i do hope you have more planned for this one! i'm hooked already! 

"I don't know," Berkeley answered honestly. "But I do know that I can't leave until I get JC Chasez signed. That'll be my final move. My mic drop moment."

Gotta love a girl with conviction and who knows what she wants. Ethan is a dick but, at the same time, he does have a point. Granted, she has a pointed too. The issue is that no one in the music biz wants to help cultivate and grow with artists anymore, they just want to shove them into a little box. This was great!

Oh I can't wait to see where you take this!  Great start!  

I wondered if anyone was going to write something about the Ojai thing. It's good inspiration. Not surprised you chose to go the A&R route with this character from all you've gushed to me about the behind the scenes in the music business. I think it fits Berkeley well. (Gonna guess you purposefully named her (somewhat) after the music school because of her lineage). Anyway, this is a good start. Can't wait to see where it leads!