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About Our Team
We are supported by a truly creative team who love music and embrace the challenge of finding and designing unique opportunities for songs
Meet The Team
Debbie Rose
📀 First Album Purchased: Crosby, Stills Nash and Young – Deja Vu
🎤 Best Concert She’s Attended: “One is not an option”: David Bowie, Serious Moonlight, Los Angeles Forum/ Stevie Wonder, concert to create a Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, The Apollo, Harlem USA/ The Police with Elvis Costello, Jones Beach, NY/ The Replacements, Tipitinas, New Orleans LA/ Grateful Dead, Madison Square Garden
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Chip
A native of California (known for its amazing weather), Debbie moved to New York City to start a decades-long advocacy for songwriters’ rights. A longtime Director of Membership at ASCAP, she moved into music publishing and music supervision with her company Kokopelli Creative Music Publishing, and then spent a few decades overseeing Shapiro Bernstein, the oldest independent publishing company in the US. Debbie is currently the Vice President of the AIMP and sits on the Dispute Resolution Committee of the MLC as well as numerous committees organized by CISAC to improve global policy and performance.
🎤 Best Concert She’s Attended: “One is not an option”: David Bowie, Serious Moonlight, Los Angeles Forum/ Stevie Wonder, concert to create a Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, The Apollo, Harlem USA/ The Police with Elvis Costello, Jones Beach, NY/ The Replacements, Tipitinas, New Orleans LA/ Grateful Dead, Madison Square Garden
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Chip
A native of California (known for its amazing weather), Debbie moved to New York City to start a decades-long advocacy for songwriters’ rights. A longtime Director of Membership at ASCAP, she moved into music publishing and music supervision with her company Kokopelli Creative Music Publishing, and then spent a few decades overseeing Shapiro Bernstein, the oldest independent publishing company in the US. Debbie is currently the Vice President of the AIMP and sits on the Dispute Resolution Committee of the MLC as well as numerous committees organized by CISAC to improve global policy and performance.
Joshua Fisher
📀 First Album Purchased: Snoop Dogg – Doggie Style
🎤 Best Concert He’s Attended: (tie) Francis and the Lights at the Metro, Chicago/ David Byrne- Coachella
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Pecan
Co-founder of Sundae Songs. A native of Youngstown, Ohio (known for its amazing ice cream) Josh moved to LA to start his career in marketing at Interscope Records, moving to management with Mark Stewart at RedZone Entertainment. He has since branched out on his own managing the careers Grammy award-winning songwriters and producers including Nate Fox and Nico Segal.
🎤 Best Concert He’s Attended: (tie) Francis and the Lights at the Metro, Chicago/ David Byrne- Coachella
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Pecan
Co-founder of Sundae Songs. A native of Youngstown, Ohio (known for its amazing ice cream) Josh moved to LA to start his career in marketing at Interscope Records, moving to management with Mark Stewart at RedZone Entertainment. He has since branched out on his own managing the careers Grammy award-winning songwriters and producers including Nate Fox and Nico Segal.
Hannah Crabtree
📀 First Album
Michael Jackson "ABC"
🎤 Best Concert She's Attended: PJ Morton, Essence Festival, New Orleans, LA
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Butter Almond Brittle
A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, Hannah brings extensive experience to Sundae Songs. She sharpened her skills in Manhattan, partnering with Lizzie Grubman to manage both terrestrial and digital radio shows. Before her four-year stint in New York, she served as General Manager at Alliant Music Group, leading operations and talent development. Hannah’s deep expertise in creative management is highlighted by her impactful work with MacMedia, where she continues to drive key creative projects to success.
Michael Jackson "ABC"
🎤 Best Concert She's Attended: PJ Morton, Essence Festival, New Orleans, LA
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Butter Almond Brittle
A native of Wilmington, North Carolina, Hannah brings extensive experience to Sundae Songs. She sharpened her skills in Manhattan, partnering with Lizzie Grubman to manage both terrestrial and digital radio shows. Before her four-year stint in New York, she served as General Manager at Alliant Music Group, leading operations and talent development. Hannah’s deep expertise in creative management is highlighted by her impactful work with MacMedia, where she continues to drive key creative projects to success.
Brian Zisook
📀 First Album Purchased: The Beatles Abbey Road (on cassette)
🎤 Best Concert he’s Attended: The Four Tops and The Temptations at Ravinia, Chicago
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Chocolate Chip
A native of Chicago, "Z" experimented in morning show radio production before growing DJBooth into a leading, long-form digital music magazine. "Z" later co-founded Audiomack, an artist-first streaming service reaching 25 million monthly global users.
