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Abby North

President, North Music Group

Alessandro Ghinelli

Mayor of Arezzo, Italy

Adam Grossman

Sr. Director A&R, Atlantic Records

Adam Taylor

President & CEO, APM Music

Adriana Arce

Vice President, REBEL (Lil Nas X)

Alex Hackford

Head of Creative Music Affairs PlayStation Studios & Creative Arts

Alexandra Patsavas

Head Of Music, Original Series, Netflix

Amy Dunning

Vice President Music Creative/Production, Netflix

Andre Herd

Sr. Director A&R, APG

Andrew Grant

Sr Director A&R, Atlantic Records

Andy Gowan

Music Creative & Production / Original Series, Netflix

Ben Dorenfeld

Director of Music, Anomaly

Brandon Young

Sr. Director, Music Affairs, Activision

Bridget Ferris

Vice President, Brand Partnerships, Universal Music Group

Bryan Mooney

VP A&R, Downtown Music Services

Catherine Wharton

Director, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount

Chantal Epp

Founder & CEO, ClicknClear

Charles "CB" Burks

Vice President A&R, Red Bull Records

Charley Londoño

Counsel Plus, Co.

Charlie Haggard

Manager, Music Services, Universal Studio Group

Chris Williams

GM & Chief Product Officer, iHeartMedia & iHeartRadio

Chris Woltman

Owner, Element1 Music, Marketing & Management (worldwide manager Twenty One Pilots)

Dave Pichilingi

CEO, U.K. & N. America, Modern Sky

Emmanuel Legrand

Founder & President, Legrand Network

Evan Bogart

Founder & CEO of Seeker Music

Franny Graham

VP Creative, Primary Wave

Gabi Kochlani

Sr. Director A&R, Universal Music Group

Georgette Bivins

Sr. Business Affairs Manager, FCB NY

Hiba Irshad

Head of A&R, JioSaavn

Jake Livingston

Head of Creative, Primary Wave Music

James Cheney

Vice President Creative, Reservoir

Jared Lane

Director of Publishing/Creative, Red Bull Records

Jason Miller

CEO, Eventim Live Asia

JD Adams

Managing Director, 5 Alarm Music

Jenn Tolman Hurst

CEO, Streamline Talent Group

Jessica Powell

Co-Founder & CEO, Audioshake

Jobst Neerman

Managing Director, RBK Fusion (Germany)

Johnny Minardi

VP, A&R, Elektra Music Group

Jonathan Lane

Sr. Director, Synch & Licensing / Music Supervisor, 5 Alarm Music

Jon Chen

Sr. Director A&R, Warner Chappell

Josh Rabinowitz

Founder & CEO, Brooklyn Music

JT Griffith

Music Supervisor, Nike

Justin Bumper Reeve

Head of Sync for Film, TV & Advertising + Sync A&R, Riptide Music Group / Hidden Track Music

Justin Gray

Founder & Chairman, Mdiio

Kabiru Bello

Vice President Global A&R, Warner Recorded Music

Kat Basolo

Vice President, Creative Synch, Kobalt Music

Katie Pool

Manager, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount

Katy Gavillet

VP, Creative Music, Fox Entertainment

Ken Komisar

President & Partner, Notting Hill Music Masters

Kenny "Tick" Salcido

Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records

Kevin Hellon II

CEO, Offstream Entertainment

Lisa Worden

Vice President Rock & Alternative, Program Director ALT 98.7 - LA's New Alternative, iHeartMedia National Programming Group

Luke McGrellis

Vice President A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group

Mark Chipello

Vice President, Head of A&R, Position Music

Mark Sutherland

Music & Media Journalist, U.K.

Michael Frick

Vice President Brand Partnerships & Creative Synch, Position Music

Michel Zgarka

President & CEO, HITLAB Inc.

