Team
Adam Cavagnaro
President & founder
Named a top industry professional by Musical America, President & Founder of Promethean Artists, Adam Cavagnaro holds both a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Montclair State University, where he received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2019, and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Manhattan School of Music. Fusing skills acquired from his time as a performing artist and his work in the hospitality industry at New York’s fine dining restaurants (Gramercy Tavern, Nobu, Morimoto), Adam’s approach provides artists with proactive, thoughtful, and innovative solutions to everyday challenges encountered in the classical music industry.
A former Vice President, Artist Manager at IMG Artists, Adam began his career in artist management as a Managerial Assistant in 2012, where he teamed with Senior Vice President and Director of Vocal Alec Treuhaft working with top level talent. In 2014, Adam was tasked with developing the west coast presence of IMG Artists, as the only California-based artist manager representing vocalists. He currently resides in Madrid, Spain.
CALLAN COUGHLAN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ORCHESTRAL BOOKING, ARTIST MANAGER
Callan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, a Master’s in Business Management from Trinity College Dublin and a Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute. He began his career as Assistant Artist Manager in the Singers department of Askonas Holt, subsequently moving into the roles of Associate Artist Manager and then Artist Manager. There, he had the pleasure of working under Director Joel Thomas with such distinguished artists as Eva-Maria Westbroek, Ailyn Peréz, Anita Hartig, Nahuel di Pierro and Frédéric Antoun. At Askonas Holt, Callan also developed an interest in scouting and nurturing new talent, acting as co-lead on the Lies Askonas Fellowship program for young artists.
With a keen interest in the digital marketing space, he previously volunteered his time as Marketing Manager for Young People in the Arts in London. Also an avid runner, Callan has completed the London, Paris and Istanbul Marathons, and spends his weekends as one of the Run Directors of his local parkrun.