Team UK:

Stephen: Crucial King (Managing Director UK and US & Senior Vice President A&R)

Christened in his previous incarnation as a tour manager of top roots reggae bands (Burning Spear,  Culture etc.) as ‘Crucial King’, on the basis that “It’s crucial that … we arrive on time/get paid/check in  on time” and so on. With Stephen, it’s now crucial that we provide the best service for you.

Stephen has more than 30 years of senior industry experience in the artist management field previously representing the likes of The Lighthouse Family, Dina Carroll, Urban Species, and set up Creation Management with Alan McGee in 2002. Creations impressive roster included Mogwai, The Charlatans, The Libertines, Kathryn Williams, Dirty Pretty Things, The Beta Band, The Kills and Mew. Whilst at Creation Stephen also ran Poptones records and consulted to The Hives.

Where you’ll find him… In a good wine shop, discussing the influence of geomorphology on the development of obscure Burgundy wines.

 

Hannah: (Zimbalam UK Manager)

Having first joined the Believe team as an intern, Hannah started her new role as Zimbalam UK Manager in June 2011. She previously attended City University in London where she studied Music Events Management. Hannah now monitors all Zimbalam releases using her golden ears to source new talents, along with finding the best information to help unsigned artists develop their careers.

Where you’ll find her… Chilling with Shanni in the sunshine. Together they make Shannah, Zimbalam UK’s A team.

 

Jess: (Social Media and PR Intern)

Jess, the latest addition to the Zimbalam team, joins us from City University in London where she studies BA Journalism. She has taken on the task of writing blogs with advice and tips whilst doing research to source possible partnerships to benefit our artists.

Where you’ll find her…  Chilling in the blogosphere, looking at LOLCATS.

 

Will: (A&R and Label Manager)

Will joined Believe Digital’s A&R team in 2010, and since June 2011 has been serving as Label A&R and Label Manager. With a passion for all things digital Will is committed to helping artists develop their careers and get their music heard online. A classically trained musician, Will plays in two bands and knows what it means to be an independent musician in the new music industry. He also works with Songs From a Room, which holds gigs in unusual places around the world, often in people’s living rooms.

Where you’ll find him… Lost in cyberspace listening to bands that don’t exist yet.

 

Team France:

Denis: Mastermind (CEO Europe)

Denis has been offering his keen business talents to the service of artists for years. More comfortable in front of an Excel worksheet than a sheet of music, he saw in the internet the future of music.

Where you’ll find him… On the beach in Normandy, Kite-Surfing.

 

Nicolas: The Geppetto Father (CEO France)

Nicolas is the inventor of Zimbalam. He spent his youth organizing all sorts of musical events for young artists. A real talent scout, he even found the name for Zimbalam!

Where you’ll find him… A pétanque court somewhere near Nice.

 

Marie-Anne: Mother Hen (Marketing Director Europe)

Marie-Anne is our marketing director. After having worked with some of the greatest artists on this planet (she has seen Daft Punk without their masks), she joined Zimbalam to head up the marketing team. The lucky winner of our French Digidesign contest will owe it her a drink!

Where you’ll find her… Quaffing away in a champagne cellar near Reims.

 

Jérôme: Dashboard  (Head of Communication)

He is a specialist of communication in all its forms, and Denis had to track him down in the South of France, to transform his endless Excel charts into understandable words! Thanks to Jérôme, an 8-year-old kid can now release an album online. His secret weapon? Story-boards. Because a little drawing works better than a long speech.

Where you’ll find him… Behind a tall Guinness in an Parisian Irish pub.

 

Laurent: Coco (CTO Europe)

Laurent aka Coco is our head of technology. Backed up by enough developers to start a football team, his brain boiling with algorithms, his piercing eyes looking for deficient tags, he plays with code and scratches vinyl in his downtime.

Where you’ll find him… Squeezing in a gym session at lunchtime, or talking about Tata, the well-known character that he used to portray on the radio.

 

Bastien: Haircut (Technical Team)

Bastien is our delivery-boy, who doesn’t deliver pizzas, rather he ensures your precious digital files to their rightful place in legal digital stores, at the speed of light no less! Probably. Yet, he is a very calm and thoughtful young man, who unplugs himself from the world from time to time and walks off into the sunset, his laptop on his back and USB trailing behind.

Where you’ll find him… On a deckchair, in Guadeloupe, listening to Mark Weatherlay.

 

Julie: Miss Sushi (Developer)

When she isn’t swimming with dolphins on the other side of the world, Julie spends her time in the Zimbalam universe checking for errors and building new tools for our artists. The rest of her time she is concocting menus and programs to make things easier for you.

Where you’ll find her… In a movie theater in front of a Walt Disney film eating Haribo.

 

Virginie: Pretty Woman (Online Promotion)

Thanks to Virginie, you can read about Zimbalam all over the web. She spends her days online make the link between the artists and their public. Virginie is crazy about indie rock, and always at the cutting edge of fashion.

Where you’ll find her… The sweatbox rock venues of Paris.

 

Romain: Pokemon (Project Manager)

He is already living in Web 15.0 and is chock-full of ideas about how to develop our artists on the internet. If you could sell ideas, he would be a billionaire but for now he’s just young and cool.

Where you’ll find him… In front of the speakers in a hype electro-club.

 

Juliette : Charlotte (Project Manager)

Well aware of new trends on the Internet, Juliette has joined the Zimbalam Team to find the latest tips for our artists.

Where you’ll find her… When the sun is shining, outside a café, wearing sunglasses…

 

Team Germany:

Toddie: Mister Dee Jay (CEO Germany)

After criss-crossing the world with his turntable, Zimbalam’s DJ settled in Hamburg. DJs from all over the world will soon have him to thank for “Zimbalam Electro”, allowing electronic music producers to sell their tracks on specialized online stores.

Where you’ll find him… Sound-control.

 

Torsten: (Marketing and Communications)

Torsten comes from a live music business background, having worked for various major and independent labels. He worked in the media and music world for some time before joining our team in 2009. Torsten is in charge of partnerships and co-operation.

Where you’ll find him… In Hamburg!

Andreas: (Project Manager)

When it comes to creative activities, Andreas, is our number one. As an experienced rock guitarist, Andreas understands the needs of independent artists.

Where you’ll find him… In the rehearsal room.

 

Team Italy:

Luca: The Italian George Clooney (CEO Italy)

Luca once published a book: “Marketing in the Italian music industry”. He has since bought an mp3 player, he immediately joined Zimbalam, convinced of the potential the digital music industry held for the artists.

Where you’ll find him… A café in Rome, surrounded by empty cappuccinos.