Member Updates

Here you’ll find updates on the latest companies who have joined Music Biz’s membership throughout the year. Music Biz also broadcasts the latest news from our member companies — product/service launches, personnel announcements, new partnership signings, and beyond — on our socials and the homepage of our site.

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January 27, 2022 – Music Biz Member Interscope Records Kicks Off 30th Anniversary Celebration

Interscope Records will celebrate their 30th anniversary with an art exhibition at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The exhibition, Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined, will feature over 50 works inspired by albums and songs from the label’s roster including 2Pac, Billie Eilish, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Interscope Records Co-founder Jimmy Iovine, current Chairman, John Janick, music executive Josh Abraham, and Interscope Vice Chairman Steve Berman led efforts to organize the project and worked closely with all of the music and visual artists.... Click Here To Read

January 27, 2022 – Music Biz Member OpenPlay Names Jonathan Bender Chief Operating & Growth Officer

Creative asset and catalog management platform, OpenPlay has named Jonathan Bender as its Chief Operating and Growth officer. In this role, he will oversee client operations, as well as OpenPlay’s expansion into new markets both in the U.S. and worldwide. “OpenPlay is by far the most advanced platform supporting both major labels and independents, and I look forward to continuing my commitment to the future of music industry infrastructure,” said Bender. “The evolution of the industry demands a level of sophistication to manage data,... Click Here To Read

January 26, 2022 – Music Biz Member Utopia Music Names Rosa Asciolla VP, Global Artist & Creator Community

Music-minded financial tech company, Utopia Music has announced the appointment of Rosa Asciolla as the company’s VP, Global Artist and Creator Community. Based in Los Angeles, her appointment expands the company’s footprint on the U.S. west coast. Asciolla joins Utopia after serving nearly 10 years with Spotify, most recently as Head of North America, Artist & Label Partnerships. In this role, she led a team that worked directly with senior label & distribution executives, artists and managers to support their use of,... Click Here To Read

January 25, 2022 – Music Biz Member Adva Mobile Introduces Auto-Reply Message Option

Creator-focused mobil marketing platform, Adva Mobile has announced the addition of a new custom autoresponder message option to their popular marketing platform. Each artist can use their own unique text number, and the auto-response is triggered when fans send an artist-defined keyword to said number. This new option will serve as the center of artists’ mobile marketing efforts to gain new fans, engage with them on their mobile devices, and offer merch and other items for sale.... Click Here To Read

January 20, 2022 – NEW MEMBER PROFILE: Venture Music

Today we welcome Venture Music as our newest Music Biz member company! Venture is a marketing collective created for the modern music industry, specializing in custom-built marketing plans to help clients reach and engage their fans across the digital landscape. The company combines innovative direct-to-fan marketing strategies, implementation of digital advertising spends, social media management, creative design work, and streaming promotion to provide a dynamic set of marketing tools all under one roof.  Understanding the power in building meaningful connections online,... Click Here To Read

January 20, 2022 – Music Biz Member Capitol Music Group Names Arjun Pulijal President

Capitol Music Group has announced the promotion of Arjun Pulijal to President. In this new role, he will work closely with company Chair & CEO, Michelle Jubelirer, to lead the company and plan its future direction. Pulijal has worked for Capitol for nine years prior to his promotion, most recently as SVP of Marketing for Capitol Records. During this time, he led the label’s marketing department and multiple campaigns, working with a slew of label artists including Halsey,... Click Here To Read

January 18, 2022 – Music Biz Member RCA Appoints Gary Gorman as SVP, Rock Formats Promotion

RCA Records has announced that Gary Gorman has joined the label’s team as its new SVP of Rock Formats Promotion. In this role, he will oversee all Rock radio formats for the label including Rock, Alternative and AAA. Based in LA, Forman will report to RCA’s Co-Head of Promotion, Keith Rothschild. Prior to this appointment, he served as SVP, Rock Formats for Capitol Music Group. His time with Capitol saw him lead promotional campaigns for the label’s Rock artist roster featuring Halsey,... Click Here To Read

January 13, 2022 – Music Biz Member The Orchard Bolsters Executive Team in Africa

The Orchard has announced the appointment of three key executives to bolster its team in Africa. Mpumi Phillips will serve as the company’s Director of Distribution, and will lead their office in Johannesburg, South Africa.She joins The Orchard with nearly two decades of industry experience, starting as a label manager for Ghetto Ruff and serving 10 years at Sheer Publishing. iKECHUKWU Onuorah has been named Director of The Orchard’s office in Lagos, Nigeria. He has held past roles with Urban Soul Orchestra,... Click Here To Read

January 12, 2022 – Music Biz Member CD Baby Reaches $1 Billion In Artist Payouts

Independent music distributor, CD Baby has revealed that it has paid out more than $1 billion in artist royalties since its founding in 1998. According to the company’s announcement, this is the result of more than one million artists distributing over 10 million tracks via the CD Baby platform. “For us, it’s not just about how much the top earners make, but also about what the payout means to all of the unique artists we work with who are charting their own course,... Click Here To Read

January 11, 2022 – Music Biz Member BMI Is Hiring: Manager, Media Relations

This position will manage the communications efforts for BMI’s Pop/Rock and R&B/Hip-Hop Creative teams by working closely with the senior executives and their teams to develop and execute proactive media relations campaigns supporting each division. This role will work directly with the Executive Director of Corporate Communication and contribute to the media relations efforts that support BMI by collaborating closely with the broader New York-based Corporate Communications and Marketing department to align PR, social media and advertising campaigns.... Click Here To Read