Association News
Below, you’ll find the latest Association press releases, updates on our upcoming events, introductions to our newest member companies, links to the latest content from Music Biz and our partners, and more.
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December 21, 2017 – [NY:LON Connect Blog] Speaker Profile Q&A: Tracy Maddux, CEO, CD Baby
Tracy Maddux joined CD Baby in 2010 as COO, and became CEO in May 2012. He has led the company during a period of rapid growth, focusing on rolling out new services that enable artists to self-manage their music careers; make money from their music and communicate directly with their fans. The company now works for more than 500,000 artists across a catalogue of 7m songs, handling physical distribution, downloads and streams through to social-media promotion tools.... Read More
December 20, 2017 – [NY:LON Connect Blog] Speaker Q&A with Adel Hattem, Founder, DMusicMarketing
Adel Hattem founded DMusicMarketing in 2014. Based in Miami, the company focuses on developing non-Latin talent in Latin American markets. It has worked with labels such as Beggars Group, Domino Recordings, City Slang and Secretly Canadian Group, as well as artists like Major Lazer, Diplo, Bjork, Flume, and Zedd. Hattem is a bilingual marketing specialist with more than 20 years experience in the music-marketing world, including roles at Universal Music, EMI and BMG Entertainment, where she worked for artists including Arctic Monkeys,... Read More
December 19, 2017 – [NY:LON Connect Blog] Speaker Q&A with Eric Baptiste, CEO, SOCAN
Eric Baptiste has been CEO of SOCAN, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, since 2010. Under his leadership, the collecting society has grown its revenues, membership base and the number of organizations licensed to use music substantially. Baptiste was also in charge for SOCAN’s acquisitions of music technology firms Audiam and MediaNet, and now serves as president of the boards of the wholly-owned subsidiaries. He has also been director general of CISAC,... Read More
December 18, 2017 – [NY:LON Connect Blog] Speaker Q&A with Tracy Gardner, SVP, WMG
Tracy Gardner is SVP of Global Business Development & Strategy at Warner Music Group (WMG), based in London. In her role, Gardner is charged with evolving WMG’s global strategy for the audio and video streaming space. She leads digital strategy and policy relating to developments in business and law, while liaising with WMG’s international affiliates and licensees. Gardner drives business relationships with WMG’s key digital service providers; during her time at WMG, she has negotiated and drafted ground-breaking deals with the industry’s premier digital players,... Read More
December 15, 2017 – [NY:LON Connect Blog] Speaker Q&A with Mike Jbara, CEO, MQA
Mike is the CEO of high-res audio firm MQA, having joined from Warner Music Group where he held roles as head of studios, president of ADA Worldwide, president of WEA Corp and most recently corporate EVP, technology. MQA has been striking a variety of deals for its technology with device-makers and digital service providers, including Tidal and Deezer in the latter group, and LG and Sony in the former. The company has also worked closely with labels to convert their catalogues into the MQA format,... Read More
December 14, 2017 – [NY:LON Connect Blog] Speaker Q&A with Marcus Cobb, CEO, Jammber
Marcus Cobb is a seasoned entrepreneur, having started or helped to start 16 companies. He’s best known as the CEO of online music and tech platform Jammber, which is used by labels including Sony Music and Big Machine Label Group. In the past, Cobb was hailed as a computer prodigy by the Las Vegas Review Journal when he was just 21 years old, before being recruited by Microsoft Consulting Services as a team-lead specializing in innovative technologies.... Read More
December 6, 2017 – Republic Records EVP of A&R Wendy Goldstein to Keynote ‘Music’s Leading Ladies Speak Out’ Program Powered by Nielsen Music at Music Biz 2018
Billboard’s Gail Mitchell to conduct keynote interview at third annual event Wendy Goldstein, Executive Vice President of A&R at Republic Records, will keynote the Music Business Association’s (Music Biz) third annual Music’s Leading Ladies Speak Out program, powered by Nielsen Music, on May 15, 2018, during the Music Biz 2018 conference at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville. Goldstein will discuss her journey through the music industry, her work experiences and achievements, her thoughts on work/life balance,... Read More
November 30, 2017 – Music Biz Congratulates Members & Friends Featured In Billboard’s 2017 ‘Women In Music’
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) would like to congratulate its members, friends, and affiliates for being featured on Billboard’s ‘Women In Music 2017’ list. We’d like to send a special congratulations to Executive of the Year, Julie Greenwald, Chairman/COO of Atlantic Records and ‘Powerhouse Award’ recipient Kelly Clarkson. Greenwald and Clarkson recently participated in a keynote interview at Music Biz 2017’s ‘Music’s Leading Ladies Speak Out powered by Nielsen’ featured presentation where they discussed work/life balance,... Read More
November 27, 2017 – New Member Profile Feature: RootNote
RootNote is a community of creatives and thinkers addressing some of the music industry’s biggest challenges. Formed from the desire to empower content creators and grow the overall industry, the company focuses on the music business’s core: the artists. Through its challenging and experiential multi-month education and incubation program, equity-based investment structure, and lifelong network of industry leaders and finance providers, RootNote is investing in the long-term success of the industry’s future stars. Website: www.rootnote.co/ Location: Nashville,... Read More
November 22, 2017 – Music Biz Mourns the Loss of ‘Partridge Family’ Star David Cassidy
Music Business Association President James Donio issued the following statement upon the death of David Cassidy: “Music Biz is saddened by the passing of David Cassidy, who rose to prominence as a member of The Partridge Family before achieving solo stardom and teen idol status. Back in 1970, Cassidy and The Partridge Family received our NARM Best Seller Award for their debut single ‘I Think I Love You.’ He was a pop culture icon, whose TV show and music were a constant presence in my teen years.... Read More
