Matthew Evertsen is the Founder of RONIN, curation and creative management company dedicated to connecting artists, brands, and communities. For over a decade he led senior creative direction and music supervision strategy for $1M+ annual music licensing budgets for over 100+ broadcast and digital campaigns, across a range of high-profile beauty, fashion and lifestyle brands.
He has successfully produced over 100+ live musical performances and cultural programming events in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New York City. A co-founder of the Las Vegas Cannabis Summit (2017, 2018), New York Cannabis Summit (2018), and a founder of charity event 421 For All (2019). He has assisted plant-touching and ancillary businesses across the nation with brand strategy and content development.
His work has earned unsolicited positive press in Leafly and CannabisNow and he’s been profiled by Complex Media's Pigeons & Planes music blog. An active public speaker and contributing panelist for conferences and events including the Las Vegas Music Summit 2013-2019, Syracuse University Bandier Lecture Series, Guild Of Music Supervisors Conference 2016, NeueHouse Creatives 2016 and non-profit Department Of Sound 2020.
