Music Marketing & Strategy

Music Marketing
That Drives
Real Growth

Major-label strategy. Proprietary analytics. Real streaming outcomes. Meriwick builds campaigns for artists, labels, and management teams that connect every marketing dollar to measurable growth.

20 +
Years in Music Marketing
100 M+
Marketing Impressions
Spotify, Apple Music & YouTube
Campaigns Across Major Platforms
SIA
Powered by Proprietary Analytics

— Who We Work With

Built for Artists, Managers & Labels

Independent Artists
Preparing a major release and ready to build real audience traction—not just streams.
Artist Managers
Building long-term audience growth strategies that compound across releases.
Record Labels
Launching new projects, revitalizing catalog, or scaling emerging artists to breakout momentum.
Artists Scaling Up
Moving from early traction to sustained growth—with data-driven strategy behind every campaign.

Campaigns are tailored to release timelines, budgets, and audience development goals. If you're serious about growth, we should talk.

The Meriwick Approach

Marketing Strategy Built for the Streaming Era

Modern music discovery spans playlists, social platforms, algorithms, and fan conversion. Meriwick builds coordinated campaigns across these channels—then measures their real streaming impact using proprietary analytics. Every dollar tied to an outcome.

What We Do

From release strategy to campaign attribution, every Meriwick engagement is built around your catalog, your audience, and your growth goals—then measured against real streaming outcomes.

01
Artist Growth Strategy
Campaign planning designed to expand streaming audiences and long-term fan engagement. We build full-cycle release roadmaps from strategy through execution.
02
Playlist & DSP Strategy
Targeted playlist outreach and platform optimization across Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and beyond—driven by listener data, not guesswork.
03
Digital Marketing Campaigns
Social, creator, influencer, and promotional campaigns tied directly to release strategy. Every tactic mapped to measurable platform impact.
04
Data & Analytics
Streaming analysis and marketing attribution across all major platforms. Powered by Meriwick's internal analytics platform, SIA

Most music marketing relies on correlation.
We focus on causality.

Streaming platforms show what happened—but not why it happened.

Meriwick built internal analytics tools that connect marketing activity to real streaming outcomes.

◆ SIA — Stream Intelligence Analytics
Our proprietary analytics platform tracks how marketing activity—playlist placements, social campaigns, press features, influencer pushes—translates into measurable streaming growth across every major DSP. It's the intelligence engine behind every Meriwick campaign.
01
Attribution, Not Assumption
We measure which marketing actions produced genuine streaming lift—not which ones correlated with a good week. Every campaign report shows causality, not correlation.
02
Major-Label Execution
With 20+ years at Interscope Records and Def Jam Recordings, we bring the scale and precision of major-label campaigns—that drove results for J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Ella Mai, and more—to artists at every stage.
03
Built for Streaming-Era Growth
Playlists, DSPs, creator campaigns, Shazam velocity, TikTok momentum—we understand how modern music discovery works and build campaigns around it.
04
Long-Term Audience Development
We build real fanbases, not streaming spikes. Every strategy is designed around durable monthly listener growth and audience conversion that lasts beyond a release window.

Planning a release or campaign?

Tell us what you're working on and we'll outline how Meriwick could support your strategy.

Discuss Your Campaign

— Selected Campaign Results

Campaign Results

Full case studies available on request.

Campaign 001 · Album Release
Artist Name
Full-Cycle Release Campaign · DSP Strategy
Playlist-first release strategy built around editorial submission windows and listener overlap targeting. SIA attribution tracked stream acceleration across each phase of the campaign.
Stream Growth +[X]% · 90 Days
Playlist Placements [X]+ Placements
New Monthly Listeners +[X]K
Platform Spotify / Apple Music
Campaign 002 · Single Launch
Artist Name
Digital Campaign · Influencer · Attribution Modeling
Single launch supported by targeted influencer and paid social strategy. Real-time SIA attribution enabled mid-campaign budget reallocation toward highest-converting streaming channels.
Total Impressions [X]M+ Across Platforms
Listener Conversion [X]% Save Rate
Chart Result #[X] Chart Position
Campaign Duration [X] Weeks

↳ Numbers filled in as client approvals are confirmed. Request a full capabilities deck →

How We Work

Strategy First.
Data Throughout.

Every engagement follows a four-stage model designed to connect your marketing investment to real, measurable streaming outcomes.

01
Strategy
We map your catalog, your audience, and your goals. Then we build a campaign strategy around release windows, playlist targeting, platform priorities, and channel mix.
02
Campaign Execution
Playlist outreach, digital advertising, influencer campaigns, press, and DSP optimization—all coordinated around your timeline and budget.
03
Data Analysis
We measure what actually drove results. Using SIA, we isolate which marketing actions produced genuine streaming lift—not just correlation with a good period. Powered by SIA attribution engine
04
Optimization
Insights from each campaign inform the next. Your strategy compounds over time—getting smarter and more precise with every release.

— Campaign Structure

What a Typical Campaign Looks Like

Most Meriwick campaigns follow a structured process—built around your release timeline, audience, and growth goals.

Engagements typically run 6–12 weeks.

01
Discovery
We review your catalog, audience data, and release timeline to understand where you are and where you need to go.
02
Strategy
We develop a campaign plan across playlists, social platforms, and discovery channels—tied to your specific release window and budget.
03
Execution
Campaign tactics launch across selected channels. Every action coordinated around your timeline and monitored in real time.
04
Measurement
Streaming lift, playlist traction, and audience growth are tracked using Meriwick's internal analytics platform, SIA. Powered by SIA Attribution Engine

— EXPERIENCE

BRIAN
GAFFEY
FOUNDER, MERIWICK MARKETING & MANAGEMENT

Two decades inside major-label campaign infrastructure shaped the philosophy behind Meriwick: marketing strategy should be measurable, scalable, and directly connected to audience growth. Prior to founding Meriwick, Brian led national campaign initiatives across streaming, radio, and digital discovery channels at Interscope Records and Def Jam Recordings, helping develop systems that aligned promotional investment with real streaming outcomes.

2017–24
Interscope Records
Marketing & Promotions Director Oversaw national campaign strategy across streaming, radio, influencer networks, and experiential channels for priority releases. Developed analytics-driven campaign frameworks linking promotional investment to measurable streaming velocity, audience growth, and cross-platform discovery signals. Directed national field teams and tastemaker networks across more than 100 markets, building scalable systems for digital discovery, playlist conversion, and cultural amplification.
2013–16
Def Jam Recordings
Marketing & Promotions Manager Executed integrated release campaigns spanning DJ networks, influencer activation, and lifestyle marketing to accelerate early discovery and audience engagement. Coordinated national promotional strategy across radio, digital platforms, and cultural touchpoints while generating large-scale media impressions and sustained campaign momentum.
2026
MBA — University of California, Davis
Marketing Analytics & AI Strategy Focused on predictive modeling, marketing experimentation, and data-driven decision systems for commercial strategy.

These experiences informed the development of Meriwick’s campaign framework, which connects marketing strategy to measurable streaming outcomes through structured experimentation and attribution analysis.

Work With Meriwick

For artist and label inquiries. Whether you have a release coming or want to understand what's driving your current streams, we'd like to hear from you.

Phone
(203) 886-9555
Location
Los Angeles, CA