MAD Records Collective
Community + opportunities for independent artists.
We provide artists with real opportunities and hands-on support.
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MAD Records Collective is an online community for independent artists where you can get access to opportunities in sync licensing and music promotion, as well as direct support from industry pros.
Here’s how it works:
Community
Mentorship: Attend our weekly mentorship calls with our team where you’ll get actionable feedback on your music, artist strategy, and more… directly from our MAD Records team.
Resources: Get access to our 10-Week Artist Business Curriculum, weekly workshops, and exclusive discounts for members of the Collective
Networking: Connect with hundreds of other independent artists through our private online platform, our discussion groups, or our weekly Town Hall
Opportunties
Sync-Licensing: Participate in our cover song challenge and get your music in the hands of some of the world’s biggest publishers, or submit to our own MAD Records sync catalogue.
Original Music: Pitch your music to our team through our “Pitch Perfect” Challenge, and win the chance to get mentored directly by our team.
Marketing and Promo: Submit your music for the opportunity to be featured on our MAD Records Podcast, or in our monthly Good Music Roundup publication.
Ready to jump in?
Join the Collective
Get access to our private online community and all of our exclusive MAD Records Opportunities for only $29/month.
Join the Incubator
Get access to everything in the MAD Records Collective, as well as hands-on mentorship from our team for just $199/month for a limited time.
Meet the team:
Michael Gilbride - Founder
Michael Gilbride is a former Wall Street trader who quit his career in finance in 2020 to pursue his solo music project, "telco". After years of releasing and promoting his own music, Michael became the General Manager of the online music production school, Mastering.com, where he fell in love with education.
After years of building Mastering.com, Michael used his background in online education to build MAD Records, the first education-funded record label.
Rob Schustack - Head of Music Services
Rob Schustack is a voting member of the Grammys with over 25 years of experience in the music industry. He got his start working in A&R at Atlantic Records and went on to be involved in in both the publishing and sync side of the industry working with brands, bands and catalogs like Disney, Amazon, Google, Febreze, BMW, Wu Tang Clan, Ceelo Green, Nirvana, Hall & Oates, Aerosmith and many others.
Reid Sorel - Head Producer
Reid Sorel is one of the best emerging producers in Nashville, TN. Reid completed his music production degree at Belmont University in 2021 and has cut over nearly 100 records already with artists such as Twinnie, Camille Parker, and Dan Marshall.
Nicole Bazos- Operations Manager
Nicole Bazos is a recent graduate of Elon University, where she studied Music Production and Business Administration. Originally from New York and now based in Nashville, she started with MAD Records in 2025 as a label intern and recently joined the team full-time as the Operations Manager.
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