Senior Management Team

Adrian LloydManaging Director & CEO (Head Office Australia)

Adrian Lloyd, a seasoned music and media entrepreneur with an extensive track record spanning over three decades. With an unwavering passion for A&R, artist management, music production, and artist development, Adrian's journey in the music industry has been driven by a relentless desire to help artists, writers, and producers transform their artistic endeavors into tangible success stories.

Throughout his career, Adrian has garnered extensive experience in multiple facets of the music business, including record label operations, music publishing, A&R, and artist management. His in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in advertising agency operations, media planning, business management, advertising, marketing, and brand development further enrich his expertise.

Adrian's dedication to supporting musicians is the heartbeat of Satellite 13, as he strives to create a sustainable and rewarding ecosystem where artists can flourish and connect with their fans. His commitment to artists and his pursuit of innovation ensure that Satellite 13 continues to expand in the world of music. Adrian drives the core values of the Satellite 13 across our international team. 

Javier DiazHead of International Touring (Head Office Australia)

Javier Diaz has been involved in every aspect of the Australian music industry for over 20 years. He first created his own touring company in 2004 after noticing a substantial gap in touring acts reaching the West Coast of Australia. From very humble beginnings working in street marketing, he moved through to artist management and then advanced to international touring. During his career he has worked on countless international tours.

Javier has vast experience dealing with major international acts and also helping countless up and coming artists find their way onto stages across the country. Touring acts like Common and Talib Kweli, Toni Braxton, TY Dolla $ign , Redman and Method Man, De La Soul, Hip Hop kings from House Of Pain, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks, Atmosphere and Evidence, Brother Ali and Sean Price, members of Wu-Tang Clan, and Eminem’s right hand man Obie Trice. He has also toured Rock Stars like Steven Adler from Guns and Roses, RnB royalty Ginuwine, Keith Sweat, Blackstreet, plus super producer and Michael Jackson collaborator Teddy Riley.

Many joint ventures and relationships over the years have led to Javier working at all major music festivals that toured Australia, like Summadayze, Good Vibrations, The Big Day Out, Future Music Festival, Southbound, Laneway Festival, Global Gathering, Stereosonic, Parklife, Origin, Creamfields and Good life. Javier now brings his vast knowledge and networking assets to Satellite 13 Entertainment Group international touring division.

Brandon FriesenArtist Manager / Record Producer (Los Angeles USA)

Brandon is a Multi Juno Award Winning, Grammy nominated Record Producer, Mixer, Songwriter, TV & Film Producer, Label Owner, Hospitality, Software Entrepreneur and Artist Manager based in Los Angeles, California.

Recently Brandon has produced, co-wrote and or mixed: The Kooks, Papa Roach, Hugh Harris, Halestorm, Killboy, From Ashes To New, The Hu, Star Wars “The Last Jedi”,  Sum 41,  Re3ab, The Calling, Motley Crue, The Marmozets, Citizen Cope, Toots and the Maytals, Arko (Bollywood), The Jeff Healey Band (featuring George Harrison and Jeff Lynne), Gin Wigmore, The Wrecks, Billy Ray Cyrus, Black River Delta and more.  

Brandon is published by Primary Wave, Urband / Lazar and Kobalt.  He founded Arbor Records in 1999, (which was named one of the most influential record labels in Canada by Applaud Magazine), He founded Studio 11 in 1999 which was awarded Recording Studio of the Year by the WCMA’s twice, he created Arbor Television Inc in 2004 which produced several highly acclaimed TV series, he Co-Founded Blue Cadillac Music with Billy Ray Cyrus in 2012 and The Pride Management in 2016.  He’s also created companies spanning several industries including Recording Studios, Management, Tech, Hospitality, Animation, TV and Film, Concert Production / Promotion, Marketing, Wine & Spirits and Crypto. He’s won numerous awards and received several Gold Records spanning over 3 decades and in December 2019 he was the first foreigner to receive the highest and most prestigious honor in Mongolia “The Order of Chengiss Khaan (Gengis Khan)” for his involvement in managing Mongolian rock sensation The Hu to Global recognition.  



 

Executive Production Team

David J. HolmanMulti-Platinum Producer, Engineer, Composer (Los Angeles USA)

IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAVID J HOLMAN - REST IN PEACE DEAR FRIEND 💔💔💔
David J. Holman is a Gold & Multi-Platinum record producer and mixing engineer whose credits include No Doubt's smash hit Tragic Kingdom and Bush's Sixteen Stone.  Other highlights from his discography include Unwritten Law, Adema, Olivia Newton-John, Grease and Everclear. Despite his major label pedigree, David has always been "indie friendly" and he typically works with several up-and-coming artists every year. David's private studio boasts the best of both analog and digital technologies, and features a massive vintage analog outboard collection and large format analog console to complement a state-of-the-art Pro Tools HD system.

David has been in the music business for more than forty years. Albums that he has recorded, mixed and produced have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. The studio he owns and operates, Cactus Studio, is well recognized as one of the top mixing studios in the business. He recorded and mixed the music for both the Grease and Xanadu films as well as Olivia’s Greatest Hits.

David went on to design and build Cactus Studio, where he has worked on countless
albums, most notably No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom and Bush’s The Science of Things.
Other artists that list David as a credit include Simple Plan, Smile Empty Soul, Third Eye
Blind, Dishwalla, Cold and Adema, to name just a few.

Technology Team

Henry KwanChief Technology Officer (Head Office Australia)

Henry is one of Australia's leading computer systems architects and programmers. He’s the technical brains that drives the functionality of our online systems that underpin our global network. His favourite expression is "can do" because he usually can. Henry is also our resident trouble-shooter when technical problems arise within our offices.

Henry is proficient at virtually every web platform, proprietary software and open source – including Kentico, DNN, Rails, Dot Net Nuke and WordPress. His technical wizardry knows no boundaries and he is proficent across almost every platform available. His obsession with constantly updating his skills, gives Satellite 13 it's technical edge in the music and technology space.