About Us
Jensen Artists, based in New York, is a full-service artist management and public relations agency representing a select group of musicians, ensembles, and organizations, chosen on the strength of their missions, excellence, integrity, innovativeness, and dedication to bringing classical music to the widest possible public.
We are motivated by a desire to showcase and celebrate those who are creating a thriving, abundant ecosystem for the genre in today’s modern world, partnering with them to define, develop, achieve, and amplify their artistic visions and goals.
Our work is holistic and involves a suite of personalized services tailored to each artist or organization’s needs. These include artist management and strategy around programming and project development, evaluation and discussion of brand and vision, booking and contracting performances and tours, designing and implementing album publicity campaigns, ongoing media relations, creating and maintaining a comprehensive online presence, and social media strategy and execution.
Our approach values authenticity, equity, transparency, clear communication, a strong work ethic, and constant evaluation of and adaptation to the changing communication and performing arts landscapes.
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President Christina Jensen has worked in the classical music industry for 20 years, and before founding the firm in 2007 held positions at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2022, she was named one of Musical America’s Top Professionals of the Year. She is a longtime professional member of the Recording Academy. A native of Independence, Missouri, she holds undergraduate degrees in violin performance and communication with a minor in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and received her master's degree in arts administration from Boston University as well as a certificate in social media marketing from Cornell University. Christina has been part of panel discussions hosted by organizations including American Composers Orchestra, Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio, Astral Artists, Chamber Music America, and the New York New Music Roundtable. A valued aspect of her career has been the camaraderie and collaboration she enjoys with the artists she represents and with colleagues throughout the industry.
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Vice President of Artist Management & Booking Gina "Gi" Meola brings her arts administration experience and zeal for classical music to Jensen Artists' holistic mission to organize performance opportunities for her clients. She is a graduate of Fredonia University with a degree in music composition and a concentration in piano performance. During her time at Fredonia, Gi served on the executive board of Ethos New Music Society, a student-run presenting organization for western New York, as archivist, treasurer, vice president, and president. From this initial introduction to arts management in planning and executing artist residencies at Fredonia, her passion for the industry bloomed when she joined the Jensen Artists team in 2015. Gi delights in the opportunity to work with and learn from her esteemed industry colleagues and to immerse herself in the vibrant atmosphere of world-class artists. She feels compelled to showcase her clients' art as broadly as possible, as she wholeheartedly believes in the transformative power of music and its critical role in humanity’s ability to connect and heal.
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Publicist Kira Grunenberg brings an established career in music journalism and an appreciation for personal communication to her support of Jensen Artists' clients and the sharing of their stories. A prolific writer, she has contributed to the likes of NPR, American Songwriter, DownBeat Magazine, No Depression, and more, as well as running her own digital publication, Throw the Dice and Play Nice – a platform dedicated to highlighting music and art regardless of its style. Kira's experience with publicity was cultivated through a mix of formal study and independent work promoting bands and artists of different genres for placement in print and online media, radio play, and live performances. Kira has worked with the Office of Accessibility and VSA at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to present a panel on Public Relations in the music industry as part of the International Young Musicians Award Program – an annual initiative that gives musicians with disabilities the opportunity to participate in professional development workshops and performances provided by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Associate Publicist Maya Cassady is a graduate of Georgetown University where she studied American Musical Culture and Mathematics. During her undergraduate career, Maya focused on the power of music in contextualizing and changing culture. Her senior thesis examined how Southern musicians reflect and advocate for grassroots community organizing in the Deep South. She has worked as a Production Assistant for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and a Community Manager for All Things Go Music Festival. Most recently, Maya explored the intersection of broadcast and classical music as an Intern at WQXR, New York Public Radio's classical music station.
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Artist Services Coordinator Milad Daniari is a seasoned arts administrator with a passion for supporting the visions of artists in a variety of disciplines and art forms. He brings to Jensen Artists a track record of success in performing arts management, concert operations, and artist services. Milad served as General Manager of Decoda, the Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, where he oversaw a roster of some of North America’s most exciting instrumentalists and educators. In the years prior, Milad was the Operations Manager at Dispeker Artists International. A longtime classical double bassist and teacher, he served as a Teaching Artist and Site Leader for the Empire State Youth Orchestra’s CHIME Program. Milad received his Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music and his Master of Music in Curatorial, Critical, and Performance Studies from Bard College as an inaugural fellow in The Orchestra Now.
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