UMC Founder Gerard Longo at Departure Conference Mentors Lounge

Gerard Longo is the Founder/CEO of Underground Music Collective (UMC), a Nashville-based educational and multimedia platform serving the music industry and independent creatives, everywhere. For more than a decade, UMC has impacted thousands of musicians, creatives, and industry stakeholders through multimedia content, live music experiences, the UMC Academy artist mentorship program, and the UMC UnderDogs community.

Since launching UMC with The Quinn Spinn podcast in 2013, Gerard has spearheaded UMC’s collaborations with local, national, and global brands, including Universal Music Group, Red Bull, the Tennessee Titans, the Nashville Predators, Creative Artists Agency, Liberty Tax, ArtsQuest, Helping Our Music Evolve, and Redfin Real Estate. Gerard’s work has been featured across major media outlets including iHeartRadio, Fox News Digital, MusicRow Magazine, and many more.

About Departure: Departure (the reimagined Canadian Music Week) is where the world’s hungriest talent in music, art, comedy, and technology find the inspiration, support, and resources they need to take it all the way. Learn more.