Simone Banos

As head of social media and digital marketing for musicians known world-wide, including legendary bassist Ron Carter, she created a digital marketing machine that ensures musical legacies will live on forever.

Her proprietary software allows for powerful, 100% organic social media results with zero spend. Simone’s data-based methodology significantly extends the reach and power of a person, product, or brand, even if already well-established.

Simone’s work as a producer on “Sweet Sweet Spirit”, the jazz-gospel hybrid album by Ron Carter and Ricky Dillard as well as her involvement in all things Ron Carter means she can create legacy projects as well as promote and manage them.

 As General Manager for legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter (since 2017) Penny Kjellberg brings a lifetime of experience in PR, marketing and production to Necessary Others Productions

For Ron Carter, she handles studio bookings, music publishing, merch sales and legacy projects such as his jazz-gospel album Sweet, Sweet Spirit, his on-line discography, his duo films and more.

As President of The Kjellberg Studio, a NYC Public Relations and Marketing agency she handled major national projects including Vidal Sassoon’s Sponsorship of the 1984 Olympics, Clairol’s sponsorship of the movie Steel Magnolias the making of Mr. Mister’s hit music video to name a few.

Necessary Others Productions benefits from Penny’s knowledge of every aspect of a professional musician’s demands combined with her ability to create unique projects that are “outside the box” and the expertise to market and sell them.

Penny Kjellberg