Modern Material

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Are you wondering why we are creating characters that can be controlled by a collaboration of talent, sponsors, and executive producers? In this episode, Annie Travis will explain the idea behind building a brand name so the business isn't attached to a body. Teams will be assembled to cast and sty…

The fashion show is over but the music business is about to begin. Modern Material's founder and creator, Annie Travis, has returned to Columbus to tell her story about trying to build a fashion company in the music industry. Modern Material's couture costume for Highball Halloween features Prince'…

Meet Annie's new executive producers bringing the production business model back to life in Columbus, Ohio. Originally supposed to launch as a photography studio for consumer marketing in 2020, Annie's plans got put on hold during the Covid quarantine. Now ready to begin casting models, actors, and…

Meet Annie Travis, founder and creator of Modern Material, a website she founded in March 2005 to distribute digital material. Learn about how the website evolved with the internet, starting with one of the first viral videos on YouTube, became an online store in 2008 while she was a packaging desi…

Listen to the Executive Producer team discuss the company's organization, membership, and marketing strategies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/modernmaterial/message

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The Contract Artists will reveal the true story of Modern Material, a music merchandising business created by a group of people associated to Les Wexner, Ed Razek, Bill & Hillary Clinton, Kevin Spacey, Adam Levine, Madonna, Harvey Weinstein, David Geffen, Steve Bing, Edgar Bronfman Jr., and lik…

Welcome to The Contract Artists Podcast. I'm Annie Travis, formerly known as Annie Weihrauch, the founder and creator of Modern Material. In this series, I'll reveal the true story behind my company, started by a group of women who worked for Les Wexner. I'll provide detailed insight into the billi…

A shakedown is an extortion attempt to intimidate a person or company into giving up something valuable. In my case, the lawyer Chris Douridas brought into my company demanded 15% equity in Modern Material before they coerced me into signing a 17-page contract with Maroon 5 and Live Nation Merchand…