MaKayla Hasselkus

• Participated in Music Advocacy Day 2025. Met with Congressman of Ohio, Rep. Max Miller to discuss A.I. Safeguards, the bipartisan NO FAKES Act (H.R. 2794 / S. 1367) and Funding For The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

• Utilize Symphonic for release distribution, support release campaigns, update show listings in Songkick & Bandsintown, and organize tour content for client accessibility.
• Ingest music into DISCO, enter metadata such as album covers, writers, and PROs, and assist with creating pitch materials and artist spotlight newsletters.
• Conduct social media audits, sync lyrics to Spotify & Apple Music via Musixmatch, and upload merchandise to atVenue for enhanced artist visibility.
• Create Feature.fm links, register songs on Mediabase & iHeartRadio, add upcoming releases to playlists.
• Optimize YouTube videos, upload canvases to songs using Spotify for Artists, publish articles on The Pier, schedule posts on social media.

Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2 World Tour - Cleveland

Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour - Columbus

$uicideboy$ Grey Day Tour - Indianapolis & Cincinnati

Jonas Brothers Greetings From My Hometown Tour - Detroit

Morgan Wallen I'm The Problem Tour - Cleveland

• Assist VIP Rep with set up/tear down of both VIP check-in and pre-show lounge or activations.
• Assemble and distribute VIP merch packages according to package purchased.

Metallica M72 World Tour

U.S. Bank Stadium - Minneapolis, MN - August 16th & August 18th

Lumen Field - Seattle, WA - August 30th & September 1st

Nissan Stadium - Nashville, TN - May 1st & May 3rd

• Set up/tear down Enhanced Experiences check-in and pre-show lounge, keep road cases organized.
• Utilize Attendium to check in guests, distribute merch package items, assist with questions.

• Create marketing campaigns for artists signed to labels like Warner Records and Kartel Music Group.
• Participate in content writer's rooms, brainstorm social media content, and visual identity ideas.

• Represent 107.3 Alternative Cleveland, 97.5 WONE, 94.9 WQMX, and 93.5FM/1590AM WAKR at station appearances.
• Booth set up, merch distribution, conduct giveaways, and drive station vehicles.

High Water Festival - Artist Village/Subheadliner Liaison, April 2025 & April 2026

Sand In My Boots - Subheadliner Liaison, May 2025

The Governors Ball - Artist Village Liaison, June 2026

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival - Artist Hospitality Extern, June 2023 - WHO Stage/Plaza Liaison, June 2024 - WHAT Stage + Headliner Overnight Liaison, June 2025 & June 2026

Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL - Overnight Support, August 2023 - Overnight Support, August 2024

Riot Fest - Overnight Hospitality, September 2024 - Overnight AR + Hospo Lead, September 2025

Austin City Limits - Amex Subheadliner, Titos Stage, Miller Stage Liaison, October 2023 - Artist Village Support, October 2024

• Load-in/load-out tasks, fulfilling artist/headliners needs, stage coolers.
• Dressing room set up, organizing riders, trailer flips, catering orders.
• Handle all dressing room and hospitality needs for the Subheadliner.
• Responsible for setting up the post-show catering arrangements.
• Main point of contact for AR & Artist Hospitality needs during Headliner load-out/load-in.
• Transport artists around site, distribute credentials, organize overnight meals, reset dressing rooms.

• Prepare and serve drinks, manage food delivery, greet customers, and bartend to enhance guest experience.
• Assist in developing engaging content for social media platforms, reaching an audience of over 118k followers.
• Setting up and working private events including MGK Day 2023 & 2025, & MGK's 'Lost Americana' Listening Party.
• Travel to various cities to coordinate and execute pop-up events, serving drinks and selling merchandise.

Super Bowl LX - Levi's Stadium - February 7 & 8, 2026

• Managed schedules and logistics for talent, escorted artists & NFL legends throughout the venue.
• Distributed credentials, assisted with the setup of the dressing rooms, ensured artists were on stage & ready to perform at their designated times.
  

• Curated and scheduled social media content for festival and personal radio show, Rocksteady, enhancing audience engagement.
• Conducted interviews with artists, vendors, and attendees, edited content for clarity, and submitted for approval, ensuring quality storytelling.

• Host of Reggae, Ska-Punk, and Surf Rock specialty show called "Rocksteady."
• Set up interviews with artists, edit and post them to station/show social media platforms.
• Interviews with Monique Powell of Save Ferris, John Feldman of Goldfinger, Tropidelic, Surfer Girl, Bud Gaugh of Sublime, Emily Brimlow, Tobyraps, and ZuP.
• Covered Everwild 2025, promotional giveaways ahead of the festival, hosted a Tropidelic Takeover episode in collaboration with LoCLE Grown.

• Found and presented music for rotation, maintained music library/relationships with artists and labels.
• Created station merch, managed station appearances and social media, organized and executed concerts on campus including LOCALS ONLY, Block Party, WOW Concert Series, and Record Store Pop Up.
• Conducted weekly format meetings, final say on song placement in rotation, inputed songs into WideOrbit using Adobe Audition, updated weekly show playlists and MegaSeg.

• Venues worked for include FivePoint Amphitheater and The Wiltern.
• Ticketing, ushering, wristband distribution, venue set up/tear down.

• Hosted my own weekly show as well as participated in live group shows.
• Interviewed artists such as Jade Jackson, Strangelight, and After The Millenials.

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Indio, CA - April 2025

• Provided support to management as needed to ensue smooth operations, monitored inventory.
• Promoted merchandise, enhanced customer experience, processed transactions using atVenue.