My mission is to wholeheartedly support and guide passionate artists and entrepreneurs to achieve both personal and business success.
My Intentions & Objectives:
To live simply with passion, love,
and balance . . . one breath at a time.
To openly continue to evolve and share knowledge.
To support artists by giving them an opportunity to focus their time
and efforts on their craft by providing them with
personal and business management,
all the while pursuing to remain aware
of the 5 pillars of DANIO:
simplify | breathe | love | passion | balance
My name is TOMAS AVENDANO,
Founder of Danio Management / Finding Danio
Early in my career, I got lost in an industry and environment I was not passionate about. It led me to a personal, unconscious low point in life – emotionally, mentally, physically, and financially. I needed to make a change and find myself. I moved from Vancouver to Kelowna in 2005 and started a journey of self-discovery.
In 2011, I took my personal life experience and twenty years of skills in administration and management consulting and combined it with my love for business, music, and appreciation for artists’ and entrepreneurs’ passion and shifted my management service company’s focus on Artist & Talent Management.
Initially supporting my talented friend Tyler aka Stickybuds (DJ/Producer), my intention was to build a consulting and management support system for him and other dedicated and passionate artists in which they can achieve success and balance in both their professional and personal life.
Since then, I have been blessed to have directly worked with other DJ/Producers: JPOD, Timothy Wisdom, Slynk, Featurecast, Fort Knox Five, K+Lab, JFB, Qdup, Nick Thayer, Basement Freaks, D-Funk, Pimpsoul, Mr. Bill and Wood ‘n Soo – who have all taught me so much along the way.
Our roster has grown and now includes Father Funk, Def3, Jodie, B, Manteasah, Dysphemic, Mood Swing & Chevy Bass, MVPZ, Naturalist, Prayer Handz, Thomas Anthony, and Woofax.
We've built strong relationships with festivals and talent buyers in Canada, Australia, US and New Zealand.
We're grateful to have consistently be part of acclaimed festivals: Shambhala (Canada), Bass Coast (Canada), Rabbits Eat Lettuce (Aus), Earth Frequency (Aus).
I provide professional, personable, simplified management services, and have booked events and tours worldwide. Meanwhile, it is with great importance to me to instill and create an environment that we live a mindful life in order to master the art of living.
It is with great pleasure seeing the growth and accomplishments of our artists, both in their personal lives and artistic careers.
I am honoured and proud to help develop our artists instilling the foundation of professional integrity and mindfulness of enjoying life’s great journey.
We are grateful to travel the world, reach personal milestones, do what we love for a living.
Moving forward, I look forward to continuing to find ways I can be a better resource and support.
I am excited to extend my reach of clients in consulting artists and entrepreneurs who are looking for extra guidance and experience.
~ Tomas (SEP 2024)
Danio Mentorship Program
Whether you're feeling lost, just starting off, trying to figure yourself out,
looking to gain some insight from my experience in living life as an artist,
or you're ready to level up and pursue a career in the music business industry,
I've put together this mentorship program for you:
LIMITED ENROLLMENT!
DANIO MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
As of Dec 13, 2024:
ACCEPTING REQUESTS TO ENROLL
Start: JAN/FEB 2025
Program Length:
Consists of eight 90-minute one-on-one coaching sessions via Zoom. The program typically spans 3 months, but the schedule can be adjusted to meet your individual needs.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Let's start with a 30-minute discovery call to discuss if the mentorship is the right fit for you.
Yes, I'm interested in the
Danio Mentorship Program.
TESTIMONIALS
"Tomas and I have worked together for the last 10 years. He helped me grow from an unorganized and overwhelmed young man, into an award-winning, prominent artist that tours the world. His passion, virility, and keen business sense allowed me to focus on the parts of my art that I excel at (music), while he took care of all the tasks that I don't (bookings, accounting, travel, goal setting). Every promoter and person who dealt with Tomas on my behalf was consistently impressed with his fair and professional approach to management, I never grew tired of hearing his praise.
I trust Tomas with my life, and would not hesitate to recommend his services to anyone looking to upgrade their current work environment.
