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Derek Love

Founder & CEO

Derek Love's professionalism, open-mindedness and extreme influences have led him to excel in every aspect of modern music production and industry.  While constantly pushing his artistic endeavors, he is heavily involved in the Event Production, Music Education & and Pro Audio worlds.  He was a professor at The Los Angeles Film & Recording School for 5 years, and was recently Executive Producer for Kanye West's Sunday Service in Los Angeles, CA.  Since 2014, he has has had the privilege of running the Celemony: Melodyne booths at NAMM, AES, IMSTA, and has been honored to lead the Grammy Associations's Grammy Camp LA 'Live Song Creation' Finale Events.

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Derek’s talent has been shared with some of the greatest artists such as Prince, Snoop Dogg, Dave Chapelle, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, Usher, Justin Bieber, Oprah Winfrey, & Janelle Monáe, to name a few.  Derek's rigorous performance, studio, and teaching schedules over the past decade have spread his musical & pro audio influences worldwide.

Head of DJ Services

MoniKa Starling, named the “hottest DJ in LA” by Maxim Magazine, is an international touring DJ & singer who’s Dance/Pop single ‘Breathe’ debuted at #1 on iTunes’ top song charts - Asia. Her reach spans the globe from East to West, India to the US. Her multi-regional success makes MoniKa a truly singular artist in today’s ‘Global Music Market’. She has performed at venues such as The Hard Rock (Miami), Academy LA (Insomniac), Asilo St. Regis Mumbai, Avalon Hollywood, and has spun at high profile events for brands such as The Grammys, Apple, Inc, American Music Awards, LA Fashion Week, and SunBurn India.

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MoniKa’s constant movement has been featured in renowned publications such as Forbes, Maxim Magazine, Esquire Magazine, Yahoo Life, Business Insider & LA Weekly. People see her on stage, in person, or in the streets and instantly fall in love with her simple confidence and honesty of expression in her art. From music, to art, to merchandise, it all resonates across cultures and life-styles. MoniKa is an example of “music is the universal language’ - dissolving segmented markets making way for a new globally integrated fan base. Her sound delivers strong melodies and sensual vocals, seamlessly crossing through genres blending EDM, Modern Pop, Bollywood, House & Dubstep. Her recent tours have seen an explosion of success.

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