About
ArcArtists is a licensed independent booking agency committed to the creative and professional development of our artists. Upholding core values of honesty, integrity, and communication, we believe strong relationships are essential to a thriving career and the longevity of the greater music community. Undefined by genre or audience, the common thread that links our artists is our passion for and utmost confidence in them.
Meet the ArcArtists Team
Adam Chernick
Co-Founder, Director of Operations, Agent
Meet Adam: Adam's passion for live music was ignited at a young age, when his father took him to Woodstock '99. A guitarist and pianist, Adam studied music and psychology at the University of Rochester. He brings over 15 years of experience in the music industry as an agent and manager, and has previously represented artists as diverse as Pharoah Sanders, Robert Glasper and Lucky Peterson. When not booking tours, Adam can be found bicycling the city streets or onstage with Topanga, an NYC-based 90's cover band.
Michael Fatum
Co-Founder, Director of A&R, Agent
Meet Michael: A proud Chicago native and NYU graduate, Michael brings his energy, enthusiasm & unique experience of over 15 years working within the live music industry as an agent, tour manager, touring musician and talent buyer to the ArcArtists team. Having traveled the world while experiencing the magic & cultural exchange that live performance so uniquely fosters, Michael is excited to lend his passion & insight to all the ArcArtists in order to help share each artist's work with a greater audience.
Nicole Muto-Graves
Agent
Meet Nicole: Nicole has worked in the music industry as an agent, presenter, and in festival production for nearly a decade. She has been an agent with ArcArtists since its inception in 2016 and is passionate about advocating for artists to help them grow their careers. Since her move to Chicago in 2018, Nicole has joined the teams at Constellation Performing Arts, Hungry Brain, Pitchfork Music Festival, and the new Sound & Gravity Festival. She can also be found playing with the band, loveseat, and hanging out with her cat, Ponyo!
Jason Sector
Agent
Meet Jason: Jason grew up surrounded by jazz in a musical family in upstate New York. He graduated from the snowy Syracuse University (go orange!) with a degree in Music Industry, and has spent over eight years working in all aspects of music. Jason brings to the ArcArtists team experience as an agent and manager, live show producer, recording engineer, and digitization archivist. In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing, hiking, and drinking craft beer.