Second Wave Music is an artist management company providing career support and guidance and has been working with Company of Thieves for over a year. Second Wave Music signed the artist to a management contract in early 2008. Second Wave Music also owns and manages SecondWaveMusic.com (www.secondwavemusic.com)
“Second Wave Music offers a full range of artist services including those provided by traditional management companies, labels and publishing companies. We’ll work with the artist to fill in the blanks. We established SecondWaveMusic.com to raise the profile of emerging, unsigned artists in Chicago,” said Steve Johns, Founder of Second Wave Music. “We first met and fell in love with Company of Thieves while building the artist base for the site”, added Johns. “Our goal is to create an ecosystem for success for our local, unsigned music community. That may be signing with a label or simply finding a way to make a decent living playing music. They’re our first real management success story. Now that they’re signed, I guess we’ll have to take them off the site. That’s definitely a good thing!”
“Second Wave Music is just what Chicago musicians need – a reliable resource for introductions, information and support.” said Genevieve Schatz, lead singer of Company of Thieves. “Steve is one of the most well-rounded and genuine enthusiasts we know. His positive attitude and go-getter work ethic are some of the reasons we choose to see him first on a bad day and first on a good one.”
About Company of Thieves
Company of Thieves is proof that everything happens for a reason. When Genevieve Schatz and Marc Walloch met by chance just two years ago in Chicago’s bustling Union Station, they never imagined that the encounter would lead to the evolution of the band that they now call home. Their self-released debut CD – “Ordinary Riches” was called, "Hands down, one of the best debut albums of 2007!" by Yahoo, and they captured the Grand Prize in the 2007 New York Songwriters’
About Second Wave Music
Second Wave Music, LLC, is a next-generation music company founded to take advantage of the shift in the music business brought on by digital technology. The company provides management services and established SecondWaveMusic.com to raise the profile and create a community for success for Chicago area music. Second Wave Music was started by Steve Johns, a technology industry veteran, entrepreneur and investor based in the Chicago area. For more information, visit our management site at http://mgmt.secondwavemusic.com or our music discovery site at www.SecondWaveMusic.com or send an e-mail to steve@secondwavemusic.com.
