Brandon Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Olivia Gawet as new office manager and personal assistant to the CEO of Brandon Music/Divine Art Recordings Group, Stephen Sutton. Gawet is a Rutland native and graduate of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, with a bachelor’s degree in Music. After graduation, she worked as office manager at Small Planet, a Rutland-based advertising and design firm until 2007. At that time, Gawet joined the faculty of Mount St. Joseph Academy in Rutland as French and Music teacher. Through positions in the Rutland Catholic Deanery as youth ministry coordinator and at St. Bridget’s Church as office assistant and special programs coordinator, Gawet has had extensive experience in fundraising as well as organizing and executing special projects. She also worked at the College of St. Joseph as communications coordinator.
As a member of the team at Brandon Music, Gawet will focus primarily on the development of the new Compass Music and Arts Center, and also manage daily operations within the record company. As a highly regarded performer in the area, she brings a deep knowledge of what it means to be a singer and an artist in today’s economic climate where the arts are under duress. In her new role, Gawet hopes to bring a fresh perspective and vibrant energy to the new Compass Music and Arts Center, especially in its early stages of development. Some of Gawet’s aspirations in this role are to better understand the recording industry from the production side and to help other artists promote their own potential.