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Leslie Rosales

Head Of Marketing
High Standardz

Leslie Rosales leads all marketing at High Standardz, the label that houses Grammy-Winning R&B artist and “Bel Air” star Coco Jones and newly signed Lady London. Prior to High Standardz, she held marketing roles at 88rising and Def Jam, successfully launching releases for several of hip-hop and R&B’s biggest acts, including Teyana Taylor and Dave East, and broke multi-platinum selling artists DaniLeigh and YK Osiris. Rosales also has years of experience in artist management with Emagen Entertainment Group, where she managed the day-to-day, touring, and album rollouts of some of the most influential acts in music, most notably Nas among others.
 
Touting over a decade of experience working in management, Rosales got her start in the entertainment industry in 2000 as a party promoter in LA’s thriving nightlife scene. She began her transition from event promo to management when she started managing local Los Angeles DJ’s. By 2007, she was employed by Emagen Entertainment Group, an artist management firm which had partnerships with Atom Factory and C3 Presents before transitioning into marketing for several record labels.

Rosales is Filipino-American and was born and raised in Los Angeles. Highlighted in Honda’s 2017 “Greatness Within Reach” Campaign for her philanthropic work, a few organizations with causes special to Rosales’ heart include PhreshStart LA where they provide clothes for students, HashtagLunchbag who makes and delivers lunches for the homeless and Happy Period who provides free feminine hygiene products for women in need. A self-proclaimed cigar connoisseur, she is also an avid painter. Rosales currently lives in Flatbush, Brooklyn while her dog, Brownie, is at his grandmother’s house in South Central LA.

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