🎤 Best Concert he’s Attended: The Four Tops and The Temptations at Ravinia, Chicago
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Mint Chocolate Chip
A native of Chicago, "Z" experimented in morning show radio production before growing DJBooth into a leading, long-form digital music magazine. "Z" later co-founded Audiomack, an artist-first streaming service reaching 25 million monthly global users.
Joe Rangel
📀 First Album Purchased: Motley Crue “ Shout At The Devil”
🎤 Best Concert he’s Attended: Metallica “ Damaged Justice Tour”
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Pistachio
A native of El Paso, TX (known as “Sun City”) Joe’s decades-long experience in sync comes from both sides of the
desk, from supervising feature films at Miramax to overseeing sync placements for the EMI-Capitol labels, EMI Publishing and with his own company Hitcher (acquired by Pulse). Leaning on his peerless relationships and specialization in finding great placements for great songs across film, tv, ads, and games, Joe has relocated to Austin with his new company, Hauler.
🎤 Best Concert he’s Attended: Metallica “ Damaged Justice Tour”
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Pistachio
A native of El Paso, TX (known as “Sun City”) Joe’s decades-long experience in sync comes from both sides of the
desk, from supervising feature films at Miramax to overseeing sync placements for the EMI-Capitol labels, EMI Publishing and with his own company Hitcher (acquired by Pulse). Leaning on his peerless relationships and specialization in finding great placements for great songs across film, tv, ads, and games, Joe has relocated to Austin with his new company, Hauler.
Brendan Porter
📀 First Album Purchased: Imagine Dragons- Night Visions
🎤 Best Concert he’s Attended: Paul McCartney, Vincente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Cookies and Cream
A native of Harlem USA (known for being the birthplace of the soul food staple, chicken and waffles) as a Badger in Madison, Brendan did a deep dive into catalog working at MusicNotes. He returned to New York for gigs at Clif Bar and Advertising Week.
🎤 Best Concert he’s Attended: Paul McCartney, Vincente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Cookies and Cream
A native of Harlem USA (known for being the birthplace of the soul food staple, chicken and waffles) as a Badger in Madison, Brendan did a deep dive into catalog working at MusicNotes. He returned to New York for gigs at Clif Bar and Advertising Week.
Leigh Cusick
📀 First Album Purchased: Radiohead- OK Computer
🎤 Best Concert he’s Attended: Trombone Shorty, Lalapalooza, Chicago 2015
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate
A native of Evanston, IL (known for being the first US city to issue slavery reparations) Leigh has recently transplanted to NYC to work with Sundae Songs. With stints with the EPA and in the Peace Corps in Tanzania, he is currently serving on the AIMP Young Professionals Committee.
🎤 Best Concert he’s Attended: Trombone Shorty, Lalapalooza, Chicago 2015
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate
A native of Evanston, IL (known for being the first US city to issue slavery reparations) Leigh has recently transplanted to NYC to work with Sundae Songs. With stints with the EPA and in the Peace Corps in Tanzania, he is currently serving on the AIMP Young Professionals Committee.
Steph Hanson
📀 First Album Purchased: "My mom let me pick out two. One was Demon Dayz by Gorillaz and the other was Gwen Stefani's Love. Angel. Music. Baby. I had input from both my parents, my dad is a big music guy who likes all kinds of sounds and my mom loves straightforward pop.
🎤 Best Concert she’s Attended: Erykah Badu at SXSW
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Half Baked
A native of Minnetonka, Minnesota (known for its National Champion Bandy Club, the Dynamos) Steph moved to LA to work for ATC as an artist and tour manager.
🎤 Best Concert she’s Attended: Erykah Badu at SXSW
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Half Baked
A native of Minnetonka, Minnesota (known for its National Champion Bandy Club, the Dynamos) Steph moved to LA to work for ATC as an artist and tour manager.
Van Caraviello
📀 First record you ever bought – Beck – Mellow Gold.
🎤 Favorite concert – Lauryn Hill at the Royale in Boston.
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream – Cookies and Cream
A native of Andover, Massachusetts (known for accusing its citizens of being witches in 1692) Van fled the Devil and moved to the City of Angels to work in Artist Management and A/R. Talent he has represented include Grammy winning songwriter Rae Khalil.
Hometown – Andover, Massachusetts
🎤 Favorite concert – Lauryn Hill at the Royale in Boston.
🍨 Favorite Ice Cream – Cookies and Cream
A native of Andover, Massachusetts (known for accusing its citizens of being witches in 1692) Van fled the Devil and moved to the City of Angels to work in Artist Management and A/R. Talent he has represented include Grammy winning songwriter Rae Khalil.
Hometown – Andover, Massachusetts
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