Lorne Padman (US)

Lorne Padman is the Vice President of Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records, Los Angeles. Spanning across two decades, Lorne has extensive experience in the nuanced landscape of the electronic music industry, working internationally as a Record Label Creative/Executive, A&R, DJ, Producer, Songwriter, Artist Manager, Radio Programmer, Top40 Radio-Host, Radio & TV Promoter, Event Promoter, Music Consultant, and philanthropist.




He was part of the 3-person development teams for the first original releases for major dance brands including The Chainsmokers, Avicii and Dirty South, and has worked with some of the industry's biggest artists including Afrojack, Don Diablo, Steve Aoki, Kaskade, and Gareth Emery.




Lorne regularly presents on industry panels and at music schools globally - including Amsterdam Dance Event, NAMM, ICON Collective LA, Miami Music Conference, University of Southern California Thornton School of Music (USC), the University of Southern California Herb Alpert School of Music (UCLA), Colorado State University College of Business (CSU), and Musikmakarna Songwriters Academy of Sweden.