CHECKMATE GR A R T I S T M A N A G E M E N T
Artist Management · Austin, TX

Checkmate Group

A boutique roster. Built for artists who refuse the algorithm. Hand-managed. Slow-built. The opposite of mass.

Roster of 02 Bookings open
The Roster

Two artists. Both signed for a reason.

We don't run a stable. We run a chamber. Every artist on this list is here because their work changes the temperature of a room.

ETHER press photo
01 Bass · Trap · Dubstep

ETHER

Cinematic leftfield bass producer crafting immersive soundscapes between euphoria and despair. Named for the fifth element. The bridge between physical and spiritual.

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02 Bass · Dubstep · Experimental Bass

Feel Suite

Bass producer working the experimental dub and riddim corridor. Releases through Gravitas Recordings; press pack and live dates forthcoming.

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Who we are

Management as a craft, not a quota.

Checkmate Group is small on purpose. We work with a handful of artists at a time so each one gets the attention a career actually needs: bookings, press, production, brand, the long view. We're not interested in farming the algorithm. We're interested in building the kind of catalogue that outlasts it.

More about us
  • 01 Bookings Direct relationships with promoters, venues, and festivals across North America.
  • 02 Press & visuals EPKs that actually get opened. Press shoots that hold up.
  • 03 Career strategy Release plans, A&R, brand architecture. The boring stuff that compounds.
Working with us

Bookings, press, and management inquiries.

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