Ayers and Gregerson Promoted to Officers at Capitol Bank

Ken Thompson, President and CEO of Capitol Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Mandy Ayers to Director of Human Resources/Officer at Capitol Bank. In addition, Natalie Gregerson was elevated to Director of Marketing/Officer.

“Mandy and Natalie have implemented many initiatives in their respective departments that are having a positive impact on the Bank,” said Thompson.

Mandy has been an HR professional for 25 years and is involved with the Middleton Chamber of Commerce, Greater Madison Area SHRM Roundtable and WBA Compensation & Benefits Taskforce.

Natalie has six years of marketing experience and is involved in United Way of Dane County and the Alzheimer’s Association.

About Capitol Bank: Capitol Bank, locally owned and operated since 1995, is committed to serving the communities in which we live, work and do business. We are proud of the partnerships we have established with organizations, businesses and individuals in the Dane County area. Our philosophy of community support is demonstrated at the corporate level, as well as in the time and energy our employees devote to our community each year. Capitol Bank is Member FDIC.

Eppstein Uhen Architects Celebrates Making an Impact in Madison for 15 Years

MILWAUKEE, WI, August 11, 2020 — Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA) is celebrating its 15 year anniversary of opening a Madison office. EUA is a community champion; the employees and firm believe in giving back to the communities that they live, work and play.

EUA is proud to give back to the Madison community by donating time and money. Over the past 15 years, EUA has donated over $250,000 to local Madison non-profits, including Operation Fresh Start, Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS), REAP Food Group, Food for Thought Initiative, Schools That Can, One City Early Learning, Variety – The Children’s Charity of Wisconsin, Goodman Community Center, Briarpatch Youth Services, Safe and Sound, Wisconsin Bike Fed, YMCA and more!

EUA believes architecture has the power to unleash true human potential. The power to inspire; and enable people to be their best. Fueled by a team passionate about the community, the local architecture firm has designed many innovative projects across Dane County, including the Goodman Community Center, American Family Insurance, UW-Madison Aldo Leopold Residence Hall, The Lyric, Verona Area School District, Monona Grove School District, Middleton Cross Plains Area School District, Waunakee Community School District, De Forest Area School District, CUNA Mutual Group, Hy Cite Enterprises and more.

“Our social responsibility as architects lies, in part, in believing that architecture can create better places, affect society and even play a role in building communities. During our 15 years in Madison, EUA has been blessed to provide support and contributions to local area charities that are making a meaningful impact in our city.” Says John Chapman, Madison Studio Director.

Click HERE to watch a video on our Madison office.

Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA) is best known for designing environments that elevate people’s potential. More than 230 employees in Milwaukee, Madison and Denver demonstrate unparalleled commitment to the markets, communities and clients they serve. The respected 113-year old firm specializes in several markets including education, workplace, healthcare, senior living, student housing, mixed-use, entertainment and science + technology. For additional information, please visit the firm’s website at eua.com.

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If you would like more information, please contact Denise Henning-McGee, Marketing Leader, at 608.442.6699 or deniseh@eua.com.

Matt Flynn Joins M3 as Account Executive

Madison, WI – Matt Flynn recently joined M3 Insurance as a property and casualty account executive. In this role, he consults with and advises small market clients on the design, implementation and management of their business insurance coverage.

Matt graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology. His diverse experience in the insurance industry spans employee benefits as well as property and casualty. Matt spent five years as a commercial sales representative with Humana before transitioning to a local Madison area firm to become a small commercial market property and casualty agent. He served in that role for seven years before joining the M3 team in March 2020.

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About M3
M3 is a top 50 insurance broker and risk management firm in America. We’re leaders in the products we represent and the industries we serve. M3’s people are an extension of your team, providing world-class resources to help you manage risk, purchase insurance, and provide employee benefits. And our focus on community builds better places to live and work.

LÜM Continues Its Fresh Take on Music Streaming and Closes Seed II Round Funding

Global Superstar NE-YO Partners with the Brand

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MADISON, Wisconsin – August 10, 2020 – LÜM, a Madison-based tech startup that’s revolutionizing the way artists and fans stream and discover new music, has closed a Seed II round of funding and will continue its innovative launch of the first virtual gifting system implemented to help the development and profitability of independent artists in the music streaming industry.

