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Dave Kaplan Management (DKM) is one of the five cornerstones of a broad based entertainment company, based in Encinitas, CA, which also includes Surfdog Records, Surfdog and Surfmutt Music Publishing, and SDE Marketing Agency. Dave Kaplan Management is also part of the family, the famed North County java-and-smoothie hang-out, Surfdog’s Java Hut.

The heart of the company is the ambitious, rock-driven businessman, Dave Kaplan. who took on the job of re-structuring the management of British band UB40 in 1985, and soon after, Dave Kaplan Management was launched. His experience spans management deals with UB40, Freddie Mercury, Gary Hoey, Royal Crown Revue, BulletBoys, Butthole Surfers, and the Brian Setzer Orchestra, among others.

The management team supporting DKM consists of Niels Schroeter who has been with the company since 1990 and acts as general manager, and Scott Seine who has extensive industry experience. Together, with the company's other support staff, they handle most of the day to day needs of each artist DKM manages. Clients have included Brian Setzer, Dave Stewart, The Stray Cats, Jason Newsted, Gary Hoey, Richard Cheese, Rusty Anderson, Butthole Surfers, Voivod, Wylde Bunch, Noise Rachet, and Echobrain.