About

Blaim Media LLC is a boutique management & licensing firm providing personalized service to each client. Specializing in a flexible and customizable business model, Blaim Media offers full management services as well as Consultancy services which can be sculpted to fit the needs of each unique artist. Along side these activities, Blaim Media also represents a carefully selected group of artists for music licensing and offers it’s clients media production including web design and video production. During the past 15 years, the Directors have built a bank of international experience, knowledge, and industry contacts through their work in the music industry in Canada, Britain, America and across Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, Japan, and lands beyond. While most small management firms can only offer limited experience on a worldwide level, Blaim Media LLC has high level knowledge and contacts in major music markets around the world.

Initially started as Blaim UK, an Artist Management and Public Relations company focusing on the music industry, in London, England in June 2004, Blaim's first projects included management of Norway's top-selling rock band, Madrugada, management of British indie-folk artist Chris T-T, Public Relations for a variety of artists, including Morrissey, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Spiritualized and Gary Jules and consultancy for artists looking to break into the UK market. In September 2006, responding to interest from musicians and industry contacts, Stephen Ewashkiw and his partner, Jane Mountain, moved to Los Angeles and started Blaim Media LLC in August 2006, creating a premiere Artist Management boutique.
The Directors have in-depth knowledge of the traditional Music Industry, and also understand the best ways to harness ever-changing technology around which a new kind of Music Industry is forming. By keeping The Company small and well-managed, Blaim Media LLC is be able to help artists maximize their earning potential while maintaining control and ownership of their own music.

As a full-service Artist Management company, Blaim Media LLC oversees and manages all aspects of our clients' careers, including, but not limited to, recording contracts, publishing deals, publicity and promotion, touring, session work, production work and synchronization and licensing. In addition, Blaim Media LLC provides a Consultancy service for artists who are not in a position to hire a Manager, but need advice on how to negotiate the muddy waters of the Music Industry and also offers related Media Services, such as copywriting, digital music propagation, video production and website development and social networking site management.

While most artist management companies offer an impersonal, boilerplate service to all of their clients, Blaim Media LLC, being a boutique management firm, provides personalized service to each client.

Stephen Ewashkiw has been part of the music business since 1992, and has gained experience in all aspects of the industry, including Public Relations, Retail, International Promotions, Event Management, and Artist Management. Upon moving to the UK and taking up the position of International Promotions Co-ordinator for EMI Records, he worked on the International Promotions for acts such as Radiohead, The Dandy Warhols, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams among others. In 2001 Stephen was asked to join LD Communications, the leading London publicity company, whose clients include The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The BRIT Awards, Courtney Love and Guns N' Roses. Stephen left LD in 2004 and set-up Blaim.

What We’ve Been Up To
NEW SKOOL Chris T-T - management since 2003. Signed to Xtra Mile Recordings. Toured throughout Europe, US and UK in 2009 including SXSW & many UK festivals. New album, SXSW’10 & UK tour March 2010. http://bit.ly/agqjV

Gus Seyffert - recently produced new albums for Mad Gregs, Zander Schloss, Gretchen Lieberum, recording and touring with Norah Jones Winter 2009/10, writing with Nicole Morier, Inara George, Priscilla Ahn, Mr Little Jeans

Willoughby - album released through Sargent Records/Redeye. RCRD LBL have released a new single, recorded live in Hamburg for ByteFM. Singles Series coming soon...

OLD SKOOL Michael Andrews - management 2006 - 2007. Released debut solo album through Wall Of Sound Records, produced music for the Grammy and Golden Globe nominated film Walk Hard, placed music on Ford's largest European TV ad campaign for 2007. Madrugada - management 2003 - 2005. Recorded and released their most successful album, The Deep End, #1 in Norway, sold in excess of 100,000 copies Fun Lovin' Criminals - publicity for two albums and several sold-out tours Morrissey - publicity for his two “comeback” albums and several sold-out tours Elgin Park Recordings - Management Consultant securing a worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV and record deal with Wall Of Sound Records for songwriter/composer Michael Andrews David Poe - publicity for Love Is Red in UK Gary Jules - publicity for Trading Snakeoil and UK #1 hit, Mad World Donnie Darko - UK publicity for soundtrack and #1 Platinum single, Mad World Concerts For Change UK - benefit with Ed Harcourt, Robyn Hitchcock, Chris T-T, David Poe, Adam Masterson and others

As a full-service Artist Management company, Blaim Media oversees and manages all aspects of our clients' careers, including, but not limited to, recording contracts, publishing deals, publicity and promotion, touring, session work, production work and synchronization and licensing.

Blaim Media, being a boutique management firm, provides personalized service to each client and is able to design each management agreement to reflect to various and diverse needs of it’s clients.

Blaim combines more than 15 years in the music industry and five years management.

Blaim Media provides a Consultancy service for artists who are not looking for full representation, but need advice on how to negotiate the muddy waters of the Music Industry. The Consultancy services can be 100% customized to the artist’s needs and goals and Blaim Media works closely with each artist to ensure their goals are being achieved.

Blaim Media works with a network of personally vetted and selected manufacturers, distributers, designers and writers and can help artists prepare their albums for release, from initial design, to completed manufactured product, and all stages in between.

Blaim Media offers related Media Services, including an intimate roster of musicians whose music we represent to Music Supervisors, Film Producers, Show Runners, Games Creatives, Ad Agencies and the like, as well as the more typical services such as copywriting, digital music propagation, video production, website development and design and social networking site management.

Blaim has a network of industry contacts looking for music as part of their daily job - music they need to match to picture, and music Blaim is able to provide. When possible we offer a one-stop service to the producers, making their job easier, faster and more streamlined, and minimizing the commissions an artist pays out.

Working with a carefully selected group of designers and creatives, Blaim can aid artists to create and maintain their image and online presence and digitally service their music to all digital music stores.

Building on recent web design projects, Blaim Media is now able to offer web site design and maintenance as well as maintenance and updating of social networking sites.

for more information, contact info[at]blaim.me