Chris Newmyer is one half of 30 Milkshakes. He rarely answers to “Chris”, as there are just too many people named Chris in the world and he has “one of those” last names. After having spent the last bunch of years tour managing various artists around the world, he decided it was time to start working for artists in a more permanent manner. Having released over 30 records on his own label, The Self-Starter Foundation, he understands what it means to be on an indie label, tour and build a fanbase.
There’s lots of other related experience in his 15+ years in music industry, but, to be honest, it’s all kinda boring. All that matters is the here and the now. And milkshakes. Coffee milkshakes, to be precise. Extra thick.
He enjoys single malt scotch, bourbon, blended scotch, beer, and shrimp cocktail.
When not listening to Steely Dan, he can lately be found listening to Micah P. Hinson, 10,000 Maniacs, Love Is All, Takka Takka, and The Go-Betweens.
Kendel Ratley is one half of 30 Milkshakes. She’s known variously as “the nice half”, “the pretty half”, and “the one who answers her phone.” (But Chris IS getting better at that, he swears.) Kendel comes to management from the dotcom world. Having spent the last four years covering a plethora of duties at eMusic, she was ready for something new, and that something new is 30 Milkshakes.
She brings tons of things to the table: an intimate knowledge of the online space, great ideas for marketing, an acute eye (and ear) for what it is that the concertgoer wants to experience, organizational skills like you wouldn’t believe (she actually likes organizing), and a pretty kick-ass recipe for a dessert called a Blueberry Buckle.
She likes it when people fall down, often talks about herself in the third person, and gets fussy if she doesn’t get taken out for at least two walks a day.
She’s currently listening to Soulwax, The National, Holy Fuck and Pete And The Pirates, but Daft Punk is always playing in the back of her head somewhere. Daft Punk and Steely Dan. Definitely Steely Dan. Lots of Steely Dan.
