Our Team

Mr. Cleveland is a founder and the visionary force behind The Indie. His love of independent music is matched only by his passion for social media. In this regard, Damon has forged The Indie into the ideal solution for virally promoting music, and indie content on social networks, and mobile devices. Before creating The Indie, Damon held key management positions at companies like MTV Networks, Time Warner Cable, CBS, Broad Street Digital, New York.com and Deloitte & Touche.

With over ten years experience in development of Internet based projects, Harish brings considerable expertise in areas ranging from architecture, design, development and infrastructure. He has been instrumental in the development, design and the deployment of The Indie. Harish Kamath is responsible for development management, infrastructure, and long term technical positioning for The Indie. He is involved in the day-to-day oversight of technical oversight and operations of the company.

As the creative director at the Indie, Nicole is responsible all the creative aspects of the company. This includes the company's Website, branding, and marketing material. She has been with the company from its inception and has provided invaluable creative insight and direction for the company. Mrs. Heinicke has more than 12 years experience in interactive design and has held a variety of lead creative positions developing new brands and strategies for clients such as GE, Fidelity and Mercer.

Diana Barnes is a passionate and highly skilled licensed agent. Her industry knowledge, and experience makes her a no-nonsense artist manager and booking agent. She has been a tour manager, booking agent and manager for dance troupes, choreographers, musicians and bands. Along with her passion for all things music, and sense of humor, she also brings to the table 20+yrs as an accountant and college vocational instructor in Accountancy

Alain is a seasoned business leader, with a dynamic background at major Internet properties and media agencies. He has developed and negotiated numerous strategic partnerships, as well as assisting various companies in their initial public offerings. His sales experience has been focused on leveraging Data Analytics, Customer Acquisition and R.O.I to the benefit of companies such as HitWise, HotJobs.com and Prodigy Internet. He continues to develop sales channels and programs to increase both revenues and retention of The Indie's core customer base.

As a radio program coordinator for The Indie, Jamaimah’s responsibility includes seeking out talented artists with songs to program on The Indie’s various radio stations. Having grown up in Nigeria, she was exposed to various types of musics and sounds at a very early age. As a result, Jamaimah has developed an attuned ear for music far and near. Moreover, her taste in music are wide and varied, and she has a knack for selecting tunes that fans connect with.