MUSEXPO 2023 - THE GLOBAL MUSIC CONFERENCE RECAPMUSEXPO 2023 – THE GLOBAL MUSIC CONFERENCE RECAP
MUSEXPO 2023, which took place in Burbank, CA from March 19 – 22 received tremendously positive feedback from all sectors of the global music industry for its 23rd annual edition. With a keen eye on the core fundamentals of the global music business, latest trends and technologies, attendees were treated to a veritable cornucopia of illuminating panels and keynote speeches.
The conference began on a high note with a riveting Global keynote forum which addressed the criticality of adaptability in a constantly evolving industry from A&R, publishing, AI, live, multimedia, sync (film, TV, gaming), brands, distribution, social media/streaming, radio and overall artist development worldwide.
MUSEXPO also featured key topics centered around the evolution of one the world’s fastest growing music markets – India, with a formidable group of executives from within the market sharing the opportunities and challenges that lie within a territory that has the world’s largest population, or over two billion people if you include neighboring markets like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
MUSEXPO also featured a strong focus on A&R and sync with executives from Atlantic Records, Columbia Records, Hello Group, Universal Records, Warner Records, Fox Entertainment, Paramount, Netflix, Position Music, Mom+Pop, EA Games, Walt Disney Imagineering, Format Entertainment, Red Bull Records, Seeker Music, Universal Pictures, LAVA Records, APG, Reservoir, Bally Sports, Saregama Music, Warner Music Thailand, Walton Isaacson, The Wilders, Millennium Films and many others participating in a focused forum of topic discussions surrounding these vital sectors of the worldwide music business.
In addition, special honorariums for Joel Denver, President & Founder, All Access Music Group; Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music, and Pete Ganbarg, President A&R Atlantic Records & President ATCO Records delivered full-capacity attendance and incredibly positive and authentic energy to their respective awards events.
The high-quality artist showcases delivered a smorgasbord of global talent with numerous acts being offered worldwide label, publishing and booking deals on the spot!
The conference also afforded ample opportunities for networking, with attendees connecting with fellow professionals and industry leaders from all around the world. The atmosphere was positively charged and animated, with an unmistakable sense of hopefulness and enthusiasm for the future of the music industry as is the traditional setting at MUSEXPO.
Overall, MUSEXPO 2023 was a triumphantly successful event, showcasing the latest trends and technologies in the music industry, while providing valuable opportunities for professionals to forge connections and learn from one another. The music industry's perpetual evolution and innovation were readily apparent, and MUSEXPO 2023 was a poignant tribute to the industry's remarkable resilience and adaptability.
Sat Bisla, President & Founder, MUSEXPO stated, “On behalf of our entire A&R Worldwide and MUSEXPO team, we would like to thank all of the showcase artists, speakers, partners, delegates, sponsors, wineries, City of Burbank, S.I.R. Studios and our families for their gracious participation, support and for being a part of what is truly a global music family and community that is so unique to what embodies the genuine passion and true spirit of music at MUSEXPO.
I would also like to thank my amazing team including Monte Malone, Joe Arnold, Taylor Bartley, KC Morse, Dusty Bisla, Andrew Boone, William Aman, Josh Woodard and our volunteers for their tireless efforts, selflessness and support to ensure MUSEXPO was an exceptional experience for all who attended and one of our most seamless events ever!
Plans for MUSEXPO 2024 are already in the works, with formal dates to be announced in the coming weeks.
Here is a snapshot of some of the early feedback from MUSEXPO 2023 participants.
Alicia Patalinghug – Manager, JAGMAC (Baltimore, MD), “On behalf of JAGMAC and my family, I just want to say a HUGE ‘Thank You’ to you and your team for putting on such an amazing event! We thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing from beginning to end. I really feel like this event and all of the people we met has helped to open some doors for JAGMAC and we are excited to see where things lead.”
A.J. Cole – Global Touring Musician (London, England), “Can I just say how beautifully inspirational this year’s MUSEXPO was. I had the most wonderful time indeed.”
Anita Chinkes-Ratner – Executive VP, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount (New York City, NY) – “Thank you! It was a truly incredible, and I feel lucky to have been a part of it.”
Lara Lavi - Managing Partner, Dreaming In Color Entertainment (Seattle, WA), “Thanks so much for your dedication and hard work. It’s the best conference I have ever been to in a really long time. Today was the best day for me in terms of proper networking. MUSEXPO had very high-quality panelists. The boys also say thank you beyond words of gratitude for the opportunity.”
Jenn Tolman Hurst, Sr. VP Talent Management, MDDN (Los Angeles, CA), “Thank you so much for including me in such a beautiful night. It was emotional and wonderful, and so so so special. Congratulations! Love you!”
Joel Quigley, Director, Marketing Communications, Lloyd Cellars (Napa Valley, CA), “HUGE applause to you and the team. MUSEXPO is a very layered and complex production, and 2023 was one of the best-ever! It was especially successful in how you weaved the award lunches and gala dinner into a compelling narrative throughout. LOVED it!”
Jon Pleeter, Agent, Sound Talent Group (Los Angeles, CA), “Congratulations on a successful week and a fun event. I had the opportunity to meet some amazing people and thank you for the invite! Congratulations again.”
Julie Brind’Amour, GM, Pistage Radio JS, (Quebec, Canada), “I wanted to let you know that I really appreciated the MUSEXPO conference. It was my first time, and I will come back for sure! Also, I will tell people in Quebec (Canada) that they should come there. I have attended different conferences and this one is very friendly and easy to connect with people! I’m just happy that I have discovered MUSEXPO.”
