JVA Artists, Inc.

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JVA Artists, Inc.

Type	Private
Founded	Sacramento, California, USA (1982)
Headquarters	Manteca, California
Key people	Jess Vielma, President/CEO/Senior Agent Frank Sardella, Associate/Agent Robert Lewis, Associate/Agent David Cushman, Associate/Administrator
Industry	Talent and Literary Agencies
Website	www.jvaartists.com

JVA Artists, Inc. is a management and booking agency that operates in Northern and Central California. It is owned and operated by Jess Vielma, and has been operating since the mid-80s. It was originally started after Jess was in a family band throughout the 70s and early 80s. After the band disbanded, Vielma started a management agency. It was originally called "VAA Artists Management" since the name "JVA" was already licensed in California. But when the company that used "JVA" went out of business, "VAA Artists Management" became "JVA Artists Management." In 2001, the name was changed to "JVA Artists, Inc," and the company split into two sections: "JVA Talent Agency" (in charge of finding new talent) and "JVA Artists Management" (in charge of managing and booking acts; also the department where groups that are part of the Talent Agency are transferred to when they become signees to JVA). JVA also owns DAC Recording Studios, since 2004.