ASCEND4M; INDUSTRY AUTHORITY AND STATE-OF-THE-ART AGENCY AND LABEL THAT TREATS clients AS PARTNERS, SPECIALIZING IN MUSIC, MEDIA, MARKETING & MANAGEMENT
New york | lOS ANGELES
Services
music
Delivering artists-friendly direction and global strategy in a collaborative environment backed by a distinguished, growth-driven team
MEDIA
Providing innovative global oversight via breakthrough, omnichannel marketing campaigns including strategic marketing, social media, streaming, publicity, promotion, video commissioning, licensing & branding partnerships, content creation, and catalog stewardship
MArkETING
Building brand awareness and leadership spanning all mediums including pitching deals/expanding client-based IP and white glove campaign execution, curated content creation, and optimal tech and media strategies for artists, rights owners, strategic partners and investors
management
FULL SCALE DAY-TO-DAY TALENT MANAGEMENT OVERSEEING ALL REVENUE GENERATING CAPACITIES INCLUDING RELEASE PLANS, LABEL AND COMMERCE RELATIONSHIPS, TOURING, DISTRIBUTION, BRANDING AND MEDIA PARTERNSHIPS, PLAYLISTING, MERCH & SYNC LICENSING ENCOMPASSING FILM, MUSIC, TV, SPORTS, PODCASTS, AND DIGITAL CULTURE
CEO OF ASCEND4M JOEL KLAIMAN HAS WORKED WITH MULTIPLE ARTISTS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED SPOTIFY’S RAREST AND MOST CELEBRATED MILESTONE, SURPASSING A BILLION STREAMS AND JOINING THE BILLIONS CLUB PLAYLIST
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ABOUT
MUSIC MEDIA MArKETING MANAGEMENT
Led by annually recognized, award-winning entertainment industry leader Joel Klaiman, previously a senior executive at Columbia Records, Republic Records, Epic Records and HITCO Entertainment, Ascend brings innovative strategic guidance and undeniable results.
OVER THE COURSE OF KLAIMAN’S CAREER, HE HAS ACHIEVED RECORD BREAKING CREATIVE AND FINANCIAL MILESTONES WITH A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ARTISTS, INCLUDING ADELE, BEYONCE, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, DAVID BOWIE, HARRY STYLES, THE CHAINSMOKERS, PHARRELL, JOHN LEGEND, DRAKE, NICKI MINAJ, LIL WAYNE, AND MORE. HE IS CREDITED WITH CREATING MULTIPLE GROUNDBREAKING PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS THAT RESULTED IN THE CROSSOVER SUCCESS OF SEMINAL ARTISTS SUCH AS TAYLOR SWIFT, AMY WINEHOUSE, DAFT PUNK, AND OTHERS.
TEAM
RYAN RAMOS
Ryan Ramos is a 13-year music industry veteran with tenures across multiple major agencies and management companies, having worked with artists at developmental levels up to stadium acts.
During his time at CAA and Paradigm (now Wasserman), he worked with a wire range of artists including Slipknot, Brandi Carlile, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Fiona Apple, Misfits, O.A.R., Zac Brown Band, and many more. On the management side, he has worked with The Head and the Heart, Polyphia, Dashboard Confessional, State Champs, Turnover, Death Cab for Cutie, and many more.
During his time at CAA and Paradigm (now Wasserman), he worked with a wire range of artists including Slipknot, Brandi Carlile, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Fiona Apple, Misfits, O.A.R., Zac Brown Band, and many more. On the management side, he has worked with The Head and the Heart, Polyphia, Dashboard Confessional, State Champs, Turnover, Death Cab for Cutie, and many more.
leif fosse
Leif Fosse is an artist manager shaping emerging talent in electronic music through brand strategy, bookings, and day-to-day management. With a background in corporate marketing and high-touch events, Leif brings a polished, strategic edge to the creative side of artist development.
Rooted in a family legacy of entertainment, Leif is passionate about building authentic careers that resonate on and off the stage.
Rooted in a family legacy of entertainment, Leif is passionate about building authentic careers that resonate on and off the stage.