Toronto’s Best Kept Secret: Lynn Banks, The Music Entrepreneur Of Care
The great artist of the music industry are made in front of the camera, the legends are the ones who are building the greats behind the scenes; just like marketing guru Lynn Banks. Lynn takes deep passion in her craft.
Lynn is the founder of Icon Island Inc. and has worked with major artists like Tory Lanez, Charli XCX, Lil Baby, Mac Miller, Major Lazer’s camp and many more musical trail blazers. Since its inception in 2017, the company has secured over 30 million Spotify streams, facilitated major distribution and label deals, and led tons of artists to success by helping them actually make money from their Music. Lynn is the leading lady of Icon Island with 10 years in the business; operating and delivering high quality service to her clients. You can check the official website here: www.icon-island.com
Her music career stemmed from starting off in the concert sector, working with the late Mac Miller, Currency, Smoke DZA, Charlie xcx, and more. Lynn then got led from concerts to artist management and continued to develop her skills by pursuing higher education by securing a degree in Entertainment Management from Trebas Institute.
While she was engaged into her studies there, she met up with artists like Maccie & Yoko Gold who she started to manage, this venture was partnering with a recording studio in Toronto. Lynn found her speciality in working with these artists to be creative Marketing, which led her to launch Icon Island in 2017 and has become the go to music marketing and publicity agency for artists and labels Worldwide. With all of these accomplishments, Lynn has her foot on the gas pedal as she braces for a glorious end to 2019 and a successful 2020.
“Even when I have everything, I can’t stop working, I love helping artist level up in their career more than money or fame; it’s a lifestyle.”
Lynn has been a leader in educating artists on the following topics: turning music passion of clients into a profit; understanding music royalties; and creating successful marketing strategies for her clients releases. Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Lynn carries her business practices very efficient and intricate like a brand new Mercedes Benz after a oil change.
According to Lynn, “my practices are a reflection of me as a person, I enjoy what I do and have fun, but I work extremely hard and take the results I deliver very seriously for my clients”
Like a martial artist, she studies the industry with the utmost diligence and openness to learn new things. Her dojo is exclusive to only those who are serious about their business on the most prestigious levels of genius, the world knows it as Icon Island international marketing and public relations firm.
“With years of hands on experience actually working with artist day to day, getting them major deals and having 10 years in the business has really allowed me to be super passionate and elevate every person we work with and not just take see these Artist as an ATM”
Lynn has accomplished so many ventures at a young age that many dare to wish for. Her other accomplishments include being the lead speaker at the “Convene: Administration in the Rap Industry” workshop sponsored by Factor Canada & Canon Creator Lab, being the lead Guest Speaker on the “Woman in Music” Focus Sessions panel, presented by A2F Studios in Miami, being on a panel for the “Music Boot Camp”, presented by the City of Toronto, and taught an e-course for The Smartist University titled “Playlisting Placement;” while she accomplished so much more, she maintains a great level of consistent growth!
“My credits are all due to me doing right by people, my job is to help people the best way I can do,” she said. “Every strategy, marketing plan, release etc. we handle is meant to improve the career of my clients.”
Lynn Banks cares for her clients thus I titled her “The Music Entrepreneur of Care.” Follow her journey by following her Instagram here.
