Odd Projects, the Los Angeles-based talent management company founded in 2020 by former Anonymous Content and WME manager Nate Ruff, has brought in Brian Sokolik as managing partner and Joshua Cohen (no relation to our Tubefilter co-founder) as talent manager.
Sokolik started his career in the mailroom at 3 Arts Entertainment and became a talent manager at Fullscreen before rising to Head of Digital at Authentic Talent. Cohen, meanwhile, was with Authentic Talent for 11 years, working first in unscripted and endorsements, and then moving into digital.
Both Sokolik and Cohen have “first-class relationships” in the industry, Ruff told Deadline.
They’re bringing their talent rosters with them to Odd Projects, including clients like chef/creator/Nyt bestselling author Joshua Weissman, musician Alex Warren (who has 20 million followers on TikTok), and adventurous YouTuber Mike Corey, the host of channel Fearless & Far.
Odd Projects tells Tubefilter that collectively, Sokolik and Cohen’s rosters...
Sokolik started his career in the mailroom at 3 Arts Entertainment and became a talent manager at Fullscreen before rising to Head of Digital at Authentic Talent. Cohen, meanwhile, was with Authentic Talent for 11 years, working first in unscripted and endorsements, and then moving into digital.
Both Sokolik and Cohen have “first-class relationships” in the industry, Ruff told Deadline.
They’re bringing their talent rosters with them to Odd Projects, including clients like chef/creator/Nyt bestselling author Joshua Weissman, musician Alex Warren (who has 20 million followers on TikTok), and adventurous YouTuber Mike Corey, the host of channel Fearless & Far.
Odd Projects tells Tubefilter that collectively, Sokolik and Cohen’s rosters...
- 4/12/2024
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Exclusive: Odd Projects, the management company that represents a number of digital stars, has added two Authentic Talent execs.
Brian Sokolik joins as Managing Partner and Joshua Cohen joins as Talent Manager. Sokolik was most recently Head of Digital at Authentic Talent and Cohen was a manager.
Sokolik started his career in the mailroom at 3 Arts Entertainment before becoming a talent manager at Fullscreen Media and then joining Authentic. Cohen spent 11 years at Authentic
They bring over clients including chef, and content creator Joshua Weissman, singer-songwriter Alex Warren, who has over 20 million followers across TikTok, and adventure YouTuber and host Mike Corey.
Odd Projects was founded by former WME and Anonymous Content exec Nate Ruff in 2020. Ruff began his career in the Digital division at WME, brokering deals for Donald Glover and Robert Rodriguez before joining Anonymous Content’s new Emerging Platforms division where he continued to manage digital...
Brian Sokolik joins as Managing Partner and Joshua Cohen joins as Talent Manager. Sokolik was most recently Head of Digital at Authentic Talent and Cohen was a manager.
Sokolik started his career in the mailroom at 3 Arts Entertainment before becoming a talent manager at Fullscreen Media and then joining Authentic. Cohen spent 11 years at Authentic
They bring over clients including chef, and content creator Joshua Weissman, singer-songwriter Alex Warren, who has over 20 million followers across TikTok, and adventure YouTuber and host Mike Corey.
Odd Projects was founded by former WME and Anonymous Content exec Nate Ruff in 2020. Ruff began his career in the Digital division at WME, brokering deals for Donald Glover and Robert Rodriguez before joining Anonymous Content’s new Emerging Platforms division where he continued to manage digital...
- 3/29/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Odd Projects has made three additions to its client roster. The talent management company has signed Jacob Christensen (aka Nakey Jakey), TikToker Aaron Murphy, and internet commentator Nathan Stanz.
The new signings will slot into existing Odd Projects divisions like Gaming, Commentary, Music, and Impact. Christensen’s channel spans several of those verticals on its own. The man known as Nakey Jakey got a boost when an episode of his web series Games That Should Bang went viral. Seven years later, his video essays discuss everything from video games to book fairs, and he also has his own music career. Last year, he dropped a debut album called Romcom on Spotify.
Stanz’s career has also traversed through multiple internet communities. He’s a former esports exec who established himself as on platforms like YouTube by commenting on creator drama and other topics. He’s also known for his frequent...
The new signings will slot into existing Odd Projects divisions like Gaming, Commentary, Music, and Impact. Christensen’s channel spans several of those verticals on its own. The man known as Nakey Jakey got a boost when an episode of his web series Games That Should Bang went viral. Seven years later, his video essays discuss everything from video games to book fairs, and he also has his own music career. Last year, he dropped a debut album called Romcom on Spotify.
Stanz’s career has also traversed through multiple internet communities. He’s a former esports exec who established himself as on platforms like YouTube by commenting on creator drama and other topics. He’s also known for his frequent...
