Jake Whitener
At 27 years old, Jake Whitener has already had his hands in almost every corner of the music industry, working for some of the most recognizable companies in music including: Matador Records / Beggars Group, Capitol Records, Red Light Management, Fun Star Publicity and Constant Artists Management. In 2015, Jake helped bring indie rock breakthrough Car Seat Headrest to Matador Records. Now as a music publicist at Big Hassle Media, he has worked on campaigns for such notable artists such as The Pretenders, Alt- J, Caveman, together PANGEA, Summer Moon (Nikolai of The Strokes) and Dawes. Jake also manages indie rock up and comers Goon and HOTT MT.
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