We are Aye Aye Music. Straightforward, honest, financial advisors.
What is Aye Aye Music?
Aye Aye Music (AAM) is dedicated to helping artists get the most out of their business. Too much great music is lost when costs become unsustainable and artists have to find other means to make a living.
By partnering with AAM, artists are collaborating with a firm committed to providing detailed financial health analyses and strategic guidance designed to build a sustainable business in the entertainment industry.
AAM Artists receive insightful reports into day-to-day business activities, tour profitability, royalty payments and management expenses, all designed to improve artist knowledge and confidence about the financial side of the business.
As your partner, AAM is invested in the growth of your music business and diligently leave no stone unturned.
OUR TEAM
Our team believe financial literacy should be a joint collaboration.
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Why are you passionate about Business Management?
Being in a band you wear a lot of hats (just like any small business). Some members sling merch, some take on the long haul driving, but I was always the “lucky one” who was responsible for managing my band’s money. Through the years as our band grew beyond just needing someone to collect a few hundred dollars from a pimple face promoter and our needs as . This meant making sure we got paid after a gig, that all funds left over hit the bank account, that anyone that needed to be paid got paid and making sure the guarantee was enough to go around so we could make it to the next city on a tour. Eventually I became the point person to my band’s business manager when we could afford the luxury. I have aways been curious about how money flows in and out of a business and found that it wasn’t always clear where money was being earned and how money was being spent. I wanted to make an effort to make financial information clear to those who are in the position of being a musician and a small business owner so they could understand their business and make decisions based on this information.
Quote I live by: “Anyone remember when we used to believe that music was a sacred place and not some fucking bank machine? Not something you just bought and sold? How could we have been so naïve?”
-Propagandhi from “Rock for Sustainable Capitalism”
Who I collaborate with:
Aysanabee
TALK
Faouzia
The Behaviour Team
Private Ear Recording Studio
Twin Fang RecordsSoundTrack to My Life:
(5 - 10 song playlist)
Tim MacMillar
Camila Lozada
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Why are you passionate about Business Management?
Growing up in Peru, both my parents were entrepreneurs who created a business out of nothing. In that way, I have always been fascinated by the power and potential impact of one good idea.
As an artist myself, I have understood that I am a business, and I seek to empower other artists by providing them with the necessary tools to make informed decisions with their business. In the old days, the artist's personal manager was the one making many decisions that directly affected the artist's career. Nowadays, that's changing, and I'm a firm believer that no matter how big or small the team is, the artist should understand how the music business works and be in charge of the wheel.
Being a business manager allows me to discover new talent and share valuable tools of how the money is being used to empower artists to make strategic and effective decisions.
Quote I live by: “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty”. – Winston Churchill
Who I collaborate with:
Faouzia
The Behaviour Team
Devan GloverSoundTrack to My Life:
(5 - 10 song playlist)
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Johann is an accounting professional with over 8 years of solid accounting and bookkeeping experience. He graduated from the Humber College Accounting Certificate program and has been continuously working with numbers in many capacities from accounts payable/receivable clerk to property accountant.
Johann is also a passionate musician who has been involved in music for most of his life. He is a guitarist and producer who has performed and written with multiple local artists. As a freelance musician, he understands the challenges involved in earning a living in a creative industry. He also understands that many artists can feel overwhelmed when it comes to managing their books so his goal is to help his fellow artists to better manage their finances. This way, they can focus on their craft instead of worrying about their accounts
Johann Gomes
Mark Rynkun
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Why are you passionate about Business Management?
Mark has been a touring and recording freelance bass player for well over a decade. Some artists he has worked with include Nick Johnston, Protest The Hero, Cory Marks and Madeline Merlo.
While working towards his Bachelor Music Degree in 2012 at Humber College, Mark co-founded StereoFlavour Inc., an entertainment company specializing in bands performing weddings and corporate events. Throughout the years with StereoFlavour, Mark has filled the roles of musical director and finance manager which has been integral in contributing to the company’s long term success.
Finances as a musician have always been a challenging grey area for many in the music field. Working through many different financial situations in the past, Mark has made bookkeeping and financial organization a top priority in his day-to-day life. He looks forward to helping other musicians and artists with their finances so they can seamlessly continue pursuing their craft without the every day stress of finance admin!
Who I collaborate with:
Ulfur Inc. (Leif Vollebekk)
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Why are you passionate about Business Management?
Growing up in the 90’s on a steady diet of HipHop and Hardcore ignited two great passions in my life; music and social justice. I love the power music has as both a tool to educate and unite people around a common cause. A successful music business, just like social change, requires a lot of dreaming and a lot of organization. As a Business Manager, I get the opportunity to bring my creative business intelligence and operational experience to the table with each of our clients and provide them with the infrastructure, guidance and belief to chase those dreams.
Quote I live by : “Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced”
-James BaldwinWho I collaborate with:
Aysanabee
Babygirl
Devan Glover
End x Music
Ishkode Records
Jack Sheppard
Protest The HeroSoundTrack to My Life:
(10 - 15 song playlist)
Mike Fairless
Folarin Odunayo
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Why are you passionate about Business Management?
Folarin is an experienced finance professional, public speaker, creator and small business strategist based in Toronto. As a passionate musician and financial planning expert few opportunities or organizations fit at the intersection of both interests. Now more than ever he is intentional about using his business skills to help artists build successful ventures.
Quote I live by:
“Always changing, never still”
“The best way to predict the future is to create it”Who I collaborate with:
TALK
Cat Clyde
Lady DonliSoundTrack to My Life:
(5 - 10 song playlist)
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