Sean McMahon

Sean’s diverse credits include producing and engineering Marilyn Manson, Michael Bolton, The Judds, Slipknot, Stone Sour, Wynona Judd, and Bill Gaither. He collaborated on two Grammy-nominated album projects and a platinum album. Sean mixed and/or engineered tracks on three #1 Billboard music videos. Presently he is Chair of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Entertainment and Media Business at Madison Media Institute and a certified Pro Tools instructor. Sean has a Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University.

Stephen Pedo

Steve has spent the past 28 years in the music industry beginning in 1981 with the old RCA Records Company, which changed names to Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) and later to EMI Music.  He has been involved in all levels and aspects of the music industry, from head office to local office and from domestic to international. His broad span of experience included opening new companies, acquiring companies, dealing with financial aspects of new technologies including the CD, CD Rom, DVD and now the Internet. Steve was involved in signing new artists, opening and closing recording studios, merging distribution centers and implementing new financial systems in various countries. He began his career as an auditor for Price Waterhouse in Milwaukee, but shortly thereafter moved to New Jersey to be an internal auditor for RCA Records, where he worked auditing licensee companies in Asia and Latin America. He moved to New York office to work in the accounting and finance departments. Subsequently he was promoted to VP Finance for Asia Pacific Region based in Hong Kong. Steve moved to Australia as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and after a short stint in New York as VP Finance for worldwide Classical Music, and on to Brazil as CFO. After BMG, Steve took on a CFO position with EMI’s Narada Productions, back in Milwaukee where his professional career began. Following that, he went back to Brazil as CFO for EMI’s Brazilian company.

Sue Schrader

Sue has spent the past two decades in the music and entertainment industries.  She has participated in all aspects of music publicity and promotion, including creating and managing campaigns for various promoters, record labels, bands and venues.  Sue spent many years building solid regional and national relationships and her broad knowledge and experience are effective in creating and executing successful marketing and media campaigns. She began her career as a talent buyer for her college and also did promotion for Alternative Concert Group.  Subsequently she moved on to publicity and promotion at GMR Marketing, where she worked with the Miller Band Network and various other clients.  She then managed Narada/EMI’s media relations department for fifteen years and was responsible for publicity and promotion campaigns for a number of artists including the Neville Brothers, The Subdudes, John Hammond, Cracker, Charlie Musselwhite, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Jeff Lorber, Afro Celt Sound System, Kathy Mattea, and many others. In addition to her work with Blind Ambition Management, Sue oversees Blonde Ambition Public Relations, an independent music publicity firm for artists from multiple genres.  Their roster of current and past musicians includes the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Charlie Sexton, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Ruthie Foster, Bo Ramsey, Clarence Bucaro, and others.  In her spare time she produces and publicizes several local music festivals.