JAY HUNTLEY
Jay has 15 years of experience working in the music industry in many different capacities. Starting out as a promoter, he built a network around him and has found himself well versed in multiple roles. He has worked over 1000 shows either as a promoter, tour manager, merch seller, promoters rep, a musician and even leading security teams. He is very experienced in programming, managing and sustaining a grassroot venue.
Jay is renowned for discovering new emerging artists in the industry, with a constant ear to the ground in the rock, metal & punk community and is often in touch with key industry figures about the next big thing.
On top of that, Jay has helped break through several globally renowned artists through Artist Management, Tour Booking, releasing music through independent labels or consultancies right at the start of a bands career. Aside from the artists Jay has directly managed himself and helped sign multiple record deals for, he has helped many bands forge teams around them, many of which have gone on to chart multiple albums, winning many awards in the process. 2 of which he has to his name while still being involved in the artists development.
For the last 2 years, Jay has been orchestrating production in a very busy merchandise factory handling orders from high profile artists. Being on both sides of the fence, he can help you to learn about all aspects of merchandise, from what you can and can’t achieve in production, to D2C fulfilment and managing your e-commerce store through his experience as an artist manager.
Areas I can help with:
Artist Development, Tour Booking, Show Booking, Venue Management, Event Management, Tour Management, Release campaign Strategies, Independent Label Management, Merchandise Production