The origins of MUSEXPO stem from the roots of the intimate A&R Network (the predecessor to A&R Worldwide) networking dinners in Los Angeles, which first occurred back in 2001 and have since traveled to New York, Berlin and London. These exclusive dinners were organized by A&R Network and A&R Worldwide architect Sat Bisla with the purpose of bringing together friends and like-minded relationships from the global radio, A&R, film/TV music supervision, publishing, new media and artist management communities to engage in creative dialogue and establish fresh business relationships.
It was the positive culmination of these organic networking dinners that spawned the creation of the four-day MUSEXPO. A&R Worldwide President/Founder Sat Bisla explains, "These exclusive dinners were organized with the purpose of bringing together friends from the international creative and business communities to connect with similar like-minded, forward-thinking professionals--all with the intent of discovering new music, broadening organically crafted relationships and creating unconventional ways of doing business in a rapidly changing global market. Now, many dinners later with hundreds of executives having participated, we have evolved the concept of the A&R Worldwide dinner meetings to the next level and created MUSEXPO. Our ethos is to continually evolve, teach and inspire forward-thinking minds as well as create new platforms that will build the bridges for the future of our multifaceted business, as well as providing a showcasing platform for the crème de la crème of emerging international talent on a global stage of key decision-makers, as well as influential press and media."
MUSEXPO is an unprecedented and exclusive opportunity to interact with a wide range of influential decision–makers from the international music, media and technology industries –– all brought together again in Los Angeles at MUSEXPO. Created by popular demand, the inaugural MUSEXPO enriched the experience created at the A&R Worldwide dinners, creating a climate that attracted executives and artists to travel from over 30 countries across the world to participate -- all because they understand the value of discovering and developing fresh new relationships, inspirations and solutions in an ever-changing worldwide community.
Top (l-r) Rob Scott, Dan McCarroll (Sr. Director Creative, EMI Music Publishing), Ron Laffitte (Sr. VP A&R, Capitol Records). Bottom (l-r): Jed The Fish (DJ, KROQ Los Angeles), Andrew Phillips and Rick Morrison (formerly RCA Records Group)
Jeff Aldrich (Sr. VP A&R, Warner Bros.), Andrew Phillips and Stephen Prendergast (EVP, Instant Live/Live Nation)
Paul Samuels (VP Int’l A&R, Atlantic Records, UK), Jeff Smith (Head of Music, BBC Radio 2 (UK)) and Craig Kallman (Chairman/CEO, Atlantic Records Group)
Sat Bisla, Multi-Platinum Australian artist Missy Higgins, John Watson (Manager of Wolfmother, Missy Higgins, Silverchair), Rob Scott (A&R Manager, ABC/Fly Music, Australia)
The late Gerry Tolman (Manager, Crosby, Stills & Nash), Kenny The Tick (Director of A&R, Warner Bros.), Andrew Phillips (former Programme Controller, Xfm, London) and Jeff Sosnow (A&R, Interscope)
Grame Lowe (A&R Manager, Island Records, UK and Manager of Kasabian), Andrew Phillips, Safta Jaffrey (Managing Director, Taste Music, UK) and Stephen Sessa (Attorney, Reed Smith Hall Dickler)
Sarita Jagpal (Deputy Head of Music, BBC Radio 1, UK), Jeff Smith Head of Music, BBC Radio 2 (UK)), Clive Dickens (co-Founder/Partner, Absolute Radio Int’l)
Zane Lowe (DJ BBC Radio 1 and VJ MTV Europe), Sat Bisla (President/Founder, A&R Worldwide/MUSEXPO) and Dave Holmes (Worldwide manager of Coldplay, Interpol)
Platinum UK artist Jem, Sat Bisla, Gary Mandel (Attorney, SSB UK) and Chloe Griffiths (manager Jem)
Dylan White (Anglo Plugging, UK), James Dewar (Consultant, Poptones), Safta Jaffrey and Nick Gatfield (President, Island Records Group, UK)
