Omnipop was formed in 1983 as a personal appearance agency for bands and comics when Bruce Smith teamed up with Ralph Asquino and Tom Ingegno. The company quickly established itself as Long Island's premier booking agency and became synonymous with the burgeoning cover band market of the 80's. In 1990, under the direction of Bruce Smith, they opened an office in Los Angeles and steadily built a roster of theatrical talent that saw Omnipop emerge as a 'player' in both Hollywood and New York.

Barbara E. Klein E-mail: barbara@omnipop.com Barbara's previous work related experience includes broadcast media buying at Wunderman, Ricotta & Kline (Y&R subsidiary), a direct response agency, with clients including Time Inc., Sports Illustrated and Money Magazine. Her responsibilities were negotiating & buying commercial time at television stations across the country. She was the lead vocalist in various New York bands & orchestras for decades (clubs, weddings,corporate dates and sessions) while simultaneously working at Omnipop for 19 years (started 1988) as a talent agent and loving every moment of it! Barbara's overall philosophy: Never lose the excitment of discovering and witnessing a truly talented individual.