Eric Herman Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Scouting, signing and developing musical artists for ONErpm, one of the world's most innovative, dynamic and effective labels, distributors, and data-driven music business solutions providers. Empowering artists to reach their full creative and commercial potential.

Brooklyn, New York

-Discovered, launched and continually developed and manage all aspects of the career of Vieux Farka Toure, one of the most successful and influential artists of Mali.-Conceived of and produced his debut album, organized his first tour and label deal, and supported as tour manager and bassist for the early years of his career.-Co-conceived and co-produced 'Ali' with Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Toure, an album that Elton John called 'one of the best of the year - absolutely brilliant!'-Launched and advanced the career of Bombino (the premiere musical artist of Niger, Tuareg folk hero). -Executive produced and creatively produced Bombino’s Grammy nominated album, Deran (1st ever Grammy nomination for a Nigerien artist)-Collaborated closely on Bombino album production with Dan Auerbach (Black Keys), Dave Longstreth (Dirty Projectors), and David Wrench (David Byrne, FKA Twigs, Jungle, Sampha, etc)-Co-created the Toure-Raichel Collective - a widely celebrated collaboration between Jewish-Israeli superstar Idan Raichel and African-Muslim Vieux Farka Toure. Managed the project through two albums (The Tel Aviv Session, The Paris Session) including album production, marketing campaign, and associated tours.-Co-managed Antibalas—America’s premiere afrobeat ensemble—through the development and campaign of their Grammy nominated ‘Fu Chronicles’-Senior manager for Pan-American female supergroup LADAMA (Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, USA) since their inception, supports the group’s social activism across education, workshops, artist residencies, and more, all focusing on female and LGBTQ+ empowerment.-Managed, produced, and developed several other luminary international artists and groups through extremely successful releases and tours including Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Tony Allen, Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Money Chicha and Aurelio Martinez-Mediated over 25 cases for the New York Peace Institute, conducted private mediation and conflict consulting since 2021

New York City Metropolitan Area

-Mediated ~30 civil court and community cases spanning a vast array of conflicts.-Certified in advanced corporate mediation, civil and small claims, advanced custody and visitation training, and conflict coaching through Cornell.-Utilizes active listening, expert communication, equanimity, patience and empathy to support successful conflict resolution between opposed parties.-Skilled at navigating complicated, layered, challenging dynamics and finding common cause, channeling conflict constructively to shepherd groups toward mutually beneficial outcomes.-Founded conflict and communications consultation practice in 2021 with clients in the entertainment industry and other fields of business.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Music

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