Our Board of Managers are a very talented and visionary group. They lead our company with a true commitment to the success of our labels and artists, and are intimately connected to our day to day operations...
Eddie Lambert - President
Lambert heads this fast-growing international firm from our Los Angeles office. His executive role will include developing the company’s policies and goals, directing the promotion of products and services, overseeing the operating budget, and opening and managing offices in other cities such as New York, Nashville, Tenn., and Austin, Texas.
A music industry veteran, Mr Lambert founded the independent consulting firm, Rilex Entertainment, in 2001. As president of this Los Angeles-based company, he handled music placement and licensing for film, television and commercials for publishers and songwriters. His clients included Deston Songs (Desmond Child), Turn Up The Music, Riptide Music, and hit songwriter Carole Bayer Sager.
Prior to that, he served as chief music officer for Smashcast Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of Internet streaming products and services. His role included opening a Los Angeles office and handling all music-related issues for the company.
In 1989, Lambert founded the film and television licensing division for EMI-Capitol Special Markets. For almost 12 years, he oversaw the licensing and marketing of all recordings to film, television, commercials, soundtrack albums and new technology. During his tenure as vice president, the division’s annual revenue increased from $1.5 million to $15 million.
“Eddie offers a wealth of experience and a heartfelt commitment to provide much-needed support to independent artists and record label owners,” said Kathy Douglas, CEO of Indie Extreme. “Under his leadership, we are working to build a 3,000-member network around the globe.”
Lambert also has extensive experience in music publishing and A&R. He has held high-level executive positions at 20th Century Fox Music, Interworld Music Group (BMG), and ABC-Dunhill Music. He was also director of A&R at Motown Records where he worked closely with Lionel Richie, DeBarge, Stacy Lattisaw, and the Temptations. During the latter part of the ‘80s, Lambert served as a talent consultant for the original nationally syndicated television show Star Search, a precursor to the current hit TV show American Idol.
The music industry professional also has played significant volunteer roles with the Recording Academy (NARAS). He has co-chaired the Academy’s Awards and Nominations Committee and the National Screening Committee for many years. Lambert also has served two terms as vice chair of the Board of Trustees and twice as president of the organization’s Los Angeles chapter.
“I’m thrilled to join Indie Extreme as president. Today, it’s harder than ever for artists to land major record deals or for smaller labels to receive substantial radio airplay and record sales. Indie Extreme levels the playing field by providing all of the administrative and managerial resources they need.”
~Eddie Lambert
Wayne Hapler - Director/Legal & Business Affairs
Wayne Halper brings 25 years of experience with Major Labels in management, operations, business development, legal and financial expertise. Wayne is deeply connected in the Country Music world having worked in Nashville as VP of Business Affairs for Capital Records and then General Manager of DreamWorks Records. Wayne has served as National Treasurer of NARAS (National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences) and on the Board of many major industry organizations such as the Country Music Hall of Fame, CMA (Country Music Association) and AARC (Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies).
Since 2004 he has consulted with management of start-up and existing organizations, developing and updating administrative, financial and reporting systems; reviewing budgets; analyzing existing business plans and suggesting ancillary revenue opportunities; negotiating and administering complex contracts and providing general legal services. He counsels and serves as project manager for artists and songwriters seeking to market, promote and exploit their intellectual property.
Vinny Ribas - Director
Vinny has 25 years experience in the music industry as an artist, artist manager, producer, booking agent and songwriter. He has toured much of the world as a professional musician on both drums and keyboards.
Vinny is also a successful business coach, entrepreneur and business owner. As State Director of IBI Global in Tennessee, he works with hundreds of companies at various stages of development to prepare them to accelerate their launch or growth. He brings extensive management experience from both for-profit (retail) and nonprofit organizations to the table. He is responsible for the implementation of the company’s plans and strategies.
Jim Spivey – Director
Jim Spivey is an Executive Coach, Life Coach and Founder of Revolution consulting, a loose affiliation of coaches and consultants who are committed to changing the way leadership shows up in business, church, community and family life.
With a very successful and diverse 20-year history as an executive in the business world, and 9 years of rich life-changing experience in the coaching and personal development world, Jim’s sharing of stories, musings, and valuable lessons-learned from his own challenges and real-life experiences helps people maintain a sense of perspective, focus, and balance as they work on their own personal change and growth.
Jim has worked with hundreds of individuals, families, work groups and leadership teams throughout the country over the years, and is recognized for his deep compassion, his love for God and people, and his penetrating realness and transparency.
Jeffrey Armstreet – Director
After playing competitive college golf and attaining a masters degree in sport psychology, Jeffrey became a professional golfer. He traveled the country playing tours such as the Tight Lies Tour, Gateway Tour, and the Canadian Tour.
In 2003, he switched focus and started a family business, which specializes in adjusting energy related insurance losses.
Seeing Extreme Dreams as an outlet of sorts for his creative side as a songwriter and musician, Jeffrey became a partner. He also writes, produces, and records music with his band, Evangeline and is on the board of Hyde Park Studio in downtown Houston.
Our CEO
Kathy Douglas
Kathy Douglas is the founder of Extreme Dreams Artist Agency, the parent company of Indie Extreme. The company has been involved in the day-to-day operations of 4 independent record labels over the past 10 years and in the career development of several of the most respected singer-songwriters in Texas. She has extremely strong leadership skills, stemming from 25 years experience in direct sales with Mary Kay Cosmetics as a Pink Cadillac winning Senior Sales Director. As a Sales Director, she recruited, managed, trained and developed the careers of more than 5,000 women, directly through her sales organization. Her innovative marketing, sales and training techniques became successful additions to the company-wide marketing strategies.
The skills and knowledge Kathy developed as a Sales Director include all the needed elements for managing the career development of independent singer-songwriters. Due to her many years of personal coaching experience, Kathy has become a sought-after advisor of many young artists whose dreams are just beginning to formulate. Her abilities to help organize a workable action plan, to recognize sabotage strategies, and identify personal strengths and weaknesses are important components in her philosophy of artist development.