Michael Blakey
President
Entertainment veteran Michael Blakey’s career spans over 25 years and includes extraordinary successes as a musician, producer, manager, promoter, and entertainment industry executive.
Robert Gandara
Chief Operating Officer
Robert Gandara has over 20 years of finance and operational experience in the music and live entertainment industries, including senior level positions at EMI Music, Sony BMG and Live Nation.
Tandon Noplos
Global Sales Director
Tandon has an extensive career reaching rare heights at the executive management level. He has managed talent across various industry segments and constructs unique ways of bringing fans and celebrities closer together.
Taylor Mercer
Senior Account Executive
Taylor’s strengths include event logistics, marketing, customer service, and arts management at venues nationwide; he brings a well rounded perspective helping maximize the customer experience for each event.
B.J. Lobermann III
Account Executive
B.J.’s entertainment expertise began with his ownership of an independent music store. He then moved on to Sr. VP/Sales at Virgin Records, then seguing to independent artist marketing and management.
John O'Connell
Director of Tour Operations
John’s wide range of experience includes 20+ years as a standup comedian, writer, feature film producer and touring event coordinator, bringing creativity, logistics and road-tested abilities to the OMG team.
Katya Shalayeva
Creative Director
Katya contributes her creativity and style to everything we do. She leads the team to create compelling graphics, signage, videos, websites, and other marketing assets, making sure that all our VIP programs have proper aesthetic impact on VIP fans and clients.
Mariana Cong
VIP Tour Manager
Mariana has 8 years of experience in merchandising, PR, event production and management.
She has been the VIP tour manager for many years, touring with Maluma, Il Volo, Paramore, KISS, Jesse & Joy, Ricky Martin and others.
Dave Little
VIP Tour Manager
Dave Little has been a comedian, musician, and improviser for over 30 years.
He has run our VIP Meet & Greet events for Last Comic Standing, Il Volo, Trevor Noah, Frank Caliendo, Eddie Izzard, Ron White, and many others.
Becky Smith
Operations Manager
After working alongside Grammy award winning producers and artists, Becky now brings her strong background in music management and touring logistics to the OMGVIP team. Keeping the OMGVIP office running smoothly with day to day operations and administrative support.
