Exclusive: MrBallen, otherwise known as John Allen, the former Navy Seal turned breakout podcaster behind Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories, has launched his own management company.
It comes after Allen launched Ballen Studios with Nick Witters, who previously worked at WME and most recently Night Media, where he managed YouTube creators, last year.
Ballen Studios has now established Ballen Management to sign the next wave of YouTube creators.
Its first batch of signings including Nick Crowley and Nexpo, otherwise known as Ryan Cantu. The management arm will rep top narrative digital storytellers under the company’s Strange, Dark & Mysterious umbrella. Crowley and Nexpo have separately both signed with UTA.
Ballen Management will look to expand their digital content and storytelling across a range of verticals including television, film, publishing, live touring, merchandising and audio
The new unit will operate independently from the rest of the company, which has a first-look deal with Amazon Music.
It comes after Allen launched Ballen Studios with Nick Witters, who previously worked at WME and most recently Night Media, where he managed YouTube creators, last year.
Ballen Studios has now established Ballen Management to sign the next wave of YouTube creators.
Its first batch of signings including Nick Crowley and Nexpo, otherwise known as Ryan Cantu. The management arm will rep top narrative digital storytellers under the company’s Strange, Dark & Mysterious umbrella. Crowley and Nexpo have separately both signed with UTA.
Ballen Management will look to expand their digital content and storytelling across a range of verticals including television, film, publishing, live touring, merchandising and audio
The new unit will operate independently from the rest of the company, which has a first-look deal with Amazon Music.
- 5/22/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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