Auditioned, vetted, negotiated.

[ Booking ][ Legal ][ Publicity ][ BM ]
§ 03 ↗

Release Strategy

From single cycle to album campaign. Rollout calendars, DSP partnerships, sync, vinyl, visual identity — shipped as a system, not a guess.

[ Rollout ][ DSP ][ Sync ]
§ 04 ↗

Audience & Marketing

Owned channels first. Paid where it works. We build fan infrastructure that survives an algorithm change and compounds across releases.

[ CRM ][ Paid ][ Content ]
§ 05 ↗

Business Operations

Entities, accounting, publishing admin, touring P&L, merch ops. The unglamorous plumbing that keeps the lights on and the cheques cashing.

[ Accounting ][ Pub Admin ][ Ops ]
§ 06 ↗

Artist Development for Labels

Partner work for labels who need senior-level artist development without adding headcount. Scoped engagements, frontline to catalog.

[ Label Services ][ A&R ]
§ 03 ROSTER

A curated collection of artists we believe in.

We stay small so the work stays good. Selective intake, quarterly.

§ 04 ON THE RECORD

Artists and industry, quoted.
§ 05INTAKE

Apply for Management.

We read every submission. Selective intake, quarterly — expect a reply within 14 days.

ARTISTS

Submit music, press, touring history and where you believe you'll be in three years. Unvarnished is better.

INDUSTRY

Labels, agents, lawyers and supervisors — reach out for co-dev, sync and partnership work.

industry@maelstrommusic.com ↗
OFFICE
ROCKFORD, IL— 42.3° N
EST.— 2026