Bandier Program Job Candidates

Below are current Bandier graduates looking for job placement. Please contact them directly or if you have any further questions contact Lisa Steele at llsteele@syr.edu.

Jack Barsh

Industry Experience 

• FullStop Management – Artist Management Intern – Los Angeles, CA
• Monotone – Artist Management Intern – Los Angeles, CA  
• UMG – Brand Partnerships Intern – New York, NY
• Un:hurd – Marketing Intern – London, UK
• The Syndicate – Marketing Intern – New York, NY 
• University Union – Bandersnatch Concert Series Co-Director – Syracuse, NY
• Big Hassle Media – Publicity Intern – New York, NY

Contact 
914.953.1614
barshjack@gmail.com 
Resume/LinkedIn

Vir Batra

Industry Experience  

• Venice Music – Partner Success Intern – Los Angeles, CA
• Subcat Studios – Audio Intern – Syracuse, NY
• Newhouse Recording Studio – Audio Engineer – Syracuse, NY
• OZ Underground Nightclub – Founder, Sound Engineer – Syracuse, NY
• Upforlessons – Social Media Intern – Singapore

Contact 
315.880.1258
+65 9459.8604 (WhatsApp)
virsubberwalbatra@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn
Portfolio

Josh Carus

Industry Experience  

• Independent Artist Group – Executive Assistant to EVP, Head of Global Music – New York, NY
• Falcon Music Artist Services (Senior Capstone Project) – Co-Founder – Syracuse, NY
• Primary Wave – Digital Marketing and Content Creation Intern – New York, NY
• City Slang Records – Marketing Intern – New York, NY
• The Rolen Group – A&R Intern – New York, NY
• The Animal Farm – Copywriting and Video Editing Intern – London, UK
• WERW Media – General Manager and DJ, Formerly Head of Programming – Syracuse, NY
• Architekt Music –  Shadowed Engineer and Studio Manager – Butler, NJ

Contact 
973.727.8152
jtcarus@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Antonio Cruz

Industry Experience  

• Surefire Agency – Booking and Operations Intern – New York, NY 
• Waxploitation Records – Artist Management/A&R Intern – Los Angeles, CA
• Recording and Entertainment Program Workshop – Independent Study – Sayreville, NJ
• Bad Owl Records – Marketing/PR/Synch Intern – Los Angeles, CA
• x2 Management – Founder and CEO – Syracuse, NY

Contact 
732.207.9002
antonio.cruz1748@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Benjamin Fritz

Industry Experience  

• Echostage – Event Production and Stage Technician Intern – Washington D.C.
• Steez Promo – Production Management and Marketing Intern – Baltimore, MD
• Versa.la – Talent Booking and Development Intern – Los Angeles, CA

Contact 
240.994.5025
bsfritz@syr.edu
Resume/LinkedIn

Eliana Hallegua

Industry Experience  

• APG – A&R Intern – Los Angeles, CA 
• MIBE Music – A&R and Music Supervision Intern – New York, NY 
• Ultra Music Publishing – A&R and Publishing Intern – Los Angeles, CA
• REVERE Music Group – A&R Intern – Los Angeles, CA 
• Daizic – Digital A&R Intern and Social Media Specialist – Los Angeles, CA

Contact 
310.422.4329
elianahallegua@yahoo.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Ryan Hermann

Industry Experience  

• Atlantic Records – Video Production Intern – New York, NY
• 6Degree Productions – Founder / Producer / Creative Director – Syracuse, NY
• Your Army Promotions – DJ Promotions Intern – London, UK
• Black Box Recordings – A&R / Marketing Intern – Toronto, ON

Contact 
973.908.7762
rhherman@syr.edu
Resume/LinkedIn
Portfolio

Brooke Papillion

Industry Experience 

• Black Box – Marketing Intern – Los Angeles, CA
• Bandier Program – Social Media Coordinator – Syracuse, NY
• Un:hurd – Digital Marketing Intern – London, UK
• AMP Entertainment – A&R Intern – Los Angeles, CA
• Revere Music Group – Digital Marketing Intern – Los Angeles, CA

Contact
310.363.1347
bpapillion99@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn
Portfolio

Thomas Romano

Industry Experience 

• For Your Rotation – CEO/Co-Founder (90k+ followers, 2m+ likes on TikTok, collabs with each major label, multiple marketing campaigns, and prominent music influencers)

• BeatStars – Campus Marketing – Syracuse, NY

• BeatStars x Sony Publishing – Music Team – Austin, TX

• Universal Music Group – Strategy + Tactics Intern – New York, NY

• 3:02 Music Group – A&R/Intern – Los Angeles, CA

• Bandier Program – Social Media – Syracuse, NY

Contact
716.867.2602 
tommyromano123@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn 

Benjamin Weiss

Industry Experience 

• BET Awards 2022 – Assistant/Talent Crew – Los Angeles, CA

• Big Ice Entertainment – CEO and Founder of Management Company – New York, NY

• The Real1’s Talk Podcast – CEO, Founder and Podcast Host – New York, NY

• The Ogunlesi Group – Management Intern – Los Angeles, CA

• SOB’s – Event Planning and Booking Intern – New York, NY

• The Loft Sound Studio – Artist Development and Production Intern – Long Island, NY

Contact 
516.445.5167
benjamingweiss14@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

Drew Winiarski

Industry Experience 

• The Ogunlesi Group – Assistant Day-to-Day Manager, charlieonnafriday – Los Angeles, CA
• The Ogunlesi Group – Artist Management Intern – Los Angeles, CA 
• RECORDS CO. – A&R Consultant – New York, NY
• Daizic – A&R Intern – Remote 
• Lagond School of Music – Studio Intern – Elmsford, NY

Contact 
914.584.2835
drewwiniarski18@gmail.com
Resume/LinkedIn

James Xu

Industry Experience 

• Sony Music Entertainment – International Marketing Coordinator (temp) – New York, NY
• Sony Music Entertainment – Digital Strategy Intern, International Marketing – New York, NY
• Universal Music Publishing Group – Royalty Analyst Intern, Beijing, China
• Full Rate No Cap – Marketing Coordinator, Syracuse, NY
• RCA Records – Digital Marketing Intern, New York, NY
• Alamo Records – Digital Marketing Intern, New York, NY

Contact 
(518)-248-5080
Jamesxu2020@outlook.com
Resume/LinkedIn