Toolbox Management began to evolve in 2009, in New York and California as an artist management company built on integrity and results. As a result of our business model Toolbox is continuing to expand its business to support and launch new artistic projects in an ever evolving entertainment business. Our goal is to be a direct source to fans for artists and labels by providing the tools and support needed to manage and sell their products while advancing their careers and creating an artist collaborative.
Toolbox Management is also invested in Toolbox Entertainment™ an online boutique, distribution and management source supporting the arts. We sell directly to fans for artists and labels by providing a premiere destination for unique independent music, books, films and original art.
Our dedicated team has worked in the industry for decades and is here to share our passion and desire to make sure our roster of management clients build their careers via realistic strategies. Toolbox Management recognizes that every artist has a unique set of needs so we offer a full house of specialized services from industry professionals to help in guiding the careers of Award-winning artists, in this highly competitive industry.
Toolbox Entertainment™ also hosts a non-profit arm that invigorates awareness and compassion of global conservation, equality and humanitarian issues. One Drum Productions is a partner who will brand and promote Toolbox Tours supporting the non-profit efforts of Wake UP, Project: Equality4All and the One Drum Foundation.
Shelley Wolfe, the founder of Toolbox Entertainment™ and Toolbox Management brings 22 years of entertainment industry and 15 years of non-profit management experience. A strong work ethic and outgoing personality earned Shelley a reputation known for exceeding expectations. Numerous times she was hired or promoted to run marketing and sales campaigns and departments.
Her background began with music retailer Musicland, leading quickly to management. . Her creative nature landed her marketing jobs with several music companies such as the famed San Francisco-based world music label Six Degrees Records (where she worked with some of the great talents Michael Franti & Spearhead, Bebel Gilberto, Konono No. 1) as well as with Ryko Distribution (where she worked closely with over 60+ revered labels ranging of all genres and artists directly).
Always possessing a passion and desire to inform, educate and to be a leader, in 1999 Shelley was brought on as the Executive Director for Pacifica Community Television, a non-profit PEG Access Center catering to volunteers and the community’s needs. During her eight years with PCT, the station garnered critical acclaim, including a number of individual WAVE awards with Shelley personally receiving the Brian Wilson award for Mentorship.
Shelley has traveled and worked internationally. Along with her passion for music, Shelley has a strong desire to create volunteer efforts, raise humanitarian and cultural awareness and create social change. In the past, Shelley has done so by supporting human rights and the global initiative of freedom of speech for individuals. She is currently the Executive Director for KMVT in Mountain View, CA, a Public Access Station that provides community television to the residents of Mountain View, Los Altos and Cupertino.
Shelley’s lifelong passion and desire to inform and educate individuals about all forms of art is the reason she created Toolbox Entertainment™. Toolbox is an all encompassing metaphor to bring like minds together in one location to create an artist collaborative that includes the fans.