Karl Kongkham – Managing Director, Warner Music Thailand (Bangkok, Thailand), “It was great to see you at MUSEXPO this year and an honor to be invited to speak. Thanks so much. It really was an inspiring experience that reminded me why we do what we do!”
Katy Gavillet, Vice President, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment (Beverly Hills, CA), “I cannot thank you enough for EVERYTHING the past couple days. Such a special and meaningful event, I loved meeting and seeing everyone. And to have the opportunity to celebrate Mamie [Coleman] last night on such a massive scale! Completely unreal. Thank you so much for doing what you do best and connecting folks on a worldwide musical level. I feel so lucky to have been a part of it!”
Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music (Beverly Hills, CA), “Thank you again Sat for this evening! In still flying high from this honor! I’m truly in awe of what you and your team have created in the music community on a global level with MUSEXPO and looking forward to continuing our work together. Congrats on your 20th anniversary!”
Mark Beaven, Founder & co-CEO, AAM, (Los Angeles, CA), “Great to see you! Congratulations on another great MUSEXPO! Bravo!
Mary Ellen Fisenne, Attorney At Law, (Calabasas, CA), “To the A&R Worldwide team, We appreciate and value the MUSEXPO experience. Thanks to all of you for your time and efforts. The event was fantastic, so good to be back.
Mattias Tell, MD, Westside Music (Gothenburg, Sweden), “Congratulations on another stellar event! Hope you've gotten (getting) the warrior’s rest after MUSEXPO. Even though we could not be part of the whole thing it seemed like such a well curated conference and with a good attendance. We really enjoyed the talks, especially the one on artist Development and breaking new talent. Great speakers and highly interesting, with lots of knowledge spread. The Creative and business evolution of licensing was also a great one with a lot of good tips into it.”
Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE, Chairman, InterTalent Rights Group / Chosen Music, (London, England), “Congratulations on another MUSEXPO triumph. And this year thank you for giving Caity Baser a platform and for all your support. The energy love and friendship you give to both our great industry and your friends is extra-ordinary. We are all deeply indebted to Sat Bisla.”
Ric Salmon, CEO, Driift (London, England), “Thank you again for the invitation to be a part of MUSEXPO and huge congratulations on such a successful event. You’re a very special human being and I was so pleased to see the warmth, love and respect for you in the room.”
Ryan Benyo, Producer & Founder, Benyo Sound (N. Hollywood, CA), “Thank you so much for a wonderful time at MUSEXPO and the VIP Dinner. Everywhere I went, people were saying how blown away they were with the event and how much they were enjoying it—it truly was fantastic. I appreciate all that you do, and I was honored to be a part of it.”
Ryan Svendsen, Music Supervisor, Millennium Media (Los Angeles, CA), “Thank you for your hospitality at MUSEXPO. I really appreciated it, and what a beautiful event to bring people together. You should be super proud of your work!”
Sean Mulligan, Sr. VP Creative & Music Supervision, The Wilders (Los Angeles, CA) “MUSEXPO wrapped last week after three days of intensely informative sessions featuring some of the music industry’s top professionals. Thanks to Sat Bisla and the whole MUSEXPO team for another great year.”
Ted Kurie, No.1 Billboard Charting Songwriter, “I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed this year’s MUSEXPO. As always, you put together an excellent network of industry people and the panels were extremely informative.”
Below is a short pictorial overview of this year’s events. A full overview of all panels, showcases, awards, networking events, etc. will be posted on the MUSEXPO website in the coming days. Photo Credit: (KC Morse: A&R Worldwide).
GLOBAL A&R FOCUS: Sharing their insights on the evolution of Global A&R were (pictured L-R) Ron Fair – (A&R Executive/producer/songwriter/composer & former Chairman, Geffen Records/President, A&M Records & CCO/Executive VP, Virgin Records); Ben Maddahi (Sr. VP A&R, Columbia Records & President, Unrestricted); Aton Ben Horin (Executive Vice President, Global A&R, Atlantic Records Group); Clinton Sparks (Entrepreneur, Investor, DJ, Producer, Songwriter Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Rick Ross, Pitbull, Ludacris, Big Sean, 2 Chainz); Taylor Testa (Vice President A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group); Ericka Coulter (Sr. VP A&R, Warner Records & Founder, TheBasement Series); Taylor Jones (CEO, The Hello Group) and Sat Bisla (President & Founder, A&R Worldwide).
“INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PERSON OF THE YEAR”: Receiving the highly coveted and respected honorarium and award as “International Music Person of The Year” was Pete Ganbarg, President A&R, Atlantic Records & President ATCO Records (center) with Craig Kallman, Chairman & CEO, Atlantic Records Group (right) and Sat Bisla (left).
GLOBAL KEYNOTE AT MUSEXPO: Discussing the evolution of the global music business (L-R) were Mark Sutherland (Contributing Editor, Music Business Worldwide); Karl Kongkham (Managing Director, Warner Music Thailand); Kristin Graziani (President, Stem); Phil Quartararo (President & Chairman, The Hello Group); Vikram Mehra (Managing Director, Saregama Music Ltd. India); and Satya Hinduja (Founder & Artist, Alchemic Sonic Environment).
A&R WORLDWIDE 20TH ANNIVERSARY VIP DINNER: After the conclusion of this year’s MUSEXPO, A&R Worldwide celebrated its special 20th anniversary edition of its executive VIP dinner, which also honored Mamie Coleman, Executive VP & Head of FOX Entertainment Music as the inaugural “International Media Person of The Year.”
