Emerson Drive’s Brad Mates Launches New Venture, Band & Crew Financial
Brad Mates
Emerson Drive vocalist Brad Mates is pivoting from his longtime career as an artist and launching a brand new venture, Band & Crew Financial.
Mates and the rest of Emerson Drive enjoyed a successful career as a touring act for over two decades, and after moving to Maine years ago, he developed an interest in the financial world and discovered a new passion for helping change people’s lives through investing and preparing for the future. Mates worked to become knowledgeable as a financial planner, and then came upon the idea to cater to a part of the industry that is often overlooked and underestimated, those who are often behind-the-scenes and in support positions, and decided to form Band & Crew.
“In my position as an artist in the business, I’ve observed when you meet someone in the financial industry it’s often the big box company, someone in a suit and tie, who has never been deep in the industry like we have,” explains Mates. “So I think there’s a comfort level for a lot of people to have someone who understands a little bit of their path and challenges in the music business. And now that I’ve come back in from the other side of the industry, I knew we had to be different than other financial companies, so I decided to offer financial services hyper-focused on supporting all stages that an individual goes through in their respective career path.
“Our difference at Band & Crew is our background in the industry, hands and feet on the ground in this business for 25 years, that makes us stand out the most. And I truly believe it can help a lot of younger acts and even established acts and folks at the back end of their careers that are potentially retiring, just a place that feels like home for them to come and do business.”
The new company will offer a variety of services including investments, insurance and business guidance for both families and individuals, including IRAs, mutual funds, annuities, life insurance, long term care, retirement plans, IRAs, 401Ks and more.
Band & Crew Financial is headquartered in Lewiston, Maine, but Mates will be traveling all around the country working with clients in cities like Nashville, Las Vegas, Minneapolis and Detroit. More information on the new company can be found at bandandcrewfinancial.com.
