Expanding across all departments. This is Culture Wave.
Artist managers Ryan Cunningham and Mike Bingham of Polarizer Management have joined Culture Wave, bringing their rosters into the company’s growing management division. Cunningham represents The Armed, Prostitute, Trauma Ray, Patrick Shiroishi, Truck Violence, Jodi, while Bingham joins with Trauma Ray, Spiritual Cramp and Agriculture. Cunningham will remain in his role at Biz 3 Publicity where he’s been a publicist for 12 years.
“I’m immensely excited to join Culture Wave and bring my roster over,” says Cunningham. “Jason, Andrew, and the team they’ve built lead with real care, innovation, and humanity, and that’s the environment I want my artists in.”
“When the time came for Polarizer Management to align with a larger company to better serve our artists’ growth, Culture Wave’s scale, momentum, and strategic thinking reflected exactly the trajectory we were striving toward,” adds Bingham. “We couldn’t be more excited for what’s ahead.”
Culture Wave Co-Founder Andrew Jarrin adds, “Mike and Ryan’s collaborative, forward-thinking approach fits seamlessly with what we’re building. Having true partners - people who push and support one another - makes all the difference.”
The company also announces the promotion of Rachel Hacken to Artist Manager, transitioning from day-to-day support for Jason Mageau’s roster. Hacken now manages Kittie, Gore., Thousand Below, and Holy Wars.
“Rachel has been instrumental behind the scenes for years,” says Mageau. “She’s handled complex situations with care and precision, and I’m excited to support her continued growth.”
Hacken adds, “After working alongside Jason Mageau for the past 3.5 years, I’m excited to step into this new role and continue building my roster within Culture Wave.”
The management company continues to strengthen its team with several new hires, expanding operations across touring and marketing:
Alana Lopez (Touring & Logistics Manager)
Madison Stern (Day-to-Day Manager)
Ana Garcia (Digital Marketing Coordinator)
Erin Carignan (Day-to-Day Manager)
Joey Mullen (co-manager for the band Agriculture)
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I’m 3 years sober next week and yesterday I ran my first Ultramarathon 50k Trail Race (31ish miles). I thought doing the (v socially distanced) race was a cool way to recognize 3 years of no hangovers. I want to thank my wife @kjjunior for giving me maybe only one or two tablespoons of shit (as she likes to say) for the 16 weeks of early bed times so I could run before work and for handling the business Saturday mornings while I did my long training runs that would get me home too late to help with Felix in the morning. I finished the race in just under 7 hours (I forgot to start my watch right at the beginning).
Ran a solo marathon today, my first marathon. First place! Celebrated by singing itsy bitsy spider to young Felix. Thanks to my awesome wife for the medal and all the support during the last 18 weeks of training and also during the last 18 years of my life.