PARAMOUNT’S EXCLUSIVE SYNC SESSION AT MUSEXPO: One of the world’s most influential media networks Paramount (part of Viacom) teamed up with their friends from A&R Worldwide to deliver an exhilarating and insightful panel on the inner workings of its sync and licensing eco-system at MUSEXPO. Pictured (L-R) are Tom Polce (Sr. Staff Producer & Composer, Paramount); Danica Bates (Sr. Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount); Samuel Diaz (Director Creative Music Strategy, Paramount); Rochelle Holguin Cappello (Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount); Sabrina Del Priore (Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount); Anita Chinkes-Ratner (Executive VP, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount); Toussaint Hunt (Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount) and Ritch Esra (Publisher, Music Registry).
“INTERNATIONAL MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR”: A&R Worldwide and its supporters and partners from the City of Burbank, California State Assembly, California State Senate and County of Los Angeles joined together to present the first-ever “International Media Person of The Year” award to Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music (pictured second from left).
MUSIC SUPERVISION 4.0 AT MUSEXPO: Discussing the evolution of music supervision within film, TV, trailers, promos and gaming were pictured (L-R): Michael Frick (Vice President, Creative, MNRK Music Group); Rudy Chung (Music Creative & Production, Original Film, Netflix); Rachel Levy (Executive VP, Film Music, Universal Pictures); Ryan Kofman (Creative Director, Music, FOX Entertainment); Trygge Toven (VP Creative & Sr. Music Supervisor, Format Entertainment); Mason Cooper – President, Songrunner Entertainment (Music Supervisor), and Tricia Holloway - Global Music Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI).
LISTENING TO FUTURE SYNC AND A&R HITS at one of MUSEXPO’s most anticipated panels were a cross section of A&R and sync executives who for the first time ever had positive things to say about every track they listened to with some even being offered sync and signing deals post panel. Picture (L-R) were Sat Bisla, Thaddeus Rudd (Thaddeus Rudd - Co-Owner, Mom+Pop); Katy Gavillet (Vice President, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment); Ken Blaustein (Vice President, A&R, Universal Music Enterprises); Kenny “Tick” Salcido (Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records); Cybele Pettus (Sr. Music Supervisor, Electronic Arts); Mark Chipello (Vice President / Head of A&R, Position Music); Nick Haussling (Music Supervisor, Walton Isaacson) and Matt Pinfield (Host "New & Approved" KLOS, Los Angeles / Westwood One & Benztown Radio Networks Syndicated Host).
“LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD” AT MUSEXPO: This year’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” was presented to Joel Denver, President & Founder, All Access Music Group who celebrated 50 years of contributions to the radio and music business. Denver received special proclamations and along with awards of recognition from MUSEXPO, City of Burbank, California State Assembly and other municipalities for his lifelong service to the music and radio industries.
THE U.K.’S NEXT BIG MUSIC STAR: Chosen Music/EMI Records’ hotly buzzin’ singer/songwriter Caity Baser did her first ever N. American showcase at MUSEXPO to a full house and garnered extremely positive feedback from all sectors of the music business with key radio platforms and music supervisors keen to support her as a result of her showcase. Caity delivered a stellar showcase performance similar to Katy Perry and Jessie J who both showcased at MUSEXPO which helped open key doors of opportunity early on in their careers.
EUROPE’S NEW ALT-POP SENSATION: The chart-topping German artist KAMRAD who has secured Top 5 airplay on the European Airplay Charts and No.1 chart positions in Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Switzerland and other markets delivered a powerful performance during his first ever N. American showcase at MUSEXPO, which already has created signing interest in N. America as a result of his stellar show.
A NOBLE PERFORMANCE: Porto, Portugal’s chart-topping artist NOBLE delivered a strong performance at this year’s MUSEXPO with his stylish musical melding of Sam Smith and Julio Iglesias, which promoted a number of labels publishers keen to sign him.
WINING & DINING AT MUSEXPO: MUSEXPO is renowned for its unprecedented networking and attention to detail on fine dining and great wines. Since its launch back in 2005 MUSEXPO continues to collaborate with some of California’s finest wine-makers to give delegates a great experience with Lloyd Cellars, Prescription Vineyards, Monarch Wines, The Wine Militia and others.
3/13/23
GLOBAL MUSIC EVENT MUSEXPO KICKS-OFF IN BURBANK, CALIFORNIA MARCH 19 â€" 22 & FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS UNVEILEDGLOBAL MUSIC EVENT MUSEXPO KICKS-OFF IN BURBANK, CALIFORNIA MARCH 19 – 22 & FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS UNVEILED
MUSEXPO 2023www.musexpo.net the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd. MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Sync / A&R Summit, the esteemed 20th year anniversary A&R Worldwide gala dinner event, and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
The renowned confab has unveiled its full schedule line up for this year’s conference and showcase events, which can be viewed HERE.
MUSEXPO will cover the various touchpoints of the worldwide music business from A&R, music publishing, management, digital, streaming, radio, booking and live, distribution, marketing, technology, Web3, synchronization (film, TV, videogames, eSport, trailers, promos), performance rights and so much more.
