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Mike Lembo
Owner at Mike's Artist Mgmt -Funzalo Records & Publishing
Mike Lembo is a veteran music industry professional with over 45 years of experience.13 He is the owner and president of Funzalo Records, as well as the founder of Mike's Artist Management.24 Lembo has built a career as an artist and producer manager, record label owner, music publisher, film/TV synch licenser, and talent executive.13
Throughout his career, Lembo has worked with numerous notable artists, including:
- The Church
- The North Mississippi Allstars
- Robin Lane and The Chartbusters
- Cracker
- Chuck Prophet
- NRBQ2
Lembo's philosophy revolves around "finding artists who write great songs and are able to perform them".1 He has been instrumental in developing and nurturing talent, helping to launch and manage successful careers in the music industry. His achievements include:
- Signing Jules Shear, who wrote songs for Cyndi Lauper's hit album "She's So Unusual"
- Managing cult favorite rock/country jam band NRBQ
- Building and selling several music publishing companies13
Recently, Lembo relocated his boutique artist management/record label/publishing business to Los Angeles, where he continues to seek out and develop new talent.3 His LinkedIn username is mikelembo, as specified in the query.