The Nimbit team is comprised of a diverse group of talented individuals dedicated to your success. We’re musicians, technologists, and entrepreneurs. Our passion is to build, from personal experience, the tools and solutions you need to power your music business.

Senior Management

Bob Cramer Nimbit CEO, Bob Cramer’s first love was music. The son of an accomplished classical pianist, Bob was an active guitarist in the Boston and Bay Area music scenes of the 70s-80s. Bob’s career then took a detour into the world of high-growth, venture-backed technology business. As an investor and executive, Bob has a track record of success including CEO positions at LiveVault and FirstSense. Now through Nimbit, providers of the music industry’s premier direct-to-fan platform, Bob’s career has come full circle, putting his experience to use in helping musicians. A recognized leader in technology, management, and the music industry, Bob has appeared on the cover of Inc. Magazine and speaks regularly at music conferences including CMJ, New Music Seminar, and Rethink Music. He received his BS from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his MS from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Patrick Faucher E-commerce pioneer, accomplished musician, and self-professed technogeek, Patrick Faucher is the CTO and Co-founder of Nimbit, one of the leading digital commerce platforms for the music industry. Preceding the web’s explosion as a commercial marketplace, Patrick helped launch some of the very first online stores for renowned artists such as Aerosmith and Phish back in the late 90′s. Over the past two years, Nimbit has become the fastest growing direct-to-fan commerce and marketing platform in the music industry, powering over 10,000 online stores for artists and labels at every level. Patrick shares a deep passion for music and its value with every artist he interacts with, frequently speaking at industry events and lecturing at schools around the country. In his words, “My mission is simple – usher in the next era for the music industry by helping artists build a more sustainable business directly with their fans.” An alumnus of Berklee College of Music, Patrick has toured and performed in over 20 different countries as a trumpet player, vocalist and arranger.

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Phil Antoniades Phil Antoniades, President & Founder of Nimbit, Inc is a DIY pioneer and honors graduate of the Berklee College of Music. With over twenty years in the music industry, from touring nationally as a professional drummer, owning a record label, managing nationally touring artists, and working as a producer and promoter, Phil gained experience with all facets of the direct to fan music business, and propelled his expertise into what is now the Nimbit platform.  In the early 1990’s, Phil started Johnny Brock Management, a promotions and booking agency. In 1996, he founded Artist Development Associates Inc., which provided mastering, CD manufacturing, design, and promotion services to touring indie artists. In 1997, Philip Antoniades launched the online retail venue CDfreedom.com. In 2004, Phil founded Nimbit, Inc with partner Patrick Faucher with the goal of providing the best direct-to fan platform for self-managed artists, managers, and emerging labels.

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JP Twarog As Chief Architect, J.P. charts the course for all of Nimbit’s IT related initiatives to yield an architecture that is in-line with that of the company. Despite his dominion, his cubicle is far from an ivory tower, as J.P. serves as a key member of the development team. Before co-founding Nimbit, J.P. was responsible for leading a team of developers at SureFire Commerce, Inc. in the design and support of secure, high-volume publishing systems for the company’s e-commerce platform. Prior to his work there, he founded Imprintables.com, spearheading the development of an early, rich Internet application with “WYSIWYG” image design tools. These tools yielded custom, online order processing, integrated with real-time, B2B supply chain management capabilities. J.P. holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and a Masters in Computer Science from Tufts University.

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Carl Jacobson Carl Jacobson, Nimbit’s Vice President of Marketing, describes his purpose in life as “to help people be creative and also make a living with their creativity.”  At the young age of 16, this is what he set out to do with his life and through his work here at Nimbit, it’s exactly what he’s doing today.Carl is a recognized force in music technology marketing with over 16 years of experience in bringing empowering solutions to music makers and music listeners. He was most recently the Vice President of Marketing for Cakewalk, Inc. a leading provider of music software and hardware, and in the past worked in Internet broadcasting and for both major and independent record labels. In his career, Jacobson has been blessed to help musical legends such as Ray Charles in the creation of their music; charities and television shows like Extreme Makeover Home Edition to benefit at risk youth and disabled musicians; and technology giants such as Intel and Microsoft in bringing their solutions to the music marketplace. In 2006, Carl’s work was spotlighted in Kevin Roberts’ book The Lovemarks Effect.