About VMG

About Versatile Management Group

Versatile Management Group is a growing artist management and consulting company focused on the presentation of clients who embody artistic integrity through live and recorded music and other related industries. The company is located in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland USA, in metropolitan Washington DC. Our headquarters are also in proximity to major Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, & Southeast USA markets.

Our Mission

Through artistic integrity, we share the joy of presenting the truth in music. We seek to deliver our kindred experience to all people, everywhere.

Our Vision

Versatile management group is an organization that is committed to enlightening every person who is receptive to embracing the truth in music. We have established and nourished a community of true music listeners and artists. This beautiful network maintains a revenue capacity to develop and sustain the fruition of success in the careers of our clients.

Management Team

Jared E.J. Ivory (New Orleans, LA) and Walter C. Riley (Detroit, MI) have a partnership with over 10 years combined experience in the recording industry and arts management, as well as music education, non-profit, and volunteer leadership. Both educated at Howard University with studies in Music Business & Music Education respectively, Mr. Ivory and Mr. Riley have worked with reputable firms is each area of their formal education. Their professional affiliations have included the Educational systems of Charlottesville Public Schools (VA), District of Columbia Public Schools and Montgomery County Public Schools (MD); work within the arts management organizations of The Wolf Trap Foundation and The Detroit Symphony Orchestra; positions at the recording industry's Sony BMG Music Distribution and The Marcus Johnson Project; as well as executive leadership within the national not for profit music organization Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, Inc.