Pete Ganbarg
Some of the companies participating at this year’s event include: Atlantic Records, Netflix, The Hello Group, Columbia Records, Universal Music Group, Times Music (India), Tileyard (UK), iHeartMedia, Snap, Live Nation, Recording Academy (The GRAMMYs), Warner Records, APG, Fox Entertainment, Paramount, EA Games, Sony Music Publishing, Silva Screen, So Recordings (UK), Saregama (India), TM Ventures (India), Music Business Worldwide, Alchemic Sonic Environment, STEM, Seeker Music, Millennium Media, The Wilders, Mom+Pop, Reservoir Media, LAVA Records, Position Music, APM, Riptide Music Group, Universal Pictures, A&R Worldwide, Bally Sports, Westside Music (Sweden), Sound Czech (Czech Republic), Red Bull Records, United Masters, RCA, Epic Records, Blue Lemon (Sweden), Warner Music (Thailand), Phase 1 Events (India), InterTalent, Crush Management, Trevanna Tracks, Walt Disney Imagineering, Format Entertainment, SongTools.io, Songrunner Entertainment, SESAC, The MLC, Videohelper, and many others.
Mamie Coleman
MUSEXPO will also include the presentation of the coveted “MUSEXPO International Music Person of the Year” award during a special VIP Awards Gala Luncheon on Tuesday, March 21st. Next year, MUSEXPO has confirmed that it will present this honor to one of the most influential and respected minds in the global A&R community, Pete Ganbarg, President A&R, Atlantic Records & President ATCO.
MUSEXPO will also present its first-ever “International Media Person of the Year“ award to one of the most influential and respected executives in television, Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music, during a special gala dinner that will take place on Wednesday, March 22nd in the “Media Capital of The World” – Burbank, CA, which is home to The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Studios, ABC TV, Activision, iHeartMedia, Warner Bros. Pictures, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, The CW Network, Legendary Films, Universal Pictures, ESPN, Insomniac Games and many others.
Joel Denver
Joel Denver, President & Co-Founder AllAccess Music Group will also be honored by the US and international music community for his fifty years of service and support for the radio and music industry as he’ll receive the inaugural “Lifetime Achievement Award” during a special event with colleagues from the radio and record label community on Monday, March 20th, 2023.
To register to attend this year’s MUSEXPO click HERE.
For more information on remaining event sponsorships contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
2/27/23
MUSEXPO 2023 HIGHLIGHTS FOCUS ON INDIA, ONE OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST GROWING MUSIC MARKETSMUSEXPO 2023 HIGHLIGHTS FOCUS ON INDIA ONE OF THE WORLD’S FASTEST GROWING MUSIC MARKETS
MUSEXPO 2023www.musexpo.net the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd. MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Sync / A&R Summit, the esteemed 20th year anniversary A&R Worldwide gala dinner event, and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
The event has unveiled dozens of new speakers for its forthcoming “United Nations of Music” event from within the various touchpoints of the worldwide music business from A&R, music publishing, management, digital, streaming, radio, booking and live, distribution, marketing, technology, synchronization (film, TV, videogames, eSport, trailers, promos), performance rights and so much more.
This year MUSEXPO will also focus on the opportunities across India’s vast music eco-system; something that MUSEXPO first highlighted with an in-depth analysis back in 2006 when most of the music world was unaware or uninterested in the potential of the market.
India is one of the most burgeoning music markets in the world, as well as the world’s fastest-growing economies, largest English language-speaking territories, and home to the biggest population of millennials, as well as a growing streaming/digital, talent management, live, multi-media, sync (film, TV, interactive gaming, on-demand), mobile and traditional (recorded and publishing) music business. There seems to be an abundance of opportunities and possibilities in India.
The esteemed panel of experts from India will give an overview of the current and future potential of this vast market, and the realities of creative and commercial possibilities.
Hiba Irshad
Mandar Thakur
Mansoor Rahimat Khan
Oum Pradutt
Saurabh Abbi
Vikram Mehra
Some of the executives from India speaking at MUSEXPO include Hiba Irshad - former Head of A&R, JioSaavn; Mandar Thakur – COO, Times Music; Mansoor Rahimat Khan – Co-Founder & CEO, Beatoven.ai; Oum Pradutt - Founder & Managing Director, Phase1 Events & Entertainment Pvt Ltd; Saurabh Abbi - Partner & CEO, TM Ventures, and Vikram Mehra - Managing Director, Saregama and others. The Spotlight On India panel will be moderated by Ralph Simon - Founder & Chairman, Mobilium Global who has an extensive history within the Indian music, media and technology sectors.
In addition, India’s Times Music, Saregama and TM Ventures will be co-hosting a number of networking mixers for MUSEXPO delegates at this year’s event.
For more information, and to register to attend MUSEXPO click HERE.
2/20/23
A&R EXECUTIVES FROM ATLANTIC, COLUMBIA, WARNER MUSIC GROUP, UNIVERSAL, HELLO GROUP, RED BULL, POSITION, APG, MOM+POP, SEEKER, LAVA & MANY MORE JOIN THE MUSEXPO 2023 LINEUPA&R EXECUTIVES FROM ATLANTIC, COLUMBIA, WARNER MUSIC GROUP, UNIVERSAL, HELLO GROUP,RED BULL, POSITION, APG, MOM+POP, SEEKER, LAVA & MANY MORE JOIN THE MUSEXPO 2023 LINEUP
MUSEXPO 2023www.musexpo.net the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd. MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Sync / A&R Summit, the esteemed 20th year anniversary A&R Worldwide gala dinner event, and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
The event has unveiled dozens of new speakers for its forthcoming “United Nations of Music” event from within the various touchpoints of the worldwide music business from A&R, music publishing, management, digital, streaming, radio, booking and live, distribution, marketing, technology, synchronization (film, TV, videogames, eSport, trailers, promos), performance rights and so much more.
