About Ineffable Music Group

Ineffable Music Group is an independent vertically integrated modern music company broken into three main divisions. Ineffable Management is a full service artist management company; Ineffable Live houses the company’s live ventures including venue ownership, operations and talent buying, full service event production, and ownership in festivals; Ineffable Records is Ineffable’s label business and oversees the release of recorded music.

Founded in 2006 and with headquarters in Oakland, CA at the former studio home of Green Day, Ineffable Music Group focuses on experiences, putting artists first and creating cultural moments. Advocating for artists to maintain ownership and control of their music, Ineffable works across the spectrum of the music business, producing over two thousand concerts and festivals per year across the US.

Ineffable Management is a full service company that manages artists such as Stick Figure, Collie Buddz, Trevor Hall, The Movement, Ripe and more that have collectively sold millions of albums and had their music streamed tens of billions of times.

Ineffable Live owns and/or operates The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, Ventura Music Hall, Cornerstone in Berkeley, The Golden State Theatre in Monterey, The Fremont Theatre in SLO and Felton Music Hall. It also has ownership in Levitate Music Festival and Cali Roots, among other venues and festivals. Ineffable also provides talent buying and promotion services for various venues and festivals.

Ineffable Records is Billboard’s top independent reggae label in the world and helps artists from Solomon Islands to Jamaica release their music while allowing artists to maintain ownership and creative control over their music.

Ineffable Music Group also holds a number of diverse investments and charitable endeavors across the music business landscape with a focus on long term sustainability.


The Team

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Thomas Cussins

CEO

Thomas co-founded Ineffable Music Group in 2006. He oversees the various Ineffable businesses and manages a number of artists including Stick Figure and Trevor Hall.

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Igor Katz

Co-Founder and Artist Manager

Igor co-founded Ineffable Music Group in 2006 and manages a number of artists including Collie Buddz, Mike Love, The Green, J Boog, The Expendables, and Jesse Royal.

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Matt Bailey

CFO

As CFO, Matt oversees the finances of all of the Ineffable Music Group companies including Ineffable Management, Ineffable Live, and Ineffable Records.

Adam Gross

President of Ineffable Records

Adam spearheads record releases for all Ineffable Records clients as well as label services, including for Ineffable Management artists.

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Marina Petros

President of Ineffable Management

Marina runs Ineffable’s management company operations and manages a number of artists including Stick Figure & Trevor HalL.

Reid Foster

Artist Manager / Director of Rootfire

Reid manages The Movement, The Elovaters and The California Honeydrops, as well as overseeing Rootfire.

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Casey Smith

Head Talent Buyer - Clubs & Theaters

As head talent buyer at Ineffable Live, Casey books The Catalyst Santa Cruz, Ventura Music Hall, Golden State Theatre Monterey, Cornerstone Berkeley, and Felton Music hall among other venues.

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Anthony Cole

Identity & Branding / Visual Communications

As Ineffable’s longest tenured employee, Anthony makes the ideas of Ineffable’s clients and various companies come to life visually.

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Spencer Groshong

Senior Video Editor / Designer

Spencer Constantly pushes the boundaries of graphic design for Ineffable’s clients and companies, including making music videos and concert posters.

Natasha Doron

JUNIOR TALENT BUYER

Natasha oversees operations of Ineffable Live’s talent buying team and books concerts for Ineffable venues.

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Abel Cooper

Artist Manager And Royalty Optimization Specialist

Abel is on the artist management teams for Collie Buddz, J Boog, Noah Cronin, The Expendables, The Green, and Mike Love, as well as helping all management clients with Soundexchange and Youtube optimization.

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Jeremy “J” Namkung

Ineffable Records Director of Operations

J handles the day to day operations of Ineffable Records, and communicates with various artists and their teams to ensure the proper release of music.

Diego Herrera

Ineffable Records Director of Business Development

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Melissa Gibson

Artist Manager

Mel is based in Australia and manages Mike Love, and wears a variety of hats in the music business.

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Robert Deuterman

Deuterman Productions

Deuterman is Florida’s leading independent promoter, producing shows throughout the state, while also managing The Original Wailers and Jesse Royal.

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Ryan Owens

Artist manager

Ryan is the manager of aurorawave, Cas Haley and Nathan Aurora, while also working in numerous other facets of the music industry.

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Cory Atkinson

Venue Operations

Cory is the GM of Felton Music Hall, PM at Cornerstone Berkeley and works with Ineffable Live on a variety of other business endeavors.

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James Marshall

DIGITAL & PROJECT Manager

James spearheads the digital presence for Ineffable Music Group, along with various clients and venues, as well as co-managing aurorawave.

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Diana Green

FINANCE ADMIN

Diana is the bookkeeper for numerous Ineffable Music Group companies, and keeps an eye on the bottom line.

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Kimo Kennedy

Artist Manager

Kimo is an experienced artist manager based in hawaii and manages a number of artists including J Boog.

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Bryan Sandell

Artist Manager

Bryan is a road warrior with 20 years of experience and manages The Expendables and Ballyhoo!.

Miles Welo

Artist Manager

Miles is an attorney based in Ohio and manages Tropidelic.

Ipo Mullaney

Artist Management

Ipo is on the artist management teams for The Green and J Boog and is based in Hawaii.

Courtney Panton

Production Manager

Courtney is the Production manager at Ventura Music Hall and a world class musician.

Elise Michaud

Talent buying assistant

Elise assists the Ineffable Live talent buying team in the booking and production of over a thousand concerts annually.

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Kristen Carranza

Marketing Manager at Felton Music Hall

Kristen handles the marketing for Felton Music Hall, communicating with the artists, agents and their teams to achieve the best concert outcomes.

John Sacala

Artist Manager

John works on the management teams for The California Honeydrops, The Movement and The Elovaters. He is based in Brooklyn, NY.

Shawn Hallman

Talent Buying Assistant

Shawn assists the ineffable live talent buying team in the booking and production of over a thousand concerts annually.

Lindsey Thorsheim

Executive Assistant

Lindsey is a management assistant working on Ripe and The California Honeydrops among other projects.

Shelby Rios

Artist Management Assistant

SHELBY WORKS ON THE MANAGEMENT TEAMS FOR THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS, THE MOVEMENT AND THE ELOVATERS. SHE IS BASED IN CHICAGO, IL.

Maggie Hartigan

Ineffable Records Label Operations Coordinator

Chris Ball

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Chris stepped in to the design team in 2023, supporting Ineffable's management, live and label businesses with top quality visuals.

Mor Krivinsky

Deuterman Productions Operations Manager

Mor is the operations manager for Deuterman Productions' Florida concert business.

Drea Libby

TALENT BUYING ASSISTANT

Drea assists the Ineffable Live talent buying team in the booking and production of over 1,000 concerts annually.

Lyle Rumon

Talent Buying Assistant

Lyle assists the Ineffable Live talent buying team in the booking and production of over 1,000 concerts annually.