Over the past year, the music streaming and discovery application built on a stand-alone social network has enabled emerging artists to circulate their music to larger audiences, grow their fan base and make money.

The Company’s Seed II financing comes alongside the rapid growth of the LÜM platform’s first-ever direct-to-artist financial support system with the launch of virtual gifting to the app in January. With this successful round of funding, the Company looks to continue developing innovative methods that empower independent artists. In just over a year, the LÜM platform has grown to over 100,000 users and over 200,000 tracks uploaded to the app, making LÜM one of the largest user-uploaded music streaming services in the US. Alongside additional investors, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) participated in this funding round.

LÜM is thrilled to announce its partnership with multi-GRAMMY Award winner NE-YO and Compound Entertainment co-founders, music executives; Tishawn Gayle and Rynell “Tango” Hay. In addition to his Global Ambassador title, NE-YO will be launching the first ever remix competition for his new single U 2 Luv featuring Jeremih. The winners will be hand selected by NE-YO and collectively receive up to one million Notes (LÜM’s in-app currency). A first ever contest of its kind for the app.

“The digital music landscape is changing, and LÜM is excited to be leading that change for how artists and fans consume, share and support music,” said Max Fergus, CEO and co-founder of LÜM. “Our partnership with NE-YO reinforces LÜM’s mission to create a new platform, outside of traditional streaming models, that provides all of the tools artists need to grow their careers and be successful promotionally, artistically and financially.”

“I am honored to join the LÜM team as we embark on making fundamental changes to the music streaming industry that will allow us to give back to the music creators and will significantly impact the digital distribution of music,” said NE-YO.

Tishawn Gayle, co-founder of Compound Entertainment states “Every so often a product hits the marketplace that’s truly disruptive. I wholeheartedly believe LÜM is that product. This social music discovery platform truly puts music discovery back in the hands of the cool kids while continuing to support the artists and creators monetarily through virtual gifting.”

Within six months of the launch of LÜM’s virtual currency, over 13,000 artists have received direct support from fans. Over 21,000,000 Notes have been gifted to artists. Each Note has direct financial value equal to the average royalty payout per stream on alternative streaming platforms. In the future, LÜM looks to apply its virtual currency to new areas of the music industry and continue to pursue the company’s ultimate goal of creating a path for independent artists to make a career out of their passion for music.

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About LÜM

LÜM is a music streaming and discovery application built on a stand-alone social network that enables emerging artists to circulate their music and grow their fan base. The LÜM platform focuses exclusively on emerging artists and increases fan-to-fan and fan-to-artist engagement through the gamification of music discovery, and the platform’s first-ever direct-to-artist financial support system with the launch of virtual gifting to the app in January 2020.

Artists upload their content and connect with fans on LÜM’s platform. Fans discover artists and circulate music by discovering, sharing, and engaging with their friends and peer communities. Founded in 2018, LÜM is headquartered in Madison, WI. For more information, visit lum.fm. Follow LÜM on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to keep up on the latest music trends and up-and-coming artists.

About NE-YO

Shaffer Chimere Smith better known as NE-YO, who is now in his fourth season as a judge on NBC’s “World of Dance.” In his career to date, he has sold a cumulative 20+ million adjusted albums worldwide. The Motown Records/Compound Entertainment recording artist has won three GRAMMY awards and been honored with a total of 14 nominations. His first single, 2005’s “So Sick,” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified quadruple Platinum. Since then, he has racked up a collection of hit singles – including “Sexy Love,” “Closer,” “Because of You,” “Miss Independent” and “Push Back” featuring Bebe Rexha and Stefflon Don. Three of his albums have entered SoundScan’s Top Current Albums chart at No. 1s a Grammy Award-winning American musician who sings R&B. In 2004 he wrote “Let Me Love You” for Mario. It was number one in the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks. After this, Def Jam Recordings signed him. His debut album, In My Own Words, was released during 2006. Other albums then followed. In 2009, Billboard ranked him as the 57th Artist of the 2000s decade. He is known for songs like “So Sick”, “When You’re Mad”, “Closer”, “Miss Independent”, “Let’s Go” and “Give Me Everything”. The first and last song both reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

About Compound Entertainment

For the past 15 years Compound Entertainment has been on the forefront of identifying and working with emerging talent. Founded by CEO Reynell “Tango” Hay and his partner COO Tishawn Gayle, they have devoted almost two decades to working with and developing artists. Music has always been at the core of what Compound stands for. They have made it their mission to work with artists at inception and have since gone on to launch the careers of countless multi-platinum artists. Most notably their partnership with Multi GRAMMY Award winner, writer, producer, and actor NE-YO, who has been with the company since its start.
 