Aton Ben-Horin
Ben Maddahi
Cathy Mathalone
Charles Burks
Vikram Mehra
Clinton Sparks
Craig Kallman
Delmar Powell
Ericka Coulter
Evan Bogart
Hiba Irshad
James Cheney
Kara DioGuardi
Karl Kongkham
Kenny Salcido
Kevin Hellon II
Mandar Thakur
Mark Chipello
Mike Weiss
Pamela Charbit
Pete Ganbarg
Phil Quartararo
Ron Fair
Taylor Jones
Thaddeus Rudd
The growing list of music company and A&R executives speaking on various panels and keynotes include: Adam Taylor – President & CEO, APM Music; Aton Ben Horin - Executive Vice President, Global A&R, Atlantic Records Group; Ben Maddahi – Sr. VP A&R, Columbia Records & President, Unrestricted; Clinton Sparks – Entrepreneur, Investor, DJ, Producer, Songwriter (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Rick Ross, Diddy, Pitbull, Ludacris, Big Sean, 2 Chainz); Cathy Mathalone – Head of A&R and Publishing, Tileyard Music (UK); Charles “CB” Burks - Vice President A&R, Red Bull Records; Craig Kallman – Chairman & CEO, Atlantic Records; Delmar Powell – VP A&R, Position Music; Devon O’Connor – A&R / Executive Operations, LAVA Records; Ericka Coulter – Sr. VP A&R, Warner Records & Founder, TheBasement Series; Evan Bogart – Founder & CEO, Seeker Music; Hiba Irshad – Former Head of A&R, JioSaavn; James Cheney – Vice President Creative, Reservoir Media; Kara Dioguardi - Songwriter, Producer, Entrepreneur; Karl Kongkham – Managing Director, Warner Music Thailand; Kenny “Tick” Salcido – Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records; Kevin Hellon II – President & CEO, Offstream Music Group; Mandar Thakur – COO, Times Music (India); Mark Chipello – Vice President / Head of A&R, Position Music; Michael Frick – Vice President, Creative, MNRK Music Group; Mike Weiss - Vice President Music, & Head of A&R, United Masters; Pamela Charbit - A&R Manager, Atlantic Records; Pete Ganbarg – President A&R, Atlantic Records & President ATCO Records; Phil Quartararo - President & Chairman, The Hello Group; Rich Goldman – President, Riptide Music Group; Ron Fair – (A&R Executive/producer/songwriter/composer & former Chairman, Geffen Records/President, A&M Records & CCO/Executive VP, Virgin Records); Sat Bisla – President & Founder, A&R Worldwide; Taylor Jones – CEO, The Hello Group; Taylor Testa – Vice President A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group; Thaddeus Rudd - Co-President, Mom + Pop Music; Tyler Bacon – President & CEO, Position Music; Vikram Mehra - Managing Director, Saregama Music Ltd. (India) and many others are confirmed to attend.
Delegates will also have a chance to participate at the Global A&R and Sync Summit where they will get a chance to meet face to face with executives from both key major and independent companies for both creative and business opportunities.
MUSEXPO will also feature a “Play Us Your Hits” forum where registered delegates who would like to have their music included for this opportunity. From the submissions, we will include tracks to fill the allotted time, which will be heard by the A&R and sync executives on the panel. The panelists will randomly select artists submitted and the music will be played for the entire room to hear. Numerous artists have been signed to sync, label and publishing deals from this session in the past. Deadline to submit is the end of this month. The full MUSEXPO conference schedule is now available online HERE.
To register to attend the event with the current A&R Worldwide discount, or for organization and group discounts contact Dusty Bisla at dusty@anrworldwide.com.
For more information on event sponsorship, showcase opportunities and event partnerships contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
Information on direct flights to the Burbank Airport and conference discount hotel room bookings within the Burbank, CA area is available at www.musexpo.net.
MUSEXPO 2023 UNVEILS SHOWCASING ACTS - WHO'S NEXT TO JOIN THE RANKS OF ARTISTS LAUNCHED FROM THIS GLOBAL STAGE?MUSEXPO 2023 UNVEILS SHOWCASING ACTS – WHO’S NEXT TO JOIN THE RANKS OF ARTISTS LAUNCHED FROM THIS GLOBAL STAGE?
Over the year’s MUSEXPO has introduced numerous artists to the US and/or global markets through its talent showcases. Whether its Katy Perry, LMFAO, Jessie J, Teddybears, Tom Gregory, Frank Turner, Robyn, The Temper Trap, Forest Blakk, Sheppard, Lime Cordiale, Jack Savoretti, Missy Higgins, Laleh, Gavin James, Birds of Tokyo, Avalanche City, Gin Wigmore, Smith & Thell, Ida Maria or countless others who have taken the stage prior to their global success – MUSEXPO has always provided proactive industry, fans and others a chance to be the first to find the next great new music discovery, no matter what continent the artists come from.
An array of emerging talent from around the world is once again set to arrive at MUSEXPO for showcase sets from March 19th – 22nd. The first two nights of unearthed global talent will perform at the legendary S.I.R. Studios on Sunset Blvd., followed by additional night in the “Media Capital of The World” – Burbank, CA. Most of the talent is available for signing, licensing, booking, publishing, sync/brand partnerships and legal representation.
The MUSEXPO artist showcases on Monday, March 20th and Tuesday, March 21st will feature award-winning Faroe Islands alt-pop artist Danny Baldursson; the burgeoning British singer/songwriter and sync friendly artist Waiting For Smith; the 5 Seconds of Summer and Blink 182 inspired Scottish rockers Single By Sunday; Lily Allen inspired globally tipped EMI Records UK breakthrough cool pop artist Caity Baser; the Harry Styles musical nuances of the No.1 radio airplay charting Portuguese artist Noble; talented unsigned Australian newcomer and current A&R signing focus Holly Riva; the Beck and John Lennon inspired idiosyncratic alt-pop stylings of England’s MASI MASI; rising independent Australian teen pop sensation Jordan Anthony, and Curb Records burgeoning country pop artist Sarah Reeves. For more information on MUSEXPO showcasing acts, click HERE.
