Named the 2016 Durango / American Songwriter Sole Performer, artist Jamie Kent’s future as a performer looks quite promising. Drawing on influences from modern rock artists like Jason Isbell and Kings of Leon as well as paying tribute to classic greats like Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, Kent’s perfectly mellifluous tunes are roll-the-windows-down, soak-up-some-sun kind of good. Kent has no fear of hard work, playing over 200 shows a year including tours with Huey Lewis & The News, The Doobie Bros, America, Foreigner, The Wood Brothers, Marc Broussard, Ellis Paul, and multiple showcases at the South By Southwest Music Festival. Kent is supported by The Collective, an amazing grassroots group of fans who help advise and fund his career in exchange for access to exclusive music, merchandise, and vote in the major decisions he makes. He's officially endorsed by BOSE and Telefunken Microphones, and his song "Changes" was used by The Boston Red Sox this past season. Additionally, he's a multi recipient of ASCAP Plus awards for his songwriting, receives radio play on SiriusXM, and is frequently featured on RollingStone.com. Currently Kent is hard at work in Nashville finishing up a new record with Grammy nominated Producer Dave Brainard (Brandy Clark, Jerrod Neimann) to be released on Road Dog Records in 2016.

Phil Schuster is Head of Mute Management.

Phil’s experience in management, A&R and artist development started at Overland Productions. He subsequently worked at Radioactive Records, MCA Records & Magus Entertainment. While at Radioactive Records, he played a crucial role in the success of LIVE and Shirley Manson (Garbage).

More recently he has worked in the digital sector as VP of Artist & Label Relations at Haystack Media, the Music driven social networking & discovery site and following on from that he oversaw business development, artist relations and strategic partnerships at Section 101.

Currently at Mute Management, Phil oversees the New York and London offices and an Artist roster that Includes Algiers, Liars, Charlie Cunningham, Overcoats, and TWEAKS.