INDEPENDENT · ARTIST-FIRST · EST. 2026
OBSEDEIAN ENTERTAINMENT
BUILT FOR THE NEXT ERA.
An independent entertainment company building artists, ideas, and culture for the future.
01MISSION
“We don’t want to control the artist. We want to build with them.”
Obsedeian gives artists the resources, creative direction, marketing, and connections normally locked behind major-label gates — without asking them to trade away who they are. Every relationship starts from the artist’s vision and expands outward.
We open doors: studios, producers, visual teams, brand partners, rooms and opportunities that move careers forward. Independence and creative identity stay with the artist. Infrastructure, strategy, and execution come from us.
02WHAT WE DO
- ///MUSIC
- ///ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
- ///CREATIVE DIRECTION
- ///MARKETING
- ///FILM & VIDEO
- ///PHOTOGRAPHY
- ///ENGINEERING
- ///FASHION
- ///EVENTS
- ///PUBLISHING
03FEATURED VISUAL
A look inside the operation.
Cinematic moments from the world we’re building — independent, artist-first, and built for the next era.
OBSEDEIAN / FEATURE CLIP
PAUSED
03ARTISTS
THE ROSTER
04ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
Development is the product.
We work with artists to develop their sound, identity, visuals, audience, and career strategy — building an operation around them rather than a single release.
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SOUND
Sonic identity, production direction, catalog strategy, and release cadence.
02
IDENTITY
Positioning, narrative, styling, and the language of the artist’s world.
03
VISUALS
Photography, video, cover art, and a consistent cinematic visual system.
04
AUDIENCE
Content systems, platform strategy, and community that compounds.
05
CAREER
Long-term roadmapping, partnerships, touring, and revenue architecture.
05HOW WE OPERATE
“We build alongside artists rather than simply controlling them.”
Obsedeian operates on a partnership-based model. Instead of blanket ownership, each relationship is scoped to the work we actually do together.
The company can participate in revenue from projects, services, investments, and opportunities that it actually contributes to, according to each artist’s agreement. No contribution, no claim.
- —PROJECT-SCOPED PARTICIPATION
- —TRANSPARENT AGREEMENTS
- —ARTIST RETAINS IDENTITY
- —SHARED UPSIDE, SHARED EFFORT
06LEADERSHIP & ARTISTS
LEADERSHIP & ARTISTS
Meet the team building the next era of independent entertainment.
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FOUNDER
TJ WESLEY
FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Leads the overall vision, company strategy, creative direction, and final business decisions.
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CO-FOUNDER
ELIJAH LAURISTON
CO-FOUNDER & MARKETING MANAGER
Second in command. Drives marketing strategy, brand growth, social campaigns, content promotion, and audience development alongside the founder.
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AARON
BUSINESS MANAGER
Oversees business operations, financial organization, contracts, planning, and company administration.
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04
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A&R & CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Leads artist development, talent relations, industry connections, performance opportunities, and creative direction.
06SERVICES
FULL-STACK CREATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
01
MUSIC
A&R, production, recording, release strategy, and distribution support.
02
MARKETING
Rollout planning, paid strategy, content systems, and audience growth.
03
CREATIVE
Creative direction, brand worlds, art direction, and campaign concepting.
04
FILM
Music videos, short films, documentary, and cinematic campaign assets.
05
PHOTOGRAPHY
Editorial, press, cover art, and full visual libraries per era.
06
ENGINEERING
Mixing, mastering, vocal production, and studio session direction.
07
FASHION
Styling, capsule merch, wardrobe direction, and brand collaborations.
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EVENTS
Shows, listening experiences, activations, and touring support.
09
PUBLISHING
Songwriting, splits, catalog administration, and sync opportunities.
07NEWS / RELEASES
TRANSMISSIONS
JORRYN — “REM”
Jorryn’s latest single lands across all platforms: warped vocals, weightless low end, and a dream-state visual directed in-house.
JOSH joins the Obsedeian roster
Josh signs a partnership agreement covering creative direction, engineering, and rollout for his next project.
OBSEDEIAN NIGHT 001
An invite-only listening experience: black glass, low light, unreleased records from the roster.
Studio and creative lab opens
A dedicated space for recording, photography, and video production available to Obsedeian artists.
Inside the “STATIC CROWN” shoot
Chrome, haze, and one long take — a look at how the visual identity of Josh’s era was built.