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| President - Sparkart LLC
With an early focus, Lucas Mann has always been driven to the
entertainment industry. Recognizing the potential of the technology
sector, Mann has built his career around the relationship between music
and emerging technologies. Mann’s career started in the industry-leading
New Media group at Capitol Records. Mann’s relationship with the
founders of MP3.com lead to time touring with Alanis Morrissette and
Tori Amos, tour managing for corporate sponsors, Best Buy and MP3.com.
Responsibilities included interfacing daily with artists, managers,
sponsors, and tour personnel. Time on the road lead to Island Def Jam in
New York, assisting in the creation of a business development section
for the New Media where Mann helped in monetizing the division,
developing artist goals and interfacing daily with some of the largest
hip-hop and rock acts on the planet, including Bon Jovi, Ja Rule and
Jay-Z.
Mann was offered an opportunity to work with California Senator
Barbara Boxers’ staff on issues surrounding digital rights management
and artist rights. Working from Washington, Mann worked with the Senator
and staff daily from Capitol Hill in a consulting capacity. Mann
returned to Capitol Records as a consultant under his own company,
working in the online space to market various releases, including Pink
Floyd, Paul McCartney and Radiohead. Mann’s services were retained by
the Five-Point One Entertainment group, consulting to senior staff and
assisting in the development the artist roster. When Five-Point One
Co-Founder and President of Development and New Technologies left the
company to start a management company, Mann was asked to partner with
him. There, they developed a next generation management company,
centered on artist development. In addition to managing Platinum act Dishwalla and several members of
the Black Eyed Peas camp, the company was retained to consult with
several artists in the areas of touring and live performance. Interested
in the development of new business opportunities, Mann took a post at
Warner Bros. Records, working within the New Media division on special
projects, successfully creating new brands and revenue streams within
the Warner banner, as well as acting as a project manager for some of
the biggest rock acts in the world. When need arose within Warner to
look for additional revenue streams, Mann lead the team into the
development of new technologies that now manage Warner’s Street
division. As a member of the senior management team of the Street
Marketing division, Mann’s team oversaw the logistics of an 80,000
member marketing team with members in every state. Mann was charged with
both the creative direction as well as the development of business
opportunities, successfully seeking and developing relationships within
the corporate world. Mann is currently President of Sparkart LLC and Clique Inc., a
leading New Media company in the entertainment space based in
Emeryville, CA. Top clients include Universal Music Group, Warner Bros.
Records, The Firm and Heineken. EXTERNAL LINK: Sparkart |