Brad Cohen is the founder and CEO of Los Angeles based management company, Raw Material. A company whose roster of over 70 clients has accumulated billions of streams, sold our tours, and has created culture changing moments.
The 29 year-old Boston native Brad Cohen started as an artist manager in the underground hip hop scene of Chicago while earning his bachelors at Columbia College Chicago. His work with the SAVEMONEY crew fueled the sound that redefined and resurged midwest hip hop. As business started to expand, Cohen moved west to the West Coast and took a position as an A&R at Elektra Records under Warner Music Group. While still managing, Cohen left the WMG family to join David Massey’s management company, Work of Art, where he became the Vice President of Growth and Strategy. Over exceeding expectations within the Sony structure, Brad left to start his own ventures, one alongside peers Matt Papasan and Tommy Brannigan, Raw Material, as well as a second management venture, DTA Management with Travis Barker.
By helping to strategize and sustain viral moments and transforming them into viable artist projects, Cohen got his first taste of mainstream success with pop sensation Trevor Daniel. Daniel’s Top 40 #1 hit “Falling” has amassed over 2.5 billion streams since its 2018 release, and was in the Top 10 streaming songs of 2020.
Brad Cohen represents clients who span from the music space, into the Film & TV industry. Having sold 10 million records with his client roster, Cohen is still actively developing acts, and growing both management companies.