2/13/23
MUSIC SUPERVISORS FROM FILM, TV, VIDEOGAMES, & SYNC LICENSING JOIN MUSEXPO LINEUPMUSIC SUPERVISORS FROM FILM, TV, VIDEOGAMES, & SYNC LICENSING JOIN MUSEXPO LINEUP
MUSEXPO 2023www.musexpo.net the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd. MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Sync / A&R Summit, the esteemed 20th year anniversary A&R Worldwide gala dinner event, and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
The event has unveiled dozens of new speakers for its forthcoming “United Nations of Music” event from within the various touchpoints of the worldwide music business from A&R, music publishing, management, digital, streaming, radio, booking and live, distribution, marketing, technology, synchronization (film, TV, videogames, eSport, trailers, promos), performance rights and so much more.
Adam Taylor
Anita Chinkes-Ratner
Cybele Pettus
Danica Bates
Debra Delshad
Janine Kerr
Jennifer Freed
Jonathan Lane
Katy Gavillet
Kevin Hellon II
Livy Rodriguez-Behar
Mamie Coleman
Michael Frick
Nick Haussling
Rachel Levy
Rich Goldman
Rochelle Holguin Cappello
Ryan Kofman
Sabrina Del Priore
Tyler Bacon
The growing list of music supervisors and sync licensing executives at this years event include Adam Taylor – President & CEO, APM Music; Anita Chinkes-Ratner – Executive VP, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Cybele Pettus – Sr. Music Supervisor, Electronic Arts; Danica Bates – Sr. Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Debra Delshad – Sr. Director, Synchronization & Music Licensing, Angry Mob Music; Janine Kerr – Vice President Music, Bally Sports; Jennifer Freed - Founder & CEO, Trevanna Tracks; Jonathan Lane – Founder & Music Supervisor, Clearly Music; Katy Gavillet – Vice President, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment; Kevin Hellon II – President & CEO, Offstream Music Group; Livy Rodriguez-Behar – Founder & Music Supervisor, Dreamboat Music; Mamie Colman - Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music; Mason Cooper – President, Songrunner Entertainment (Music Supervisor); Michael Frick – Vice President, Creative, MNRK Music Group; Nick Haussling – Music Supervisor, Walton Isaacson; Rachel Levy – Executive VP, Film Music, Universal Pictures; Rich Goldman – President & Founder, Riptide Music Group; Rochelle Holguin Cappello – Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Ryan Kofman – Creative Director, Music, FOX Entertainment; Ryan Svendsen – Music Supervisor, Millennium Media; Sabrina Del Priore – Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Samuel Diaz – Director Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Tom Polce – Sr. Staff Producer & Composer, Paramount; Toussaint Hunt –Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Tricia Holloway - Global Music Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI); Tyler Bacon – President & CEO, Position Music and many others to be announced soon.
In addition, the key music supervision and licensing team from Paramount will feature as part of a special sync session panel at MUSEXPO 2023, with multiple members of its group participating, for an exclusive deep dive into the dozens of film, TV and other sync projects they’re involved with. MUSEXPO delegates will also have an opportunity to present their music for upcoming sync projects that the global TV network is involved with.
MUSEXPO will also feature a “Play Us Your Hits” forum where registered delegates who would like to have their music included for this opportunity. From the submissions, we will include tracks to fill the allotted time, which will be heard by the A&R and sync executives on the panel. The panelists will randomly select artists submitted and the music will be played for the entire room to hear. Numerous artists have been signed to sync, label and publishing deals from this session in the past.
To register to attend the event with the current A&R Worldwide discount, or for organization and group discounts contact Dusty Bisla at dusty@anrworldwide.com.
For more information on event sponsorship, showcase opportunities and event partnerships contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
Information on direct flights to the Burbank Airport and conference discount hotel room bookings within the Burbank, CA area is available at www.musexpo.net.
MUSEXPO 2023 UNVEILS SHOWCASING ACTS - WHO'S NEXT TO JOIN THE RANKS OF ARTISTS LAUNCHED FROM THE MUSEXPO STAGE?MUSEXPO 2023 UNVEILS SHOWCASING ACTS – WHO’S NEXT TO JOIN THE RANKS OF ARTISTS LAUNCHED FROM THE MUSEXPO STAGE?
Over the years MUSEXPO has introduced numerous artists to the US and/or global markets through its talent showcases. Whether its Katy Perry, LMFAO, Jessie J, Teddybears, Tom Gregory, Frank Turner, Robyn, The Temper Trap, Forest Blakk, Sheppard, Lime Cordiale, Jack Savoretti, Missy Higgins, Laleh, Gavin James, Birds of Tokyo, Avalanche City, Gin Wigmore, Smith & Thell, Ida Maria or countless others who have taken the stage prior to their global success – MUSEXPO has always provided proactive industry, fans and others a chance to be the first to find the next great new music discovery, no matter what continent the artists come from.
An array of emerging talent from around the world is once again set to arrive at MUSEXPO for showcase sets from March 19th – 22nd. The first round of unearthed global talent will perform at the legendary S.I.R. Studios on Sunset Blvd., followed by additional night in the “Media Capital of The World” – Burbank, CA. Most of the talent is available for signing, licensing, booking, publishing, sync/brand partnerships and legal representation.
