TOMMY ADVICE was founded in January 2019 by Thomas de Raad. After over 7 years of working experience at different positions in the music industry, Thomas decided to go by his own and set up a company in management, publishing, and consultancy.
Thomas' passion for music grew in his early years. At the age of 7, he started making his own radio shows by taping songs from radio and creating a radio show around it, recording his own voice with a home recorder. A year later he started playing the drums. Turning 13, he swapped his drumkit for a DJ set, and he mastered the wheels of steel to play at clubs and events at a later age.
Once graduated in Business Administration (with a minor in Music Marketing & Management) from the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, Thomas started working for Protocol Recordings, doing the day-to-day management for Nicky Romero. After a year he started managing his own acts signed to Nicky’s record label; French DJ and producer Arno Cost and Dutch duo Volt & State. In 2016 a new challenge crossed Thomas’ path. He started working as A&R for Europe’s leading independent publishing company CTM Publishing. Thomas’ main role was guiding songwriters and producers in the emerging dance-pop music scene, helping them cross-over to the mainstream, and expanding CTM’s roster within the electronic and pop genre, until the end of 2018.
Annalisa Scheidgen is passionate about developing artists and fostering their strengths, while helping them find their sound and sharing their talent with the world. Growing up around music, music has always been a major part of her life. Having played instruments like the piano and the flute herself, Annalisa’s taste in music expands from a wide range from known „oldies“ such as Nat King Cole, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Frank Sinatra, Amy Winehouse and Marvin Gaye, to only name a few, over to more modern gems like The Kooks, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus and many more.
After moving to the Netherlands from Germany and graduating in international music management (in Haarlem), she got a concrete insight in to the music industry while doing her internship at the music publisher GL Music, in Copenhagen, Denmark. This is where she really found her passion for connecting talents in order to create great opportunities in music and with that, help artists, producers and songwriters to grow!
Annalisa Scheidgen is passionate about developing artists and fostering their strengths, while helping them find their sound and sharing their talent with the world. Growing up around music, music has always been a major part of her life. Having played instruments like the piano and the flute herself, Annalisa’s taste in music expands from a wide range from known „oldies“ such as Nat King Cole, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Frank Sinatra, Amy Winehouse and Marvin Gaye, to only name a few, over to more modern gems like The Kooks, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus and many more.
After moving to the Netherlands from Germany and graduating in international music management (in Haarlem), she got a concrete insight in to the music industry while doing her internship at the music publisher GL Music, in Copenhagen, Denmark. This is where she really found her passion for connecting talents in order to create great opportunities in music and with that, help artists, producers and songwriters to grow!
Nur Bortolotti’s world has always surrounded music. Since a very young age her father would teach her about Jazz, Rock and Classical genres. At the age of 7 she decided to learn how to play the piano and from there the rest is history. Becoming a professional DJ at the age of 18 it is safe to say that she understands the scene like very few others of her age do. From DJing in clubs, to bars, to fashion weeks, Nur has grown her interest for techno and specifically melodic techno over the years. Now living and studying New Media and Digital Cultures in Amsterdam, she not only pursues her love for DJing and but also runs her own live broadcast show all about techno and the industry Having worked as an artist in the industry Nurs’ desire to learn about how the business side works has grown increasingly. Her interests in A&R, management and publishing have pushed her to want to learn more at New Ams Records as a creative music business intern. Contact Nur
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