- Ashley Ventura has departed Cara Lewis Group and landed at Paquin Artists Agency, marking her third agency move in under four years.
- Ventura arrives with an established hip-hop and R&B roster that includes French Montana, Max B, Bhad Bhabie, K Camp, and Kentheman.
- She also brings two fresh signings, reality TV star and rapper Joseline Hernandez and Memphis rising star Fresco Trey, to Paquin's books.
- The move signals Paquin's deliberate push into the U.S. hip-hop market, stretching well beyond its Canadian roots.
Ashley Ventura has joined Paquin Artists Agency as a booking agent, bringing a loaded hip-hop and R&B roster with her. She exits Cara Lewis Group, where she had worked alongside founder and CEO Cara Lewis since August 2025.
Ventura’s path has been built on hustle. She spent nearly a decade promoting concerts in Albany, NY before transitioning to agenting in 2019 at MAC Agency under CEO Andrew Lieber.
At Paquin Artists, she arrived with a proven book: French Montana, Max B, Bhad Bhabie, K Camp, and Kentheman, and she’s adding to it. She now brings freshly signed Joseline Hernandez and Memphis rapper Fresco Trey into the fold.
The timing is notable. Max B, fresh off his November 2025 prison release after 16 years, is primed for a full comeback. Joseline Hernandez is riding high off launching her own streaming platform, Why Are You Here TV, in January 2026.
And Fresco Trey kicked off 2026 with his introspective single “Hope,” following his Meraki (Deluxe) project and a supporting run on K Camp’s KISS 6 Tour, a roster connection that makes Ventura’s book feel like a tight ecosystem.
For Paquin Artists Agency, which has been on an aggressive expansion run, acquiring APA Canada and partnering with Blue Crane Agency, this is a direct play for U.S. urban market share.
Much like Kevin Spellman’s move to Borchetta Entertainment Group and Trey Witter’s signing with ColorCreative, Ventura’s deal reflects a wider trend of independent agencies making bold moves to attract specialized talent-side operators.
Takeaways
This isn’t just an agent changing offices, it’s a genre expansion move for Paquin, and a major credibility stamp for Ventura.
She’s walking in with a roster that spans a hip-hop legend making his post-prison comeback (Max B), a reality TV powerhouse building her own media empire (Joseline Hernandez), a proven hitmaker (French Montana), and a buzzing Memphis riser with serious momentum (Fresco Trey). That’s range. And it’s exactly the kind of depth a growing agency needs to compete at the next level.
With Fresco Trey and K Camp both on Ventura’s roster, how much does that shared history fuel synergy in touring and bookings? What does it say about independent agency culture when an agent with Ventura’s pedigree chooses Paquin over a U.S.-based major?