Editorial Contacts:

Anita Chatterjee
A-Game Public Relations for LÜM
anita@a-gamepr.com
917-421-0025

Max Fergus LÜM
max.fergus@lum.fm
608-576-6682

Wisconsin Union: Online Madison World Music Festival Continues Tradition of Bringing Music from Around the Globe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 7, 2020

Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Communications Director
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu

ONLINE MADISON WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL CONTINUES TRADITION OF BRINGING MUSIC FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

MADISON – The Wisconsin Union Theater’s free Madison World Music Festival will bring an online multicultural music experience to patrons Sept. 11-12 with live and recorded performances and live workshops.

The 2020 Madison World Music Festival lineup includes the following:

• Sept. 11
  • Workshops
    • 1 p.m. workshop with Natu Camara; more details to be announced
    • 3 p.m. Mordovian dance workshop with OYME
    • 5 p.m. Ho-Chunk Nation dance, music and education workshop, titled “Living in Two Worlds,” with the Wisconsin Dells Singers
  • Concerts
    • 7 p.m. Ho-Chunk Nation drumming and dance by Wisconsin Dells Singers – live performance
    • 7:45 pm. Finno-Ugric folk music set to electronic beats by OYME
    • 8:30 p.m. Guinean native, soul, afro-rock, and afro-pop by Natu Camara
• Sept. 12
  • Workshops
    • 1 p.m. Jordanian music and instruments workshop with Farah Siraj
    • 3 p.m. children’s workshop on Haiti and Haitian rhythms with Lakou Mizik
    • 5 p.m. Afro-Cuban rhythms workshop with Rebulú
  • Concerts
    • 7 p.m. Afro-Cuban, Latin music by Rebulú – live performance
    • 7:45 p.m. Jordanian music by Farah Siraj
    • 8:30 p.m. Haitian music by Lakou Mizik

“The Madison World Music Festival is a way to learn about the world while enjoying incredible performances. This year, the performances will come to wherever our patrons are,” said Esty Dinur, Wisconsin Union Theater community and campus relations director and Madison World Music Festival artistic director. “In addition to online performances, for the first time in the Madison World Music Festival’s history, we are providing workshops with all Festival artists.”

The Madison World Music Festival has celebrated cultures from around the globe for 17 years.

“While a year ago we could not have predicted an online Madison World Music Festival, we have still found a way to celebrate world music and dance and support artists,” Dinur said.

The Wisconsin Union Theater presents this festival in collaboration with the student-led Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Performing Arts Committee, which, together with 10 other WUD committees and six clubs, promotes and runs more than 1,000 events throughout each year.

This festival is made possible with support from the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Middle East Studies Program at UW-Madison.

In holding the Madison World Music Festival, the Wisconsin Union Theater joins other Consortium of World Music Presenters members in a month-long, online festival of global music featuring concerts, presentations and panels, called Global Music Month. Global Music Month 2020 combines more than 15 U.S. and Canadian festivals and presenters’ events under one banner for a celebration of international music.

The Wisconsin Union Theater team made the decision to hold this year’s Festival in an online format for the health and safety of patrons, Festival artists from around the world, and team members.

The Theater team continues to evaluate what changes may need to occur related to the 2020-21 Wisconsin Union Theater season and will provide information about the season soon.

For more information about the Madison World Music Festival, including how to sign-up to receive information about the Festival workshops and concerts, visit union.wisc.edu/madison-world-music-festival.

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About the Wisconsin Union Theater

For more than 75 years, the Wisconsin Union Theater has served as a center for cultural activity in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Theater hosts performances in multiple locations, including Memorial Union, and has an expansive history of remarkable performances. The Wisconsin Union Theater is part of the Wisconsin Union, a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more about the Theater: union.wisc.edu/wisconsin-union-theater.

[Note: Click here to access a folder of downloadable images of Madison World Music Festival artists.]

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/about/news/world-music-2020