Erin Workman

With over 20 years of experience in the music industry, Erin Workman brings a combined expertise in areas of Music Publishing, A&R, Artist Development, Vocal Coaching, Entertainment Education, Industry Relations and more. A degree in Music Education and Vocal Performance prepared her to enter into the industry as a signed staff songwriter and recording artist for Gaylord Entertainment (including Acuff Rose and Warner Chappell) in Nashville, TN, which led to entry into writing for Film/TV projects and various publishing/licensing ventures. While working with artists and songwriters, there was a natural ease into the field of Artist Development which brought Workman to Los Angeles to write for Disney (Suite Life of Zack & Cody) and work with such artists as DJ Ashba (Sixx:AM), Drake Bell (Nickelodeon/Sony), Miley Cyrus (Disney), Zac Efron (Disney), Selena Gomez (Disney), Ashley Tisdayle (Disney), Emma Roberts (Sony/Columbia) and many more.? As a session singer/pianist and songwriter, Erin can be found on projects as varied as Rufus Wainwright, Russell Crowe – TOFOG, Disney’s “Suite Life of Zack and Cody”, Nickelodeon’s “Unfabulous” – Emma Roberts, and various Film and TV projects and placements.

Erin’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and Vocal Performance from CSU, Chico and her primary instruments are voice, piano/keyboards and guitar. In her previous executive position as Senior Director of A&R at TAXI Music, Erin utilized her passion for helping artists to achieve great success and continues currently as an A&R consultant for several major music companies. In this capacity, she also forged a number of important relationships with publishers, A&R representatives, music supervisors and managers for the purpose of promoting the talent of the TAXI members to the industry at large. As a result, the members secured many Film/TV placements and a prominent artist/writer signings.

After leading the Artist Development program as an instructor at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, she progressed to take on the positions of Senior Director of Education followed by VP of Artist Careers and Industry Relations. Erin went on to take the position of Executive Director of Industry Relations and Career Services at Los Angeles College of Music in Pasadena, CA. She then developed the Songwriting and Music Business majors at the college, ultimately becoming the Department Head for each. In addition to these Department Head roles, Workman has become the Executive Vice President of Los Angeles College of Music. While the education position revolved around building new programs to engage potential new students and better serve the ever-changing needs of the music industry, the industry relations side to the role(s) have focused on building strategic partnerships and opportunities on behalf of the students and institution with top members of the industry. Examples of these partnerships include forging strong programs and affiliate relationships with companies such as Guitar Center, Roland/BOSS, Yamaha, Blue Microphones, ASCAP, BMI, Fender, and many more. In addition, Workman has worked to bring the talent of the students of MI and LACM out to the industry while inviting the members of the industry to become more directly aligned with the developing talent. Erin is also the Owner/CEO of Intersect Entertainment, a full-service artist development and consulting company.

Whether it be through strengthening an artist’s voice, tailoring the live show for maximum impact on the audience, fine tuning the performance in the studio or assisting the artist with image development, industry networking and branding, Erin Workman continues to be a prominent force in Artist Development and seeks to support each artist and company she works with in a way that insures success. As a prominent and well-connected music industry member, Workman also strives to advocate for the talents and rights of the artists, songwriters, and primary stakeholders in developing beneficial partnerships and opportunities for expansion.

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