The first night of MUSEXPO artist showcases on Sunday, March 19th will feature burgeoning UK singer/songwriter Louis Berry; the Filipino-American pop sounds of JAGMAC; dynamic Australian twenty one pilots and Linkin Park inspired duo 3REE; N. American dark-pop inspired chanteuse Lauren Waller; emerging Swedish rock quartet Second Theory; the LGBTQ community championed alternative and pop inspired singer MADYX, and the chart-topping 100 million-plus streams German alt-pop chart topper KAMRAD (last year he reached No.5 on the European Airplay charts). For more information on MUSEXPO, click HERE.
2/6/23
APM, ATLANTIC, EA GAMES, DISTROKID, FOX, GRAMMY’S, HELLO GROUP, IHEART MEDIA, PARAMOUNT, RED BULL, SNAP, SOFAR SOUNDS, TIMES INDIA, WARNER MUSIC & MORE JOIN MUSEXPO 2023 LINEUPAPM, ATLANTIC, EA GAMES, DISTROKID, FOX, GRAMMY’S, HELLO GROUP, IHEART MEDIA, PARAMOUNT, RED BULL, SNAP, SOFAR SOUNDS, TIMES INDIA, WARNER MUSIC & MORE JOIN MUSEXPO 2023 LINEUP
MUSEXPO 2023www.musexpo.net the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd. MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Synch / A&R Summit, the esteemed 20th year anniversary A&R Worldwide gala dinner event, and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
The event has unveiled dozens of new speakers for its forthcoming “United Nations of Music” event from within the various touchpoints of the worldwide music business from A&R, music publishing, management, digital, streaming, radio, booking and live, distribution, marketing, technology, synchronization (film, TV, videogames, eSport, trailers, promos), performance rights and so much more.
Big Boy
Clinton Sparks
Craig Kallman
Danica Bates
Delmar Powell
Ericka J. Coulter
Kara DioGuardi
Karl Kongkham
Kenny Ochoa
Kenny “Tick” Salcido
Mamie Coleman
Mandar Thakur
Markus Keuhn
Matt Pinfield
Rochelle Holguin Capello
Mike Fink
Oum Pradutt
Panos A. Panay
Toussaint Hunt
Vikram Mehra
The burgeoning list of already confirmed speakers includes Adam Taylor - President & CEO, APM Music; Anita Chinkes-Ratner - Executive VP, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Aton Ben Horin - Executive VP, Global A&R, Atlantic Records Group; Big Boy - Host, Big Boy’s Neighborhood (Premiere Networks); Charles “CB” Burks - Vice President A&R, Red Bull Records; Clinton Sparks - Entrepreneur, Investor, DJ, Producer, Songwriter (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Rick Ross, Pitbull, Ludacris, Big Sean, 2 Chainz); Craig Kallman - Chairman & CEO, Atlantic Records Group; Cybele Pettus - Sr. Music Supervisor, Electronic Arts; Dae Bogan - Head of Third-Party Partnerships, The MLC; Delmar Powell - Vice President A&R, Position Music; Ericka J. Coulter - Sr. Vice President of A&R, Warner Records; James Cheney - Vice President Creative, Reservoir; Katy Gavillet - Vice President, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment; Kara DioGuardi - Songwriter, Producer, Entrepreneur; Karl Kongkham -Managing Director, Warner Music Thailand; Kenny Ochoa - Head of Music Curation & Creative Licensing, Snap Inc.; Kenny “Tick” Salcido - Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records; Lisa Worden - Vice President Rock & Alternative Program Director ALT 98.7 - LA’s New Alternative, iHeartMedia National Programming Group; Mandar Thakur - COO, Times Music (India); Mark Sutherland - Contributing Writer, Music Business Worldwide; Markus Kuehn - Founder & Managing Partner, FLUX FM (Germany); Matt Pinfield - Host “New & Approved” KLOS, Los Angeles / Westwood One & Benztown Radio Networks Syndicated Host; Mike Fink - Head of Creator Services, DistroKid; Nick Haussling - Music Supervisor, Walton Isaacson; Oum Pradutt - Founder & Managing Director, Phase1 Events & Entertainment Pvt Ltd (India); Panos A. Panay - President, Recording Academy (GRAMMY’s); Phil Quartararo - President & Chairman, The Hello Group; Rachel Levy - Executive VP, Motion Picture Music, Universal Pictures; Ric Salmon - CEO, Driift & Director ATC Management; Ron Fair - A&R Executive, producer, songwriter, composer & former Chairman, Geffen Records/President, A&M Records & CCO/Executive VP, Virgin Records; Ryan Svendsen - Head of Music, Millennium Media; Sabrina Del Priore - Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Sam Kling - Chief Creative Office, SESAC; Satya Hinduja - Founder, Alchemic Sonic Environment; Taylor Jones - CEO, The Hello Group; Thaddeus Rudd - Co-President / Mom + Pop Music; Toussaint Hunt - Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Tricia Holloway - Global Music Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering; Tyler Bacon - President & CEO, Position Music; Vikram Mehra - Managing Director, Saregama and many others. For the full list of current speakers click HERE.
Pete Ganbarg
In addition, the key music supervision and licensing group from Paramount will feature as part of a special sync session panel at MUSEXPO 2023, with multiple members of its team participating, for an exclusive deep dive into the dozens of film, TV and other sync projects they’re involved with. MUSEXPO delegates will also have an opportunity to present their music for upcoming sync projects that the global TV network is involved with.
