NOISEMAKERS: WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THEM

In our latest roundup, we present eight more stars of tomorrow from various parts of the biz whose dedication and effort make their superiors look good.

This week's entrants will also find their faces in our latest mag, which could make for good—or disappointing—talking points during Thanksgiving dinner.

Daisy Hoffman
Agent, Wasserman Music

Having grown up attending Ultra Music Festival, Hoffman was understandably elated to book John Summit as part of his collaborative project, Everything Always, with Dom Dolla to headline the fest’s main stage in 2025. Presently, she’s orchestrating the Experts Only events in Tulum, Tahoe and Vail slated for the top of the year, curating unique festival-style lineups alongside Summit and the team. Despite her high-octane career, Hoffman has never had a sip of coffee. Neither have we, for the last four minutes.

Sean Heydorn
SVP, Head of Rock and Rise Records, BMG

This year, Heydorn has celebrated big moments like Spiritbox’s Grammy nod, Sum 41’s final album —which yielded their first Alternative radio #1 in over two decades—Lenny Kravitz’s Vegas residency, Breaking Benjamin’s comeback and music from newcomers Kublai Khan TX. He’s now gearing up for Spiritbox’s second album, which features a collab with Megan Thee Stallion, Polyphia’s studio return, Kravitz’s EU tour, Breaking Benjamin’s new single, plus more. Heydorn dreams of off-road biking and camping in solitude. He definitely doesn’t want us anywhere near his tent.

Britt Donahoo
Director, Commercial Strategy & Partnerships, Island Records

From promoting hip-hop shows in college to major-label milestones, Donahoo’s career is a constant high note. She played a key role in Sabrina Carpenter’s platinum success and helped plot the global explosion of Chappell Roan’s debut album—she’ll never forget learning the “HOT TO GO!” dance from Roan herself. More recently, she’s been focused on new releases from Wyatt Flores, Shawn Mendes and Medium Build, among others. Donahoo was once a cheer captain in Texas. We were frequently shoved into our lockers.

Bel Mesbahi
Creative Director, A&R, PULSE Music Group/PULSE Records

Mesbahi was thrilled to blend music and fashion when working on the ALYX mixtape with Matthew Williams—the former creative director of Givenchy. Celebrating its launch with a New York Fashion Week bash alongside some of the project’s featured artists was a career highlight. Recently, he’s been focused on rolling out Tommy Richman’s debut album, COYOTE, which arrived on 9/27. Mesbahi is an avid disc-golf player, hitting the courses weekly. We have been beaten by children at putt-putt golf.

Mamie Lowther
Artist Manager, Three Six Zero

Among other career highs, Lowther’s seen MK & Dom Dolla’s ARIA-winning “Rhyme Dust” dominate Beatport and U.S. Dance radio, traveled to Lagos with Ebenezer and had a front-row seat for a J. Cole, Wizkid & Davido show, and visited Old Trafford with Majid Jordan during their U.K. tour. Lately, she’s been busy relaunching MK’s Area10 label and managing the campaign for Majid Jordan’s Good People album (plus tour) and is now developing Japanese supergroup f5ve’s rise. Lowther’s a classically trained singer and violinist with 3x Grade 8 certifications. We’ve been banned from karaoke.

Sarah Pfeiffer
Associate Director, Marketing, Columbia

Pfeiffer’s career is studded with stellar marketing campaigns, from Harry Styles to ROSALÍA and Tyler, the Creator. Her highlight? A live stunt with blink-182 transformed into a chart-topping album campaign, ending with a commemorative tattoo. Now, she’s amplifying Koe Wetzel’s hits from his 9 Lives album and the deluxe edition of Ella Langley’s breakout debut album, still hungover. Next up: new music from The Chainsmokers and Alana Springsteen. Pfeiffer boasts tattoos for many of the major projects she’s worked on. We’ve got a “Hey Buddy” tramp stamp.

Patrick Flanagan
Artist Manager, Maverick

Flanagan traveled to Tuscany to work on Andrea Bocelli’s three-day July concert event, saw Shania Twain join Harry Styles for his 2022 Coachella headlining set and took a helicopter tour around Rio for Paul McCartney’s show in 2023. Lately, his work has taken him to the Dr. Odyssey set with Twain, who returns to the series for another episode airing 11/28, and NYC for the premiere of Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration, which hit U.S. theaters 11/8. Flanagan’s intro to management started at Mortar Media, with Jersey Shore’s Snooki. We’ve been called a situation.

Jessica Thomas
Director of A&R, Ads & Brand Partnerships, Milk & Honey Silo

Thomas cherishes inking her idol James Blake to a sync licensing deal with SILO: Music and witnessing the success of management clients JBACH (Anitta, Stray Kids, Le Sserafim) and Trey Campbell (GIVĒON), John Legend, Masego). Having built SILO: Music’s management and publishing rosters for the last four years, she recently stepped into a new role at Milk & Honey Silo, focusing on music for major ad campaigns and artist-brand partnerships (she recently secured UPSAHL for an Apple ad). Thomas is fluent in American Sign Language. Our English is a little rusty.