Meet the best team in the business.
Matt Wells
President Audily
Matt Wells is a marketing and partnership professional with a decade of experience in sponsorship activation, contract administration and music promotion. He most recently served as vice president of business development for MOKB Presents/HI-FI, and prior to that, he was president of Vault Sports & Entertainment, where he generated over $1 million in sponsorship sales and new revenues for clients. He’s also a recovering lawyer, but try not to hold that against him!
Jessica Alpert
Co-Founder Rococo
Prior to founding Rococo Punch an Audily company, Jessica was managing producer for program development at WBUR—Boston’s NPR News station. Her work has been broadcast across the the globe and downloaded by millions of listeners. She has cast and directed top talent from the stage and screen. Her work can be found on NPR, PRI, the BBC, The Atlantic, MIT Tech Review, Bust Magazine, The New York Times, Boston Magazine, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post.
John Perotti
Co-Founder Rococo
John Perotti is co-founder and Chief Content Officer of Rococo Punch an Audily company and award-winning independent podcast studio, producer of the shows The Turning: Room of Mirrors, Queen of Hearts and Welcome to Provincetown to name a few. Before Rococo Punch, he worked on NPR’s Car Talk, Here & Now, Only A Game and he was the manager of podcast production at WBUR, creating and producing new podcasts.
Lindsay Hannon
Vice President Audily
Lindsay Hannon is a +15-year media industry veteran, with a strong production background. After spending seven years at Saturday Night Live, he spent several years developing TV and Film projects. While working in the entertainment industry in LA, Lindsay received his MBA from UCLA Anderson. Post graduation, he ran Tom Segura's YMH Studios, which brought him to Austin, TX, where he now resides. Outside of his career, Lindsay is a big Liverpool and Montreal Canadiens fan and has a passion for photography.
Emily Forman
Story Editor & Producer
Emily got her start in audio as a reporter at a public radio station in Southeast Alaska in 2013, and cherishes the collection of KCAW mugs she's acquired in the years since. Her work on gun violence in Milwaukee was nominated for a Peabody Award. She's also covered health for Side Effects Public Media and NPR. Prior to joining Rococo Punch Emily was a producer at Gimlet.
David Woje
Head Audio Engineer
David Woje is, simply put, one of the best sound engineers in the market today. Immersed in the audio industry for over 20 years, David has produced podcasts, composed music for video games, ads, and sonic branding, as well as created sound assets for many individuals and companies. He is based in Denver, CO, but can be found making audio magic wherever he goes around the globe.
Erika Lantz
Host & Senior Producer
She aims for musicality and emotional depth in her work, and her reporting has won national awards for innovation in audio storytelling. Before Rococo Punch, Erika worked at PRX, WBUR, and APM, and freelanced as an independent producer and editor. Her work has aired on Snap Judgment, NPR’s All Things Considered, Here & Now, APM, and the CBC, among others. Erika studied at Yale University and the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. She taught audio production at the Transom Story Workshop and led the first major podcast workshop in Armenia.
James Trout
Managing Technical Producer
JT, or more formally James Francis Trout, has been an audio engineer since 2007, working in recording studios, concert venues and radio stations wearing many hats along the way. He strives to bring his wealth of audio know-how and love for music to every project. Before joining the Rococo Punch team, JT spent 9 years working in public radio. Most notably he served as the Senior Technical Director for NPR’s Here and Now and Only A Game. He can mostly be found tinkering with recording equipment or playing guitar.
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