Inside the Whale is an organization dedicated to presenting new and unique musical voices. We keep our ear to ground for distinctive sounds and work hard to ensure they reach the widest audience possible. We achieve this through grassroots campaigning, selective bookings, dedicated publicity efforts and new media savvy.
Inside the Whale represents a small body of the best bands in the world. Additionally, we produce concerts and live-arts events throughout New York City.
For booking inquiries with Inside the Whale artists or questions about related projects, please drop us a line.
Sruly Lazaros
Yisroel (Sruly) Lazaros is a music and arts manager based in New York City. As a producer for seminal new music organization Bang On A Can, he has helped present concerts in the hallowed halls of music worldwide, and currently co-produces Bang on a Can's festivals, the Loud Weekend at Mass MoCA, and the forthcoming Long Play in Brooklyn, NY. While under his own moniker, Inside the Whale, he presents a variety of creative musics, manages artists, and books his favorite bands around the U.S.
Sruly has also produced shows for the World Music Institute; BAM; the Winter Jazz Festival; Spotify House at SXSW; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Stavros Niarchos Foundation; Verve Records/Universal Music and many others. He has planned and managed tours for the Bang on a Can All-Stars; Found Sound Nation's OneBeat; Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble; Amir ElSaffar's Rivers of Sound; and the Asphalt Orchestra.
Daniel Knapp
Daniel Knapp Daniel Knapp is a Cellist and Arts Manager studying at Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music. As an advocate of new music in the ever-changing world of classical music, he founded and currently directs The Musikos Collective and collaborates frequently with composers at Oberlin, NEC, and BOCO at Berklee. Daniel has commissioned and premiered over 25 works through his own recitals and the concerts of The Musikos Collective.
While performance has given Daniel his passion for music, he also is excited to be pursuing a career in Arts Management. He has worked alongside The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Pink Noise Agency, and Meadowmount School of Music to explore and learn about eclectic programming, concert production, and artistic direction.