Andrée Kaminsky
Andrée Kaminsky, creator of SingerExpress.com and its parent company, Fretless Productions/Management LLC, has over two decades of experience in entertainment, music, recording production, and advertising. As one of the most exclusive and highly regarded management companies, Fretless is a major factor in the successes of prominent session vocalists. Andrée’s expertise offers her clients a unique opportunity to showcase their talent within the advertising business, commercial music business, and other markets of the entertainment industry.
After graduating from Hampshire College in 1985, Andrée worked as a representative for David Starr’s special effects/animation film production house, Broadcast Arts. She also worked for Starr’s client, Zack Smith Music, as an account representative, and later as an associate producer.
Andrée then became a representative for Liberty Films, but soon after decided to return to her first love: the music industry. Through her work as an associate producer with various music production companies, she quickly learned the important aspects of the business: booking talent, sales, negotiating commercial contracts, marketing, time management, fee negotiation/collection, and the scheduling of recording sessions for music producers. Through working closely with singers, Andrée discovered that many of them needed assistance in these same areas of their careers—and Fretless Productions/Management LLC was born.
Andrée saw the need for session singers to have representation by a professional who is familiar with the commercial recording industry. Her broad experience made her ideal for that role.
Andrée’s first client was session singer Sandy Farina. Today, Fretless Productions/Management LLC is a full-service personal management company with a wide and varied roster of talent.
As the industry evolved, Andrée realized that the faster she could get talent to producers and writers, the more beneficial it would be for everyone involved. She also realized that many singers don’t need the skills of a manager, but do need marketing and promotion—and so SingerExpress.com was born.
Because time is vital, SingerExpress.com directly links hundreds of singers with producers. The result is that projects get done quickly and professionally.
Whether it’s through Fretless Productions/Management LLC or SingerExpress.com, Andrée Kaminsky and her staff will meet the demands of your job, whatever it may entail. They will meet your singing and producing needs with speed, quality, and a commitment to excellence that is only achieved through years of experience, dedication, and expertise.
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Karen DiConcetto
Karen DiConcetto spent two years in England as half of the chart-topping pop duo Daphne and Celeste. They had three top ten singles and were the first and only pop group to ever play the Reading Rock Festival. They appeared on Top of the Pops, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and many other TV shows in England. They also performed at Wembly Arena and other venues.
Karen's acting credits include Dog Sees God (Off-Broadway at the Century Center), Prozak and the Platypus (Beckett Theater, Jill Sobule, composer), Lovelace: The Musical (Revelation Theatre, Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Gos, composer), The House is Burning (feature film produced by Wim Wenders and Martin Scorsese, premiered at Cannes '06), and the new Nickelodeon hit TV show The Naked Brothers Band.
Karen has worked with Andree Kaminsky for over five years as a singer and at the Fretless office. She has assisted Andree in creating vocal reels, marketing clients, writing bios, creating mailings, and booking jobs. She has been a part of the SingerExpress.com team throughout its development.
Tori Scott
Tori Scott graduated with honors from The Boston Conservatory of Music in 2002. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre with a minor in Acting. Recent credits include the New England premiere of The Screams of Kitty Genovese (as Betty), How I Learned to Drive (as Lil Bit), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (as Lucy), Footloose (as Urleen), and Grease (as Jan).
Tori was also a featured performer with the Boston Pops and in several Redmoon Creatives industrial shows under the musical direction of Bette Sussman.
Tori has been Andree Kaminsky's personal assistant at Fretless Productions/Management for a year, working closely with Andree toward developing the careers of both new and established clients.
Jim Barg
Jim Barg is diverse and independent individual. He is a graduate of William Paterson University of New Jersey with a BA in Communications. Jim prides himself on being "self-taught" in many of his areas of interest, tackling just about everything with great pride and enthusiasm.
Currently working as a graphic designer, he's been involved in various communications and music-related projects throughout his life.
His first professional role was as a production coordinator/graphic artist for a regional cable television outlet in New Jersey working on local news and information shows. He then owned and operated a 24-track recording studio, where he spent twenty years working with everyone from young emerging talent to major-label artists as a recording engineer and producer. Upon "retirement" from the recording industry, Jim moved back into graphic arts as a web and print designer, and also took on extra work as a Macintosh computer consultant, helping individuals and small businesses to solve problems and to get more out of their computers.
Jim became involved with SingerExpress.com at its inception, and has been instrumental in the concept, development, and graphic design of the SingerExpress.com website.
Outside of his computer-related professions, Jim enjoys spending time in the garden and in the woods collecting wild mushrooms and edible plants. He considers cooking, gardening, and nature photography as his main diversions. He is past president of the New Jersey Mycological Association (that's mushrooms) and is Art Director for its bi-monthly journal/newsletter.
Annette Sanders
Annette Sanders' career has been a constant whirlwind of performing and recording since the mid-sixties. In the past 5 years, Annette has been featured artist with Dick Hyman's jazz series at the 92nd St Y. Most recently, she recorded a duet CD with Jazz icon Bob Florence. In March of 2008, Annette will be a part of Billy Taylor's jazz festival at Kennedy Center. Not only has she been heard on thousands of jingles throughout the years but she has also contracted and worked with singers on jingles, film, soundtracks, and CD's since the mid seventies.