Ben Maitland-Lewis

Co-Founder @indieambassador | Owner @sidehatch | MM @antleragency | Partner @prettyinstant

I'm a first generation American to western European parents and siblings. I spent my childhood between Manhattan, London, and Munich, where I was a street performer, percussionist, and a hitchhiking skater before moving to Palm Springs, CA.

My college education took me to Boston, MA where I studied at the Berklee College of Music. By my 2nd semester I was working for SonyBMG as their college marketing rep, creating the campus activations for artists such as Coheed & Cambria, Modest Mouse, Lamb Of God, Bruce Springsteen, and countless others. After graduating with a degree in Music Business Management (with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship) I continued my work at SonyBMG as the New England Retail Marketing Director. During this time, I began to persue my private interests more seriously and turned my focus to building a forward thinking artist development company.

Between 2004-2010, Sidehatch Entertainment Group released 23 records, produced a documentary DVD, won 2 music awards, and had internationally touring clients.

In 2008, I co-founded INDIE AMBASSADOR. Originally set out to solve all the problems in the modern music industry, faced with limitations in fundraising, we transformed the vision into a respected media channel & resource for musicians worldwide. Our mission is the empower the music entrepreneur by providing the tools and resources necessary to build transparent, sustainable careers. We continue to develop these tools and are excited to be releasing the first of these products at SXSW in March, 2012.

Believe in passion; Make It Happen!