Joella Waldman is a Music Coordinator at Yay Team!, where she currently works with music supervisors Amanda Krieg Thomas and Anna Romanoff across multiple film and TV projects including American Horror Story, All’s Fair, Off Campus, amongst others.

Prior to joining Yay Team!, Joella worked at Fifth Season supporting Amos Newman and Tess Castro on a wide range of productions from Severance to East of Eden. In just four years, she has gained a wide breadth of experience from helping shape the musical identity of a project to navigating the licensing process behind it.

Joella’s interest in music began long before entering the entertainment industry. During her undergraduate studies, she ran her college radio station and helped organize live music events on campus. These experiences deepened her interest in music discovery, programming, and the relationship artists have with their audiences.

As an expat born in Hungary and raised in Europe, her multicultural and multilingual experiences shaped her perspectives on music from an early age. At home, artists ranging from Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson to Liszt and Tchaikovsky were a constant presence. Her background continues to inform her approach to how the right piece of music can shape character, atmosphere, and storytelling.