- 7/14/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Eddy Burback—content creator, comedian, and the only man on earth who actually went to a theater and saw Morbius—has signed with talent management company Odd Projects.
Burback has been on YouTube since 2016, and since then has made dozens of pop culture-shredding videos. He’s chronicled the worst Shark Week shows. He’s talked about how stupid Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse is. He created the unholy “perfect streaming service” Netfulu. He ate at every single Rainforest Cafe and it was a pretty tough time. And, yes, he went and saw Morbius in real life. Five times.
Odd Projects plans to work with Burback to expand his business “with immediate focus on digital platforms, merchandising, licensing and endorsements,” it tells Tubefilter.
It adds that Burback “aims to add a satirical twist to the digital content creator space, and wants to continue to write and perform comedy connecting with audiences in a meaningful way.
Burback has been on YouTube since 2016, and since then has made dozens of pop culture-shredding videos. He’s chronicled the worst Shark Week shows. He’s talked about how stupid Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse is. He created the unholy “perfect streaming service” Netfulu. He ate at every single Rainforest Cafe and it was a pretty tough time. And, yes, he went and saw Morbius in real life. Five times.
Odd Projects plans to work with Burback to expand his business “with immediate focus on digital platforms, merchandising, licensing and endorsements,” it tells Tubefilter.
It adds that Burback “aims to add a satirical twist to the digital content creator space, and wants to continue to write and perform comedy connecting with audiences in a meaningful way.
- 11/23/2022
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Artists Nutshell Animations, who has 20 million followers on TikTok, and King Science, who has 12 million followers on TikTok, have signed with manager Nate Ruff and his company Odd Projects.
Both creators are prominent animators known for hitting trends and making comedic short-form clips.
Nutshell brings nearly 300 million views across all platforms, and is TikTok’s largest animation account. They have made art with partners like Doja Cat, Maroon 5, Ed Sheeran, 24kgoldn, and more, and are now working on “building out animation studio infrastructure to support longer content to expand upon their IP,” Odd Projects tells Tubefilter.
King Science is TikTok’s second most followed animator, and was named to TikTok’s 2021 Discover List. He’s worked with brands like Hp and Adobe, and has had numerous videos go viral, including a Squid Game parody that to date has brought more than 55 million views.
At Odd Projects, they will be managed...
Both creators are prominent animators known for hitting trends and making comedic short-form clips.
Nutshell brings nearly 300 million views across all platforms, and is TikTok’s largest animation account. They have made art with partners like Doja Cat, Maroon 5, Ed Sheeran, 24kgoldn, and more, and are now working on “building out animation studio infrastructure to support longer content to expand upon their IP,” Odd Projects tells Tubefilter.
King Science is TikTok’s second most followed animator, and was named to TikTok’s 2021 Discover List. He’s worked with brands like Hp and Adobe, and has had numerous videos go viral, including a Squid Game parody that to date has brought more than 55 million views.
At Odd Projects, they will be managed...
- 8/10/2022
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Nate Ruff, a digital talent manager who has previously worked in creator representation at Anonymous Content and WME, is branching off to launch his own business.
Ruff has founded Odd Projects, a talent management company that will provide comprehensive rep to starry clients including dance luminary Matt Steffanina, (11.9 million YouTube subscribers) video essayist Nerdwriter (2.9 million), and prank and comedy sketch channel 4Ye Originals (636,000).
Ruff also works with a handful of animators and illustrators, including Ketnipz, (1.6 million Instagram followers), Gingerpale (1.3 million YouTube subscribers), and TikTok animator TootyMcNooty (4.7 million followers) -- who was recently tapped to create an animated music video for “Cars With The Boom” by L’Trimm (below), which was first released in the eighties but has seen a recent viral resurgence on TikTok.
Ruff says his clients currently have projects in development in myriad fields, including podcasts, mobile games, books, music videos, television, and toys.
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Ruff has founded Odd Projects, a talent management company that will provide comprehensive rep to starry clients including dance luminary Matt Steffanina, (11.9 million YouTube subscribers) video essayist Nerdwriter (2.9 million), and prank and comedy sketch channel 4Ye Originals (636,000).
Ruff also works with a handful of animators and illustrators, including Ketnipz, (1.6 million Instagram followers), Gingerpale (1.3 million YouTube subscribers), and TikTok animator TootyMcNooty (4.7 million followers) -- who was recently tapped to create an animated music video for “Cars With The Boom” by L’Trimm (below), which was first released in the eighties but has seen a recent viral resurgence on TikTok.
Ruff says his clients currently have projects in development in myriad fields, including podcasts, mobile games, books, music videos, television, and toys.
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- 8/21/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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