The Backroom Syndicate
The ecosystem this site belongs to. An angel syndicate and strategy practice in formation.
backroomsyndicate.comMy where I am log. No feeds, no followers, no algorithm. Just a page for me, Stacy Morrow. It shows where I am, where I have been, and where I am going. Always on the go somewhere.
| WHEN | DESTINATION | PORT | VIA | STATUS |
|---|
| General | Global media systems, platform power, who owns what, and how audiences actually behave |
|---|---|
| Music | Drum and bass, bass music, rave culture, street teams, radio, the business behind the booth |
| Games | Pokemon hunting, open worlds, anything with a map to fill in |
| People | Meeting new ones in every city. Coffee, collabs, strangers with good stories |
| Heroes | Anyone who throws the party and then cleans up after it |
I'm Stacy Morrow, a communications strategist who has spent close to twenty years between music, media and the internet. I build audiences, I study how culture moves across borders, and I keep a running map of where that work takes me. This site is that map.
I'm a graduate student at the University of Denver, working on an M.A. in Media and Globalization with a Graduate Certificate in Public Diplomacy. Before that I earned a B.A. in Communications from the University of Colorado Denver, after two years in the Music Business program. The long game is a research PhD in Mass Communications and AI.
I founded Ghost in the Machine Talent Management in 2023 to build full creator ecosystems, and I write media criticism at CoolStoryBro. Before that I ran campaigns at Synonymous and Fullscreen for brands like Disney, Hallmark Channel, Prime Gaming and Uber. My CoolStoryBro "Alice in Amsterdam" experiment reached 130,252 views across 53 countries in 40 days.
I grew up in Tulsa and came up in dance music in Colorado. I ran the Bassnectar street team from 2007 to 2010, produced and booked shows nationwide with Juiceboxbox Events from 2007 to 2014, managed Jantsen's online presence, served as assistant director of the Denver DanceSafe chapter, and DJ'd on KDUR radio.
Games are how I learned the internet. These days part of the Backroom Syndicate world lives at pokemonhunt.world, a hunt built for the same people who grew up chasing clues on a map.
I like to meet people. If you're in a city I'm headed to, or you want to talk media, music, games or investing, send a meet request below.
The ecosystem this site belongs to. An angel syndicate and strategy practice in formation.
backroomsyndicate.comMedia criticism and reporting on consolidation in music and live entertainment. Home of the Alice in Amsterdam experiment.
coolstorybro.blogEvents and operations for a private event venue in Denver.
reservethereserve.comA hunt for the people who grew up chasing clues on a map.
pokemonhunt.worldThis case file. The map, the trail and the travel fund.
stacymorrow.worldDistribution infrastructure for companies and creators. Stacy is an investor.
spektra.fmThe originals. New updates land after Amsterdam.
Flights, beds, train passes and field research for Amsterdam in October, Tulsa at Thanksgiving and Miami for Art Basel. Chip in and your name goes on the sightings board as a trip sponsor.