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Phil Jaurigui - President "I knew I was gonna live in L.A after the first time I visited Hollywood at 15 years old. My buddy got his driver license so we took a road trip from our home in the Northern California Bay Area and drove straight to the Sunset Strip. Upon parking in a lot across from the Rainbow and Roxy a Black Mercedes with a skull and crossbones on the hood pulled up next to us. Out comes David Lee Roth, as he said hello and walked across the street into the Rainbow a half a dozen girls ran out screaming and crying. One girl was banging her head against the brick wall crying in pure Beatlemania fashion. I said to my buddy, when we get out of High School we are living here..." Phil Jaurigui is the President/CEO of the world famous Rock & Roll Studio in Hollywood called, Swing House, which has been in business for 15 years. He started the company out of desperation - pursuing the Rock & Roll dream was not exactly lucrative. After being laid off from Capitol Records where he worked in the copy room and surviving the L.A. Riots and Northridge Earthquake he found a building in total disrepair with affordable rent and learned to deal with the various miscreants who also called the block home. Slowly the business grew from 1 room to 3, and now there are 7 rooms in the 'Rock & Roll Gallery'. Including 2 sound stages, 3 rehearsal rooms, 2 recording studios, Radio broadcasting booths for SIRIUS/XM Satellite Radio as well as a fully stocked rental and cartage department for outside productions. Many a famous band was showcased, created, signed or even broken up in the storied studio over the years. Linkin Park, The Killers, Audioslave, Sugar Ray, The Fray, Maroon 5 and The Goo Goo Dolls all grew to stardom at Swing House. Phil has been in various bands throughout his life, which has given him invaluable experience for a career in the music industry. As a guitarist, he was in several 'could have been' bands on various labels and publishing companies. He also does live sound and has worked with some of the world's biggest bands (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Audioslave, Eddie Vedder, Shelby Lynne, Brandie Carlile, James Taylor, Vonda Shepard and Concrete Blonde). He is also the co-creator of 'The Summer Strummer' music festival in Santa Monica, CA which featured: One Republic, Augustana, The Donnas, Kinky, John Doe, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs among many others. He helps produce and develop various events such as The Sunset Strip Music Festival and the annual Austin Rox Showcase at South by Southwest in conjunction with the Roxy Theatre. Phil is now looking for bands and artists to produce & develop that are energetic, focused and not afraid to break the mold. He has produced 2 albums for the teenage punks Orange, for Hell Cat/Epitaph. He also Manages the Tender Box & Astra Heights and releases the music through the imprint, Swing House Quality Recordings. On top of all that he is the West Coast Artist Scout for D'Addario Strings/ Evans Drum Heads & Planet Waves Cables.
Warren Huart - Vice President This Los Angeles based British music producer has played a fundamental part in the creation of platinum winning, billboard- soaring albums, such as: The Fray's 'How To Save a Life', The Fray's sophomore album 'The Fray', Augustana's 'Can't Love Can't Hurt' and Better Than Ezra's 'Paper Empire'. With over 20 years of experience in the ever expanding music industry (record production, engineering, mixing and song writing), as well as his extensive knowledge of musical equipment used yesterday and today, Warren manages to create the most diverse sound around. He has worked with the following artists among others: Howie Day, Hot Hot Heat, The Thrills, Korn, Matisyahu, Vedera, Josiah Leming of American Idol, Shakira, Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde, Lucy Walsh, Mandi Perkins, Jay Clifford of Jump Little Children, The Tender Box and Burn Down the Mission. His work has also been featured in films such as: 'Transformers 2', 'Joe Strummer Rocks Again!', 'Aquamarine', 'Idle Hands', 'Trojan War' and 'The Predator'; as well as in television shows: 'Lost', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'The Ghost Whisperer', MTV's 'The Hills', 'Rock the Cradle', and the CW's 'Girlfriends'. Warren is known for his hard work ethic, positive attitude and respect for the artists' vision. Many of his long term work relationships have turned into close friendships. Check out his website for more information.
Jennifer De La Rosa - General Manager Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jennifer De La Rosa has always been drawn to the excitement of Hollywood, specifically embracing the music industry. Jen began her career in entertainment in September 1999 and at the turn of the millennium accepted a position as an executive assistant in the Concerts Division of International Creative Management. Jen quickly moved through the ranks and was promoted after just three years in the business with much support from her peers. Jen worked primarily booking for A-list Adult Contemporary artists in the Jazz, Classic Rock, Folk, Hip-Hop and R&B genres. When she wasn't on the ICM clock she was on the indie music circuit in search of new artist's and making relationships with local venues. Soon word of mouth escalated in a part time gig working for a popular independent record label. Eager to expand her scope of knowledge she took a position working with the SVP of A & R at Warner/Elektra/Atlantic. During that time she learned the link between the recording artist and the record label and how to conduct contractual negotiations, find songwriters and record producers for the act, and schedule recording sessions. She decided it was time to bring her experience full circle and work in artist management fulltime and has worked with some of the most popular acts on the road today. Jen has secured bookings in top venues around the country and internationally as well as major promotional campaigns in radio and online. When she is not managing musicians, she enjoys exploring the music scene here in Hollywood, frequenting art gallery openings, networking with friends and traveling.
Melanie Barker - Assistant to President/Cartage & Rentals Manager Born & raised in Hampton Roads, VA, I started my music career in my high school art class screen-printing band t-shirts for my friends & promoting their gigs. Then progressed to road manager, driving those bands up & down the East Coast for mini tours & one-offs. Road managing at that time for me meant driving, passing out fliers, selling merch (if there was anything to sell), and general babysitting. I moved to LA three years ago & attended the Musician’s Institute studying Music Business, where I met Swing House owner, Phil Jaurigui, in my guest lecture series. I introduced myself & interned until he couldn’t live without me! Now, in addition to being the Assistant to the President, I’m involved in artist management & tour managing for our bands The Tender Box & Astra Heights, as well as event coordination & production for our annual festival The Summer Strummer. I’m also happy to help our clients out in a pinch when they need a tour manager or merch girl! I’m at local shows more than I am at home so say hello if you see me out!
Marlon Luna - Recording Engineer Marlon is interested in working with all genres of music. He believes that all music speaks to the soul and unites us in a transcendental way. He has always wanted to be involved with music. Music has been one of his major loves his whole life. He loves it so much that he attended California State University, Los Angeles, where he earned a BA in Music in 2005. He also graduated from Musician's Institute in June 2004 where he completed the recording engineering program. After completing his internship hours at Swinghouse, he was hired as a Live Sound Engineer, which has given him the opportunity to work with bands including The Mars Volta, Audioslave, Bad Religion, Rancid, Danzig, Jet, Army of Anyone, Fuel, Rooney, Dashboard Confessional, The Eels, New Found Glory, The Like, Phantom Planet and Yellowcard. Marlon also works as an Engineer and Assistant Engineer in the recording studio where he has worked on projects for Jet, The Donnas, The Fray, Johnette Napolitano and Jack Douglas. |
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