He is truly one of the finest people I have ever met, worked with or had the pleasure of calling a friend."
STICKYBUDS
Tyler Martens
DJ/Music Producer
"I've known Tomas for the past 5 years through the music industry and was recently able to retain his help with consulting, life coaching, goal setting, systems, and best practices for running my music business during the rollout of my new album.
With his help, the album and singles have gone on to amass over 6 million streams and have had press in LA Weekly, Dancing Astronaut, DJ Mag with support from BBC Radio 1, Sirius XM, and NPR.
Tomas is a joy to work with and his professionalism, insight, kindness, and dedication to his craft immensely benefits the BC Music Industry and Internationally."
TOR
DJ/Music Producer
Juno Award Winner - Electronic Music Album of the Year 2022
"Working with Tomas is a game-changing experience for an artist.
It's not about choosing a mentor who has all the answers, it's about choosing a mentor who knows the right questions to ask you and asks them at meaningful times.
Not only is asking powerful questions at meaningful times a part of Tomas' signature consulting style, but when we first met, his mentorship style dramatically stood out to me. In an industry packed full of people who care about a combination of bottom line + what things look like on the surface, Tomas is a breath of fresh air! He approaches consulting from a holistic place, and success is achieved when an artist is mentally healthy, able to create and share art that is meaningful to them, + has created a healthy financial life for themselves and their business.
Prioritized in that order.
The artist-life can be really tough, so I think it's important for every artist to have someone like Tomas in their corner.
Every time we talk I feel like he's helping me take steps toward living more of my dreams, but I know he'll also be the first one to tell me to take a break too, if he can see I'm stretching myself too thin."
BARRON S
DJ/Music Producer/Vocalist
"I came to Tomas with a bunch of loose ends, and he showed me how to tie them all together. Starting from the ground up, he has cleared away the fog and I can see my path up the mountain.
Tomas helped me rework my entire daily routine to create a foundation on which to build a sustainable creative career.
I’ve learned how to take what seems insurmountable, break it down into achievable goals, and make progress every day.
Not only has my artistic life been enriched with these lessons, my personal life has been elevated to create the best environment to creatively thrive in."
RABBYT
Lyndsay
DJ/Music Producer
"Prior to working with Tomas, my partner and I had grueling careers in the restaurant industry. I struggled to find a balance between work, family life, health, and music.
In 2022 we had been in full force as our producer/DJ duo Blak Likorish. We had a small window of opportunity to take some time off, invest in ourselves, and dive into music full time. I remembered watching an episode of Different Strains with Stickybuds at the beginning of the pandemic and he was giving away a session with Tomas. He had mentioned to only participate in the contest if we were serious about our music careers. At this time I didn't feel that I would be ready for something like that so I stored it in the back of my brain. Remembering this a couple years later I decided to look Tomas up and see if he was still offering his services. Now that I had wrapped my head around music production, it only made sense to learn the artist management side of things.
I looked him up on and found he was offering exactly what I was looking for.
This program gave me the tools that have allowed me to keep my stable income and build my music career while still having time for my family and my health.
It literally blew my mind.
My life has completely changed. I don't even feel like the same person anymore. I am doing more now than I ever have before, and yet, I feel like I'm doing less at the same time. I have a clear mind, direct focus, and big dreams. I never fully understood what "surrendering to the flow" actually meant until I had this experience.
Everything is falling into place as it should and I recognize that life is working for me and not against me. I no longer feel like I'm in this big rush to make something happen.
I understand that it is important to remain proactive in my goals but also accept that the destination may not be what I expect. It is a process, a journey, and it requires patience and persistence. Tomas has given me the tools that will allow me to enjoy the journey.
I am happier and more confident now than I have ever been before. I didn't know what I was capable of until I took this program. It helped alleviate so much stress and anxiety.
I am forever grateful for Tomas and his and desire to share his knowledge and experience with others. Anyone who is struggling with organizing and balancing their life should absolutely invest in this program. "
BLAK LIKORISH
Laila
DJ/Music Producer
