TEAM
| Name | Wolfgang Rott |
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CEO |
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Email: ceo@cmm-marketing.com |
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Without emotion there's no excitement! |
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| About | The founder and leader of CMM GMBH. Having gained experience in key branches of the business like tour, record and publishing as a manager, marketer, consultant and brand developer for more than 30 years, Wolfgang knows how to sustain a great team to provide vision, creativity and the best solutions for his customers. Having kept his brain-child CMM on top of this rollercoaster business for decades, he also is a highly-requested “train-the-trainer” proud of housing a CMM family of three generations under his roof today. |
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| Skills | After studying and working for the city council, he switched to the music industry more than 40 years ago. Wolfgang remains a true expert in his field – no surprise that CMM remains one of the most renowned marketing agencies for musicians in Germany and the whole of Europe. |
| Name | Sonja |
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Head of Promotion |
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Email: sonja@cmm-marketing.com |
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“I’m not insane. I’m voluntarily indifferent to conventional rationality.” (Jared Leto) |
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| About | Live music addict and movie nerd Sonja is a curious mix between a dreamer and a perfectionist. As shown by her constant switching from the office to brutal mosh pits, she feels at home in many worlds. After years of linguistic formality at university and news desks, our esteemed phrasing expert can now freely put her passion for creative writing to a good use at CMM. |
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After completing a degree in English Language and Literature and Master of Arts in German Philology; Sonja combined her passion for copywriting and communications at CMM. |
| Name | Jay Lansford |
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A&R / Product Management SAOL |
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Email: jay@cmm-marketing.com |
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“Gabba Gabba we accept you, one of us” (Ramones) |
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| About | “Rock & Roll music represents freedom and together this is what we are fighting for. From the stage to the recording studio, behind the scenes and all points in between, experience, patience and faith are the things that keep us all motivated to keep reaching for our goals.” |
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| Skills | More than 40 years of experience in the business on and off the stage – before joining CMM, Jay has worked with legends such as Motörhead, Judas Priest, Lynard Skynard and many more. |
| Name | Lukas Kranz | |
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Print & Radio Promotion |
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Email: lukas@cmm-marketing.com |
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Having studied the mechanisms of Public Relations in university as well as the lovely obscurity of underground metal music in his mind, Lukas adds a well-important part of nichey expertise to the team. Promotion concepts and new marketing ideas flow better whilst blasting black metal through your headphones – trust him, he tested it. In case his mind ain’t somewhere between his work desk or his impressive digital archive of music throughout any genres, Lukas enjoys the highs and lows of table-tennis, long walks and laid-back gaming sessions. |
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Has studied Public Relations, and developed PR-campaigns for various start-ups as well as the well-known soccer club Hannover 96 |
| Name | J. Morti Uhlig |
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Creative Director |
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Email: morti@cmm-marketing.com |
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"Art is the strongest manifestation of your positionality. Make it worthwhile, never hide!" |
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| About | The quirky child in a grown man's skin. Constantly bouncing between leading designers, texters and code wizzes to create a bulletproof narrative versus painting bold ideas on his inner canvas to keep us creative – Morti is always hyped up. In passive mode, he is an avid reader, DIY’er, bicycle maniac who gives his bikes names, and a lover of old school thrash and death metal, doom, stoner, singer/songwriter, blues, indie, jazz, world music... Roll with him and watch your story come to life! |
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| Skills | One of the longest-serving members of the CMM family – Morti is an expert in photo journalism and specialized on storytelling and copywriting |
| Name | Laura Klawitter | |
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Online Promotion & PR |
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Email: laura@cmm-marketing.com |
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“And some people say it’s just rock’n’roll, but it gets you right down to your soul.” (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) |
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Originating from the spheres of Wacken, Metal music has always been present in Laura’s young life. After getting into Modern Rock, 2000s Indie and 80s music as well, her frequent attendance at concerts and festivals across the country has only been a logical consequence of her passion for music. Besides browsing through record and book shops on the hunt for rare grails or postmodern literature to feed her head with, the retired book blogger completes the unit as a part of the Creative team.
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Specialized and experienced in social media communication and content writing. |
| Name | Julian Rott | |
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Copywriter CMM/SAOL |
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Email: julian@cmm-marketing.com |
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"There's words to every story, and a story to every word." |
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Linguist on duty Julian has lived in many places around the world. Each place has given him something to take along, musically and language-wise. This hardly comes as a surprise, as some of his favorite things are listening, reading between the lines and bridging language barriers. CMM has provided a home for his eloquent writing and his knack for translation. |
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Has a PhD in linguistics, very good knowledge of languages such as German, English, Dutch, Norwegian, French, Icelandic and Russian – therefore, we couldn’t wish for a better copywriting expert. |
| Name | Ben Grefe | |
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Junior Office and Accounting Manager |
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Email: ben@cmm-marketing.com |
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"Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it." (Dalai Lama) |
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Ben is not only an open-minded and optimistic person, but also a man addicted to music, movies and all forms of art – always trying to find the special, little things in life. |
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After studying natural sciences, Ben realized what his true purpose is and joined the music business at CMM. |
| Name | Ivan Lopez | |
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Intern CMM & SAOL |
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Email: ivan@cmm-marketing.com |
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"Never deny where you come from" (MLP) |
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Long live Metal! Besides living daily life as a metalhead, he is a music maniac, open to listening to all kinds of tunes in order to add them to his life-playlist. Ivan loves concerts and music festivals, always ready to sing along loudly or go for a mosh in the pit. A lively Mexican, always looking for the best tacos in town ¡Sí señor! |
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With a Graphic Communication Design degree and six years of experience in Creative Agencies, Ivan decided to take his career to the next level, studying for a Master's Degree in Advertising Communication in Spain. Ready to boost CMM with crazy and strategic ideas! |
