Kavi Halemane

Kavi Halemane joined The Collective in August 2011 as a Project Manager for the Music and Digital divisions. While working with a diverse Client roster (everything from Mainstream Rock, to Electronic Dance Music and Punk/Alt bands), Kavi specializes and executes in Digital Strategy and Product Management, working alongside Managers and Clients to maximize opportunities, increase engagement, build communities, and analyze metrics to help meet project goals and service client needs.

Kavi is currently the Head Of Digital/Marketing Strategy for The Collective’s partner companies in the EDM space, Circle Talent Agency and Steez Promo. With this role Kavi spearheads efforts online and beyond for a vast roster of DJs, Music Festivals, and Dance/DJ culture events throughout the United States. Kavi is also working with several management clients at The Collective including Chris Cornell, Godsmack, Megan & Liz, Attack Attack!, Blood On The Dance Floor, I Am The Avalanche, and many others.

Prior to joining The Collective, Kavi worked at Universal Music Group as part of the Interscope Geffen A&M label for 4 years. While at Interscope, Kavi served as a Digital Strategist for the Pop and Rock Marketing Divisions, as well as a Marketing Manager (digital and physical) working on a large portion of the label’s releases.

At Interscope, Kavi played a key role in the success of the band Rise Against, where he led the company in several Gold album and single campaigns and propelled their latest album “Endgame” to a #2 Debut on the Billboard Top 200. He also worked on the multi-Grammy winning and Triple-Platinum album “The Fame” from Lady Gaga, on which Kavi was one of the original Gaga team members that developed the groundwork for her massive commercial success online and beyond. Other key campaigns from his time at UMG include the Grammy winning debut albums from La Roux and Them Crooked Vultures, as well as numerous product campaigns in the Rock and Alternative genre for artists such as Blink-182, AFI, Papa Roach, Puddle Of Mudd, TV On The Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Weezer, U2, and many others.

Before his time at UMG, Kavi was heavily involved in other areas of the music industry. He held senior positions with several LA-based companies including Director Of A&R for Gabop Music (a Music Supervision and Production company), Lead Sound Designer for an audio book series by Zondervan Publishing, and Director Of New Media for PE-KO International Records and Hollywood Music Center.

Kavi is an alumnus of Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA where he achieved Bachelor’s Degrees in Music Business/Management and Music Production & Engineering, with a minor in Guitar Performance.

Kavi started his career as a musician in New Jersey’s music scene during the 1990s, running a music website and working in recording studios as an engineer. He currently resides in Venice, CA.