Established in Los Angeles in 2025
Daffodil Telephone Entertainment began with a practical question: what systems would working artists build for themselves if creative identity—not industry machinery—came first?
The founder story
Alex Yeomanson and Howie Fitzgerald founded DTE as working musicians who were already writing, rehearsing, recording, booking and producing their own projects. The company grew from the need to connect those creative activities with clear calendars, budgets, distribution, promotion, touring and accountability.
DTE remains intentionally hands-on. The founders work inside the projects they manage, which creates direct knowledge of the artistic, logistical and financial choices behind a release or live performance.
That artist-led perspective does not replace professional systems. It is the reason DTE builds them.
Build careers and catalogs with intention, equity and a realistic understanding of available resources.
Strategy and execution across releases, touring, campaigns, merchandise and operations.
DTE is open to selective inquiries rather than operating a high-volume submission model.
Founders
Alex and Howie jointly guide DTE’s artists and major company decisions. Their responsibilities overlap by design, while each founder brings a distinct center of gravity.
A singer-songwriter, performer and creator of Mangos & Tangos, Alex leads from the creative center of each project. Her DTE work includes artist development, songwriting and show development, visual direction, content and the translation of an artist’s identity into a public-facing body of work.
Alex also performs as a founding member of Second Paloma and as Allie Mango in Mangos & Tangos.
A bassist, live-sound practitioner and project operator, Howie focuses on the systems that turn creative plans into completed work. His DTE responsibilities include strategy, budgets, release administration, touring, booking operations, production planning, documentation and financial oversight.
Howie performs with both Second Paloma and Mangos & Tangos and manages DTE’s professional-audio capabilities.
Company timeline
DTE does not present itself as larger than it is. The company’s public record focuses on completed work, current artists and the infrastructure being built for the next stage.
Alex and Howie formalized a shared management structure around Mangos & Tangos and the developing project that became Second Paloma.
Mangos & Tangos and Second Paloma performed at the San Clemente Springtacular with DTE coordinating the combined production footprint.
Second Paloma released “Camera” and completed a four-show regional run through Nevada and California.
DTE is developing new releases, repeat live markets and partnerships while remaining open to selective management inquiries.
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