Mike Ladman (US)

Prior to joining Droga5, Mike was a music producer at McCann Erickson for nearly seven years. During that time, he provided music for all of McCann’s accounts, such as Microsoft, the U.S. Army, Verizon, MasterCard, Jose Cuervo and many more. In June of 2016, Mike joined Droga5 to co-head and start the music department with Ryan Barkan. During their time together, they helped launch the Google Pixel phone through a music-driven campaign that won the AMP award for most effective music in a campaign. The campaign included licensed music from Prince, Lou Reed, Anderson .Paak, tUnE-yArDs and more. Together they provided all the music for the Cyber Grand Prix–winning MailChimp campaign. They secured talent for the centerpiece of the campaign that featured a music release by VeilHymn, a collaboration between Dev Hynes of Blood Orange and Bryndon Cook of Starchild. Additionally, they worked on music for all of Droga5's clients, including Under Armour, Hillary Clinton, Chase, Johnsonville, Ancestry and more.