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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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.
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| 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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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.
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| Name | Lisa Dropp | |
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Radio Promotion |
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Email: lisa@cmm-marketing.com |
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„Where words fail, music speaks.“ – Hans Christian Andersen |
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Lisa brings more than a decade of retail experience to the team, including eight years as a manager. During this time, she has proven her ability to remain calm and composed even in the most turbulent situations. Since fall 2023, she has been following her inner metalhead professionally as well. Her calm demeanor conveys a deep inner strength that enables her to stay in control even in the most challenging situations. Lisa's passion for music is diverse: her musical interests range from black and death metal to the timeless classics. This broad palette reflects her versatility and openness. In her approach to challenges, she draws on a broad spectrum of perspectives and solutions – always inspired by her love of music. |
| Name | Lukas Kranz | |
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Print 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
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| 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.
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| 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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One of the longest-serving members of the CMM family – Morti is an expert in photo journalism and specialized on storytelling and copywriting
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| Name | Maria Fridman | |
| Role | Copywriting Social Media Manager Online Promotion |
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E-Mail: maria@cmm-marketin.com |
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“I’m a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character.” (Alfred Hitchcock) |
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A creative person with an interest in literature and art as well as a lover of all things weird, queer, and spooky. Music being an important part of her daily life, the Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Rock, and Hip Hop fan spends a lot of her free time at concerts and festivals. Apart from that, you can find her painting, playing video games, or feeding her inner horror movie nerd. She used to do freelance copywriting, before joining the CMM team to do some customized storytelling, that is more to her unconventional liking. |
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Speaks German, English, Russian, and French, has a bachelor’s degree in English and German Studies, and a master’s degree in Media Writing and Media Translation with a focus on Accessible Communication |
