Amanda Sweet

Amanda Sweet (she/her/hers) has been a communications specialist for 20 years, with developed expertise in a variety of industries including arts and entertainment, food, and luxury goods. Since 2008, Amanda has worked as founder and president of Bucklesweet. She has held senior management positions at prestigious record labels including Telarc and Heads Up, both subsidiaries of Concord Music Group, and Atlantic Records. Amanda has also represented major performing arts institutions including The Blues Foundation; Washington Performing Arts; American Pianists Association; Steinway & Sons; Strathmore; and festivals such as Bravo! Vail; Virginia Arts Festival; and Women’s Voices Theater Festival. A thought-leader and sought-after expert, Amanda is a member of the Americana Music Association, the Blues Foundation, and is a voting member of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), home of the annual GRAMMY® Awards. Most recently, Amanda has served as a speaker/mentor with the DeVos Institute of Arts Management, American University’s Kogod School of Business, the Manhattan School of Music, Musica Academy of the West, Strathmore’s Artist-in-Residence and a moderator at Chamber Music America’s 2020 conference. Amanda was named one of the Top 30 Professionals by Musical America in 2019.

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