Meet The Team
Kim Williams
Williams is no stranger to the music and entertainment business. A performer since an early age, Williams was classically trained in voice, piano and theory at The Cleveland Institute of Music, Bowling Green State University and New York State University’s Cap 21 Conservatory & Theatre Company’s Graduate Program. As an adult, she was a signed artist in a girl group called Destiny on SBK Records where she learned firsthand the business of music. Now with over 20 years in the music industry, Williams has seen success on a professional level securing live action and voice over talent for various music, media and licensing outlets, including Viacom Media Networks, for shows such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Series, SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora The Explorer, and Victorious, and independently for OMC artists on hits shows such as MTV’s Laguna Beach and other independent films.
CEO, Founder
Paul Thieken
Paul Thieken can not remember a point in his life where music was not a source of joy and inspiration. Growing up in a suburb of Cleveland, he was exposed to many great musical acts. Paul started playing the piano at around the age of 5.
Due to his successes in piano at a very early age, he was very fortunate to tour 7 different countries playing piano including China and Japan. He also was given the opportunity to play for many celebrities and dignitaries including President Ronald Reagan, President George Bush and Bob Hope.
Paul attended Bowling Green State University where he majored in Music, Jazz Studies. Currently residing in Dacula, GA, he enjoys being close to Atlanta with all the culture and art that it has to offer. He divides his time between working and performing as a music director at a church near Atlanta to managing his own music studio. His specialties include coaching and mentoring up and coming musicians and singers to help artists make the most of their gifts By drawing from his own unique musical experiences, he helps artists develop their skills and become the best at their craft.
Artist Manager
JULIE HWANG has been a synch licensing specialist/executive for the past decade, and has successfully placed music in advertising, television and film.
For many years, Julie was the exclusive placement agent on behalf of the largest independent catalogs in the industry for synch licensing: Cooking Vinyl, Delicious Vinyl, E1 Entertainment (Koch, Indieblu, The Kinks), Warner Music Independent Label Group, Fat Beats, Razor & Tie, RBC Records, Slamjamz (Chuck D), Time-Life/Saguaro Road (Blind Boys of Alabama), Tommy Boy, Talpa/Unique (The Voice), Reservoir Media (TVT Publishing), and VP Music Group (VP Records & Greensleeves Publishing).
As a music supervisor, Julie directed and supervised music talent for 25 LIVE broadcast primetime TV ads for Bud Light national campaigns back in 2002. She also developed digital and mobile product at the largest multimedia companies, Getty Images and MTV Networks. And before that, she ran licensing operations at major and indie labels such as Tommy Boy Music, BMG Entertainment, and Sony Music.
Julie is a proud Brooklyn mom who is certified in women's self-defense. And she plans to open 2 Cut and Scratch locations (barber+vinyl+coffee shop franchises with partner Rob Fenn) in Brooklyn in the next 3 years.
Julie Hwang
Partner, OMC
Arielle Hyatt
Arielle Helayne Hyatt is the Founder and Director of Music Unites Pepsi PS 153 Chorus. Arielle has a Performance Diploma from The Juilliard School, Master of Arts in Music Education/Music Performance from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Music Education and Music Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Arielle has been a featured soloist with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops, The Singing Hoosiers, and the Juilliard Orchestra.
Under the direction of Arielle Helayne Hyatt, the Music Unites Pepsi PS 153 Chorus has been featured on the red carpet premiere of Annie [starring Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, and Quevenzhane Wallis], Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning, and at the Apollo Theater. Arielle found her love for music through inspiring school teachers, Louisa Eiermann and Phil Gelfer. She hopes to pass her passion for music to her students the way they did.