Arise Artists Agency Expands to New York, Hires Three Agents
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Denise Petski
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Summary
Arise Artists Agency, a Los Angeles-based talent agency launched in 2024, is expanding to New York with a new East Coast office. The agency has hired agents Ken Melamed (who spent 20 years as an owner at Bret Adams Ltd.), Zach Marlin, and Angelina Barberia to lead the expansion. The move makes the agency bicoastal and extends its reach into theater, adding to its existing divisions in film, television, digital media, voiceover, commercials, branding, and celebrity endorsements.
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· 4 pulledEXCLUSIVE: Arise Artists Agency, headquartered in Los Angeles, is officially becoming bicoastal.
The agency is expanding to New York with the launch of an East Coast office and the addition of agents Ken Melamed, Zach Marlin, and Angelina Barberia.
The move marks a significant expansion for the agency, which launched in 2024 and has quickly built divisions spanning film, television, digital media, voiceover, commercials, branding, celebrity endorsements, and now theater.
Leading the New York expansion is Melamed, who joins Arise after spending the last 20 years as an owner at Bret
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