About The Comet

We love music. But we found there was too much noise on the web—like walking into a megastore with too many choices, so you choose nothing. We also found that some sites are just too niche and snooty for us—we don’t want to be ‘cool,’ we just want to discover music that’s actually good—in any genre. So, we sat down as a team and came up with a lofty goal: To create a world where music is easily discovered and you can connect with like-minded people through lifestyle and culture.

The Comet was born—a social platform and a partner for artists and tastemakers to reach audiences and the best source of music, lifestyle and cultural content for people.

What makes us different? Voice. Consider us your favorite DJ or your best iPod mix—giving you quality over quantity. We are a multi-author, curated community of contributors in every scene, location, genre, and function, breaking out of niches and focusing purely on compelling music and stories.

Log in. Invite your friends. Enjoy.

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MANAGEMENT

Tamara Conniff, Founder and Curator
Tamara, former editor-in-chief and associate publisher of Billboard, most recently served as president of music services for Frontline Management Group/Ticketmaster where she oversaw all non-management areas included VIP ticketing, branding, digital and merchandizing for multi-platinum artists. She notably launched the first-ever artist branded internet radio stations in partnership with Clear Channel Radio. During her tenure at Billboard, she oversaw Billboard Magazine, Billboard.com, Billboard.biz, Billboard Mobile, Billboard Conferences and Events, and engineered Billboard licensing and third party agreements. The youngest person and first woman to ever hold this post, profitability rose 30% under her leadership. She has been interviewed as an industry expert by such outlets as CNN, Fox News, CNBC, 20/20, Access Hollywood, Extra, A&E, The Today Show, NPR, MTV, VH1, E!, BBC Television and Canal Plus. She stared as a judge on Mark Burnett’s “P. Diddy’s Starmaker” on MTV and was named one of Crain’s New York Business 40 Under 40. She is fluent in Spanish, French and German.

Brian Huffines, Creative Director/Product Director
Brian is an award-winning designer based in Los Angeles, bringing to The Comet more than 12 years of experience in branding, user-centered design, and crafting consistent, immersive and highly-functional communications. Brian is responsible for the audience experience, product design and overall platform capabilities of this site. He steers design and product decisions of The Comet through all stages of product planning, research and design and code development.

Prior to The Comet, Brian was a design consultant collaborating with a wide range of media and communications teams to create innovative web experiences for digital platforms. From 2005 to 2007, Brian was with the Yahoo Media Group, most recently as Creative Director, leading a team of graphic designers, interaction designers, and researchers to create multi-faceted properties in news, lifestyle and entertainment verticals. For six years prior to Yahoo, Brian was a principle and co-owner of a design agency in San Francisco catering to media and technology companies. At the same time, Brian served on the Graphic Design faculty at The California College of the Arts. He taught Graphic Design studios, served as a thesis board member and created multiple seminar courses in history and theory. Brian graduated from Rice University in 1998 with a BA in architecture, and earned a BArch in 2000. Past clients include AKQA, Nike, The Bay Area Video Coalition, Palm, Zemanta, Samsung Electronics, The Getty Villa, Harvard University, Princeton University, Wired Magazine, The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Fluid Inc., Smart Design, Visa, Valiant Films, Sony Television, Macromedia Inc., The Boston Public Library, The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Move Design, The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Adobe Inc. and Reed College.

Kristina Tunzi, Executive Editor/Content Manager
Kristina oversees the day-to-day content operations of The Comet. She previously was the special projects and talent manager for Billboard Magazine, Billboard.com, Billboard.biz, and Billboard conferences where she liaised with music companies (tour promoters, record labels, management companies, etc) for content including artist exclusives, songs, videos, and fan giveaways. She also worked closely with major advertisers and sponsors including the LG/Billboard.com highly acclaimed ‘Mobile Beat’ summer tour promotion and as well the Amex/Billboard.com promotion.