Entrepreneur in Residence

Leota Blacknor

Leota Blacknor is Unispan Records’ Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Hofstra University's Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She translates lived industry experience into practical, real-world learning, designs and refines music business curriculum, mentors emerging entrepreneurs, and prepares the next generation of creative leaders. As an Adjunct Professor at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, she also teaches a required course for business majors that anchors students in five core pillars of business success: quantitative analysis, communication skills, ethical decision-making, research, and globalization.

Leota is also a senior marketing executive, educator, and entrepreneur with a proven track record of building culture-shaping brands, scaling artist-driven businesses, and navigating the evolving music and entertainment landscape. Across roles at Virgin Records, Capitol Records, Red Bull, and leading independents, she has led high-impact campaigns for marquee Hip Hop, R&B, and mainstream artists, translating insights into strategies that drive revenue growth, market share, and long-term artist equity.

 Executives in Residence

Jaime Silano

Bring to top.Jaime Silano is a Music Supervisor, Record Label Manager and Hofstra Alum who has curated music for dozens of films, TV shows and documentaries for VICE, Amazon Prime, Resident Advisor, Netflix, Hulu, and more.

.As a consultant, Jaime has worked with independent and major labels and brands to build long-standing and diverse artist revenue streams through international global music licensing strategy and partnerships. ‘ She has spearheaded complex partnerships between artists, publishers and record labels, organized songwriter camps and sessions and negotiated a wide range of music contracts spanning recording, publishing and distribution deals, Joint Venture label partnerships, major sync licenses and sample clearances.

Jaime believes in music’s ability to change the course of history and she has focused her career on highlighting global subcultures, music scenes and artists around the world pushing music forward.

Janine Morris-Megget

Janine Morris-Megget is a corporate, litigation, and media-focused attorney with 15+ years of legal experience supporting major entertainment companies, businesses, and creative talent. She spent nearly 14 years at Paramount Global serving as an eDiscovery-focused litigation attorney, supporting a wide portfolio of matters including intellectual property disputes, breach of contract, production incidents, employment issues, personal injury claims, and internal investigations.

Her background gives me a rare blend of in-house, litigation, and operational insight. She understands how companies actually work behind the scenes, how disputes arise, how they can be prevented, and how to manage legal risk cost-effectively from day one.

Kylee Schmoyer

Kylee Schmoyer graduated from Hofstra University in May of 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Music Business. Kylee was very active during college in the Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association (MEISA) having served as Hofstra’s Chapter President. In 2019, she was named by College Magazine as one of their Top 10 Outstanding College Music Students. Kylee interned every semester of her college career, mainly in A&R departments. She was an A&R rep at Hofstra's student run record label, Unispan Records, as well as an A&R intern at Mom + Pop Records, Columbia Records, and Downtown Music Publishing.

After graduating, Kylee met with several A&R executives for informational interviews who offered her great advice on finding a position within the Music Industry. She maintained these new connections as well as her prior ones and eventually started in the Research and Analysis department at Warner Music Group in October 2019, where she worked closely with Warner’s A&R Research teams. Kylee then transitioned to the International A&R department at Warner Music Group under A&R veteran, Joshua Sarubin. Here, she oversawBl international collaborations/remixes, writing sessions, and writing camps for all of the artists in the Warner family. She would also find artists' songs/beats, and pitch unsigned artists. 

Kylee now continues this work and provides A&R direction for global priority artists specifically from Warner's Emerging Markets which include: Africa, India, MENA, Turkey, Poland, SEE, and CZ.

Angel Martinez

Bronx-based professional Angel Martinez currently serves as Atlantic Record’s VP of Marketing. A talented professional with a bit over two decades of experience, Angel Martinez was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to New York at the age of 6. Through a series of internships and marketing positions, he found himself at Asylum Records in 2018. Over the past few years at Asylum Records, Martinez oversaw releases from popular names such as Roddy Ricch, Symba, Sonny Digital, Yella Beezy, Wiz Khalifa, Sada Baby, and MoneySign Suede to name a few.

Angel is creating ground-breaking campaigns that are driven by his immense love of the music and his unparalleled understanding of the marketing space. Prior to joining Asylum Records in 2018 as Director of Marketing, Martinez held the title of Project Manager at Def Jam Recordings, creating opportunities and strategic planning releases for artists such Pusha T, Desiigner, 2 Chainz, Jeezy, and more. He previously worked at G-Unit for twelve years, working with artists such as 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and The Game amongst many others, as well as Interscope Records as Assistant Marketing Coordinator. Martinez also has extensive experience as a radio producer, marketing director, and managing editor.

Aidan Henry

Aidan Henry is an A&R and Operations professional for Sparta Distribution, a distribution wing of 300 Entertainment and the greater Atlantic Music Group. He comes from a musical background, starting with the saxophone at 10 years old. Aidan got his start in the industry booking shows in his hometown of Minneapolis while he was in High School. At Sparta, Aidan is the current project manager for Ruth B., elijah, YTK, bdifferent, Brooke Alexx, Elle Eliades, Prince Dre and more. Past work for Burwood Media, 300 Ent., Primary Wave, and Studio Talk. Aidan is a graduate of Hofstra University with a B.A. in Music Business.