President, North Music Group
Alessandro Ghinelli
Mayor of Arezzo, Italy
Adam Grossman
Sr. Director A&R, Atlantic Records
President & CEO, APM Music
Vice President, REBEL (Lil Nas X)
Head of Creative Music Affairs PlayStation Studios & Creative Arts
Head Of Music, Original Series, Netflix
Vice President Music Creative/Production, Netflix
Sr. Director A&R, APG
Andrew Grant
Sr Director A&R, Atlantic Records
Andy Gowan
Music Creative & Production / Original Series, Netflix
Director of Music, Anomaly
Sr. Director, Music Affairs, Activision
Vice President, Brand Partnerships, Universal Music Group
Bryan Mooney
VP A&R, Downtown Music Services
Director, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
Founder & CEO, ClicknClear
Vice President A&R, Red Bull Records
Charley Londoño
Counsel Plus, Co.
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)
CEO, U.K. & N. America, Modern Sky
Founder & President, Legrand Network
Founder & CEO of Seeker Music
Franny Graham
VP Creative, Primary Wave
Gabi Kochlani
Sr. Director A&R, Universal Music Group
Sr. Business Affairs Manager, FCB NY
Head of A&R, JioSaavn
Jake Livingston
Head of Creative, Primary Wave Music
Vice President Creative, Reservoir
Director of Publishing/Creative, Red Bull Records
CEO, Eventim Live Asia
Managing Director, 5 Alarm Music
CEO, Streamline Talent Group
Co-Founder & CEO, Audioshake
Managing Director, RBK Fusion (Germany)
VP, A&R, Elektra Music Group
Sr. Director, Synch & Licensing / Music Supervisor, 5 Alarm Music
Jon Chen
Sr. Director A&R, Warner Chappell
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
Founder & Chairman, Mdiio
Vice President Global A&R, Warner Recorded Music
Kat Basolo
Vice President, Creative Synch, Kobalt Music
Manager, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
VP, Creative Music, Fox Entertainment
Ken Komisar
President & Partner, Notting Hill Music Masters
Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records
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
Vice President, Head of A&R, Position Music
Music & Media Journalist, U.K.
Vice President Brand Partnerships & Creative Synch, Position Music
President & CEO, HITLAB Inc.
Co-Founder & CEO, Eluvio
Executive Director, A&R and Music Publishing, Disney Music Group
Music Agent, UTA (Young Thug, Lil Wayne, The Kid LAROI, etc.)
Sr. Vice President A&R & Head of Creative, Disney Music Group
A&R Manager, Atlantic Records
CEO, Songtradr
President & Chairman, The Hello Group
Owner, RKOK Live
Sr. Vice President, Trailers & Promos, SILO Music
CEO, Silva Screen Group
President & Founder, Riptide Music Group
Rich Thomas
Founder, Indie Esports League
Publisher, The Music Registry
Co-Founder & CEO, Ekko Music Rights Europe
Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
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
VP Creative, Music Supervision, MNRK Music Group
Vice President Partnership, Sofar Sounds
Sr. Director, Head of Community Development, Airtime
Director of Marketing, Disney Music Group
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
President, Position Music
Director, A&R Interscope Records
Virginie Berger
Sr. VP, Global Publishing & Society Relations, Songtrust
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.