Future Music Moguls

Devon Baran, professionally known as Von, is the owner and operator of Vondom Labs LLC. Specializing in alternative production methods, immersive live events and guerrilla marketing brand tactics Von spearheads the intersection of art and tech. She's music directed NAMILA’s AW2020 NYFW show, led inclusive programming initiatives for Milk Media, was featured as an artist to watch in Playboy’s Halloween issue & has been covered in Vice, NYLON, INDIE Magazine, Noctis & more. Von is the co-founder and host of BLOODY MARY, the first party series to merge performance art with live boxing. Working with artists like Pussy Riot, UNIIQU3, Virgen Maria & more Von brings the intersection of live events, talents from femme creatives and interactive visual technology to the forefront of pop culture.

Halima is a London and Lagos-bred producer/artist/songwriter. Having grown up on Pop punk, RnB, Neo Soul, Pop and spending her childhood in various countries, her sound & style is nostalgic and eclectic. Halima’s singles, released on her label One Percent Genius, have made waves across streaming platforms, garnering over 10 million cumulative streams and landing on playlists like Spotify’s Pollen, Apple Music’s Feels and Pitchfork’s What’s Good. The single ‘Ford Cardinal’ has been featured on the FADER’s “Songs You Need In Your Life” as well as airing on BBC Sounds radio. ‘Holding Me’ was featured on BBC Introducing Mix Tape with Tom Robinson and BBC Radio 1 Extra with Jamz Supernova. In 2021, halima released her first EP XYZ, which was featured on BBC1 by Rakeem Omar. 

Andre Howard began his career in the A&R department of Def Jam segueing into artist management working for Family Tree Entertainment & Violator alongside artists like Fantasia, Missy Elliott, Pharoahe Monch, Busta Rhymes and many more. He then founded his own Agency (The Media Music Inc.) with a focus on helping artist management & marketing teams. During this time, he worked with Shady/Aftermath, Reebok/RBK, ESPN Games, HBO, and more, seeking product placement, synch/licensing opportunities, producing & distributing music, etc. Andre later returned to Universal Music working in eCommerce doing metadata management - which led him to Republic Records where he became an in-house Product Manager for the label’s visual projects. A highlight was working on Jack Johnson's “From Here To Now To You” which became the first “visual” album of its kind. Andre recently led digital efforts at eOne where he worked on a multitude of projects including Brandy’s recent album “b7”, which debuted at the top of the Billboard Indy charts.

Currently as VP, Digital + Commerce at ADA/WMG, I provide our partners with expertise and guidance to build their digital marketing narrative(s) and ultimately drive a larger volume of fan acquisition, discovery, engagement and streaming. He also works hand-in-hand with the Warner Music commercial teams and alongside DSP’s to present our Hip-Hop & R&B repertoire and position ADA as best-in-class in a genre that’s dominating pop culture.