Snider leads the company’s Christian Media Group, where he and his team represent some of the most successful Christian recording artists of our time, including Maverick City, MercyMe, Kirk Franklin, Lauren Daigle, Natalie Grant, Kari Jobe and Phil Wickham.

You can go back in time and see any concert. Who would you see and when?

Bob Dylan going electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Gangster.

Name a music figure you admire.

Jeff Mosley. Jeff owns and operates Fair Trade in Nashville, which has been quietly dominating the Christian music world for 25 years.

Since joining Wasserman Music in 2021, Smith has created a veritable hip-hop juggernaut, with recent successes like Drake’s It’s All A Blur Tour, which grossed $340M, making it the biggest-ever hip-hop trek to that point. Smith’s client list also includes Childish Gambino, Daniel Caesar, John Legend and Kendrick Lamar, along with new global signings Future, Central Cee, d4vd and Kehlani.

You’re made czar of the concert industry. What’s the first thing you’d change?

Increase agent percentage to 50% of gross.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

“Tell the truth regardless of the consequences.” —Ian Copeland

A Berklee College of Music graduate, the Los Angeles-based Simon has honed his rock chops by working with stars such as Fall Out Boy, Twenty One Pilots, Avril Lavigne and Panic! at the Disco.

How do you relax away from the job?

Isolation float tanks and a strong bourbon collection are a magical mix.