Stampede Management is one of the fastest growing artist management companies in today's music scene. Headed by industry veteran, Russell Redeaux, Stampede is quickly becoming the premiere agency for talent management. Stampede is a venture extension to the Cashmere Agency, which creates competitive advantage because of the partnership opportunities that are cultivated by utilizing Cashmere Agency's marketing muscle, talent and resources. Stampede currently houses such artists as Underground Hip-hop Legend and Warner Bros Recording Artist Murs, and Brooke Valentine. This boutique firm also represents many talented producers such as Terrace Martin (Snoop Dogg, Fergie, Quincy Jones, Talib Kweli, Lil Scrappy), Wild Animals (John Legend, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt) and Midi Mafia (50 Cent, G Unit, Fantasia, Westside Connection, Talib Kweli).

Artist Management Takes Incredible People Skills
The biggest key is really managing their expectations, between managing the label’s expectations and managing the artists expectations, helping guild their creative minds with what is realistic in the business world. That is the biggest thing that management helps plays a part in, just helping realistically guide the artist in terms of what their creative expectations are as far as output and how that ties into financial terms and building a successful campaign to get that record out. There is no business formula to creative. Usually the management is in a position to communicate the artist’s vision to the label so everyone is satisfied and the artist getting what they need from the label, and the label is getting what they expect out of the artist in terms of being on time and being productive. It takes incredible people skills, in understanding how to deal with creative minds. You have to keep them motivated because they are the product. It’s important to keep them in a great head space to give great interviews and shows so they are holding up their end of responsibilities.

Greatest Moments in Stampede History:
I work with emergent production team, Wild Animals, and being called on to work on the legendary Quincy Jones’ tribute album, they accomplished an incredible song with John Legend that will be included on his upcoming record. From seeing how the guys hustle and after experiencing the highs and lows of the production game, being called on by the legendary Quincy Jones is amazing.