The Team
Ralph Rolle, Founder and CEO
Ralph Rolle conceived the idea of ImGiggin as a result of his own experiences as a master percussionist. With over four decades of professional experience in the music industry (the last 16 years he has been playing for CHIC and Nile Rodgers), Ralph saw that there was an absence of a private and exclusive networking portal for entertainment industry professionals as well as amateurs who are trying to seriously get noticed. He has a profound understanding of the market, with a particular background in A&R, artist management, performance, motivational speaking, and teaching. His client list includes artists such as Dua Lipa, Biggie Smalls, Usher, Queen Latifah, Erykah Badu, Toshinobu Kubota, D'Angelo, John Legend, India Arie, Lillias White, and many more. Ralph is also the personal drum teacher to L.A. Reid, and for 14 seasons, he was the drummer for NBC's "It’s Showtime at The Apollo" with Ray Chew & The Crew. He has been seen and heard performing on many television shows and soundtracks, such as The David Letterman Show and the original motion picture soundtrack to On the Ropes (Academy Award Nominated).
Ralph also founded Phat Kat Productions, Inc., a music production company.​ Phat Kat Productions has produced and arranged both orchestral and vocal musical segments for commercials such as Nike, Burger King, Miller Genuine Draft, and Dark & Lovely.
Kyle Langenbach, CPO
Kyle spent almost a decade at Microsoft, most recently as a Director in their emerging products division building leading-edge applications within Microsoft's global partner ecosytem. Since leaving in 2014, he has been creating and growing startups from 0-1 and beyond. Kyle has a passion for product and delighting customers with innovative, value-added apps and services, especially ones focused on music and entertainment.
His first, Music Traveler, is a marketplace focused on providing musicians with the ability to find practice rooms, rent instruments, and get lessons. It also supplied partners like Steinway and Yamaha with consumer data trends and was selected to premiere at SxSW '17. (Billy Joel, Hans Zimmer and John Malkovich are investors/advisors.) Another was Level Music, a startup created under the umbrella of Warner Music Group. It provided independent music creators and managers with global music distribution, revenue management, and EPK promotional solutions. It empowered independent artists and managers at all levels to reach a wider audience, maximize their revenues, and simplify their professional lives.
Kyle obtained his MBA from the Stern School of Business and his BSE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.