Scott Cymbala has joined bicoastal Elias Arts as general manager of its Santa Monica office, a newly created company position. He previously served in the same capacity for bicoastal tomandandy’s Santa Monica operation.
Cymbala will report directly to Elias Arts’ COO David Drucker. Elias Arts includes: Elias Music, which creates compositions for commercials, movies and business ventures; Elias Sound, which provides sound design that meshes music and sound in new kinds of instrumentations; and Elias Recordings, which produces albums for the recording industry.
Elias Arts also maintains an Artists in Residence (AIR) program, which specializes in identifying new music genres and artists to sign to the company’s roster. AIR exclusively represents a select number of high-profile musicians to the TV commercial industry. Last year, AIR signed hip-hop artist Tricky to its roster. One of Cymbala’s responsibilities will be to build on the success of AIR.
Diversity
Cymbala brings to his new roost a diverse background that encompasses experience in the recording industry, publishing, licensing and artist representation. He originally came aboard tomandandy to start atomcandy, a record label in electronic, underground, hip-hop and experimental music. Cymbala then became general manager for tomandandy on the West Coast.
Prior to tomandandy, Cymbala owned and managed Damaged Gods, a boutique bicoastal artist management company, representing bands including Superdrag (signed to Electra records), and Los Angeles band Lifter (signed to Interscope). The company also operated as an independent record label. Cymbala’s résumé additionally includes work in the print publishing world with magazines like Raygun and Bikini.