Michelle Munson

Co-Founder & CEO, Eluvio

Mike Daly

Executive Director, A&R and Music Publishing, Disney Music Group

Mike "Mike G" Guirguis

Music Agent, UTA (Young Thug, Lil Wayne, The Kid LAROI, etc.)

Mio Vukovic

Sr. Vice President A&R & Head of Creative, Disney Music Group

Pamela Charbit

A&R Manager, Atlantic Records

Paul Wiltshire

CEO, Songtradr

Phil Quartararo

President & Chairman, The Hello Group

Rahul Kukreja

Owner, RKOK Live

Reuben Sears

Sr. Vice President, Trailers & Promos, SILO Music

Reynold D'Silva

CEO, Silva Screen Group

Rich Goldman

President & Founder, Riptide Music Group

Rich Thomas

Founder, Indie Esports League

Ritch Esra

Publisher, The Music Registry

Robin Jenssen

Co-Founder & CEO, Ekko Music Rights Europe

Sabrina Del Priore

Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount

Sami Valkonen

Chief International Business Officer, PRS For Music

Sas Metcalfe

Chief Creative Officer, Kobalt

Sat Bisla

President & Founder, A&R Worldwide

Scott Igoe

VP Alternative Series & Specials, ABC Television

Sean Mulligan

VP Creative, Music Supervision, MNRK Music Group

Shane Tobin

Vice President Partnership, Sofar Sounds

Siena Nahl

Sr. Director, Head of Community Development, Airtime

Stacy Satz

Director of Marketing, Disney Music Group

Sunil Perkash

Film Producer (Enchanted, Salt, Premonition, Last Survivors, Disenchanted, Back Home, The Divorce Party & more)

Taylor Jones

CEO, The Hello Group

Tricia Holloway

Music Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering

Tyler Bacon

President, Position Music

Vanessa Tara Angiuli

Director, A&R Interscope Records

Virginie Berger

Sr. VP, Global Publishing & Society Relations, Songtrust

Rich Goldman

Rich Goldman

President & Founder, Riptide Music Group

Rich Goldman is President and Founder of Riptide Music Group, a creative music company in Los Angeles supporting artists and writers with music synchronization, publishing and administration and indie label services. He is a lifelong musician who has amassed a broad range of industry credits as a producer, recording engineer, composer, sound designer, publisher and recording studio operator.

On the moment of the Millennium, Rich relocated from the Midwest to Los Angeles and formed Riptide Music, which grew into one of the leading synchronization companies in the world. Riptide successfully places music for the artists it represents in programing and marketing for virtually every media - in top level ads, TV shows, trailers, promos, films, video games and social media platforms. Riptide expanded into music publishing to collect royalties generated from the media placements for the writers it represents - and most recently, is growing its label to capitalize on the exposure that its sync activity generates for the artists Riptide represents. In 2020, Hidden Track Music with its roster of luminary artists joined the Riptide Music Group family.

Sync activity generated by the Riptide and Hidden Track labels for their roster of artists include: Maybelline, Arby's, Jeep, Pepsi, Apple / Dr. Brain, Parasite, Hotel Transylvania 4, 1917, The Crown / Euphoria, Law & Order, Cobra Kai, Emily In Paris, Sex Lives of Collage / FIFA, NBA 2K22, Madden 21, Fortnite, Tony Hawk Pro Skater1+2 / Tik Tok, Peloton and Spotify.

Prior to Riptide, Rich along with his wife Ellie built and operated the legendary Fifth Floor Recording Studios in Cincinnati, becoming one of the major centers for recording in the Midwest, recording for artists the likes of: Prince, Sheila E, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, The Ohio Players, Midnight Star and Zapp, leading to steady Billboard chart activity and multiple gold records.

Rich has been a speaker at various music events including ASCAP: I Create Music, PMA, Billboard Film & TV Conference, Game Developers Conference, British Sync Mission, Durango Song Expo and co-organized and moderated the MIDEM "Sync" panels for many years.

Rich continues to have the good fortune to perform gigs with his wife Ellie, son Scott and daughter Jess.