Surfdog Dave Kaplan Management

Welcome to Surfdog and Dave Kaplan Management, where we live and breathe our passion for music in our tropical bungalows by the beach! Our company was established in 1985. It all started with Dave Kaplan opening the doors to the company’s first division: Dave Kaplan Management. Soon thereafter, came Surfdog Records, a wholly-owned independent record label. Then came Surfdog Music Publishing & Licensing, Surfdog Entertainment Marketing, Surfdog Merchandising and Surfdog’s Java Hut; all located in the slice of heaven we call Encinitas, CA. Dave Kaplan Management has established a strong and extensive network of associates among the music industry, major and independent music labels, musicians and their management, film and television, and the action sports industry. DKM has worked with clients including Brian Setzer, Stray Cats, Sublime, UB40, Glen Campbell (co-management), Gary Hoey, Royal Crown Revue, BulletBoys, Dave Stewart, and Butthole Surfers, among many more. Surfdog has released over 150 albums by artists such as Eric Clapton, Brian Setzer, Stray Cats, Glen Campbell, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Slightly Stoopid, Butthole Surfers, Richard Cheese, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Gary Hoey and many more. We have also released several soundtrack albums, including “The Endless Summer II” and “Step Into Liquid.” Surfdog artists’ music has been prominently featured in movies (Mission Impossible, Elf, Madagascar, Soul Surfer, Monsters vs. Aliens, etc), TV shows (Ellen, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Gotham, East Bound and Down, Glee, ER, Scrubs, etc), plus major national commercials (Ford Lincoln-Mercury, Ritz, Miller Beer, Ashton Kutcher’s Nikon, Hallmark, etc).