The New Bosses 2025: Michael Montante, WME

The 18th edition of IQ Magazine’s New Bosses in association with Futures Forum was revealed in IQ 137, recognising 20 of the most promising 30-and-unders in the international live music business.

 To get to know this year’s class a little better, IQ conducted interviews with each one of 2025’s New Bosses, discovering their greatest inspirations and pinpointing the reasons for their success.

Michael Montante is a music agent at WME, focusing on Asia Pacific as a territory. He works with a team that services both domestic and international artists on the WME Global Talent Roster.

Montante, who currently resides in Sydney, Australia, has booked tours ranging from clubs to arenas, throughout the region for artists including Camila Cabello, Sasha Alex Sloan, Alec Benjamin, Alanis Morissette,…

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