MUSEXPO will also include the presentation of the coveted “MUSEXPO International Music Person of the Year” award during a special VIP Awards Gala Luncheon on Tuesday, March 21st. Next year, MUSEXPO has confirmed that it will present this honor to one of the most influential and respected minds in the global A&R community, Pete Ganbarg, President A&R, Atlantic Records & President ATCO.
MUSEXPO will also present its first-ever “International Media Person of the Year“ award to one of the most influential and respected executives in television, Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music, during a special gala dinner that will take place on Wednesday, March 22nd in the “Media Capital of The World” – Burbank, CA, which is home to The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Studios, ABC TV, Activision, iHeartMedia, Warner Bros. Pictures, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, The CW Network, Legendary Films, Universal Pictures, ESPN, Insomniac Games and many others.
Joel Denver
Joel Denver, President & Co-Founder AllAccess Music Group will also be honored by the US and international music community for his fifty years of service and support for the radio and music industry as he’ll receive the inaugural “Lifetime Achievement Award” during a special event with colleagues from the radio and record label community on Monday, March 20th, 2023.
To register to attend the event with the current A&R Worldwide discount, or for organization and group discounts contact Dusty Bisla at dusty@anrworldwide.com.
For more information on event sponsorship, showcase opportunities and event partnerships contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
Information on direct flights to the Burbank Airport and conference discount hotel room bookings within the Burbank, CA area is available at www.musexpo.net.
1/30/23
EA GAMES, FOX ENTERTAINMENT, POSITION MUSIC, MOM+POP, RED BULL RECORDS, WALTON ISAACSON, JOIN MUSEXPO’S “PLAY US YOUR HITS“ PANELEA GAMES, FOX ENTERTAINMENT, POSITION MUSIC, MOM+POP, RED BULL RECORDS, WALTON ISAACSON, JOIN MUSEXPO'S “PLAY US YOUR HITS” PANEL
MUSEXPO 2023www.musexpo.net the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd.
This year’s event will see an exclusive panel called “Play Us Your Hits,” featuring executives from influential independent global A&R-driven companies; music supervisors from videogames, TV, ad agencies and influential radio/audio hosts who are renowned for breaking new music on their US and globally syndicated radio shows.
MUSEXPO 2023 delegates will have a chance to submit their artists and songs prior to the panel for playback and feedback to see if the artist and song could be a great signing, sync, licensing and appropriate for national and international radio syndication support. Previous years of this panel have resulted in artists and songwriters getting signed to record label and music publishing deals, as well as lucrative sync placements and more.
Confirmed for “Play Us Your Hits” session is Cybele Pettus – Sr. Music Supervisor, Electronic Arts; Katy Gavillet – Vice President, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment; Kenny “Tick” Salcido – Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records; Mark Chipello – Vice President / Head of A&R, Position Music; Nick Haussling – Music Supervisor, Walton Isaacson and Thaddeus Rudd - Co-President, Mom + Pop Music. Moderating this panel will be Matt Pinfield -Host “New & Approved” KLOS, Los Angeles / Westwood One & Benztown Radio Networks Syndicated Host & Sat Bisla – President & Founder, A&R Worldwide and Host of the globally syndicated new music pre-discovery music show Passport Approved.
Cybele Pettus
Katy Gavillet
Kenny “Tick” Salcido
Thaddeus Rudd
Mark Chipello
Nick Haussling
Matt Pinfield
Sat Bisla
MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Synch & Brands Summit, A&R Summit, the esteemed A&R Worldwide gala dinner event (with 300 guests from the US and around the world anticipated to attend), and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
MUSEXPO has also unveiled dozens of new speakers for its forthcoming “United Nations of Music”; event from within the various touchpoints of the worldwide music business from A&R, music publishing, management, digital, streaming, radio, booking and live, marketing, technology, performance rights and much more.
To register to attend the event with the current A&R Worldwide discount, or for organization and group discounts contact Dusty Bisla at dusty@anrworldwide.com.
For more information on event sponsorship, showcase opportunities and event partnerships contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
Information on direct flights to the Burbank Airport and conference discount hotel room bookings within the Burbank, CA area is available at www.musexpo.net.
1/23/23
ADA, DISTROKID, DOWNTOWN MUSIC SERVICES, IGROOVE AG & VEVO JOIN MUSEXPO’S “DISRUPTIBUTION”ADA, DISTROKID, DOWNTOWN MUSIC SERVICES, IGROOVE AG & VEVO JOIN MUSEXPO’S “DISRUPTIBUTION”
MUSEXPO 2023www.musexpo.net the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd.
This year’s event will see an exclusive panel forum featuring both independent and major music distributors that will discuss the future evolution of “Disruptibution” – new and innovative ways to get music to the masses, as well as label services; rights management; traditional, digital and social media marketing; emerging markets; new distribution business models and more.
Joining the “Global Distribution: Innovative Ways To The Consumer Market” panel at this year’s MUSEXPO are Dennis Hausammann – CEO, iGroove AG; Gabriela Prisciandaro - Director of Talent, VEVO; Kasey Fries – Vice President Operations, Downtown Music Services; Mike Fink – Head of Creator Services, DistroKid; Sam Juneman – Sr. Vice President, Head of Marketing & Services, ADA and moderator Mark Sutherland, a renowned global music business journalist, who is currently a contributing writer for Music Business Worldwide, former editor for Music Week (UK), and Global Editor, Billboard.
Dennis Hausammann
Gabriela Prisciandaro
Kasey Fries
Mike Fink
Sam Juneman
Mark Sutherland
MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Synch & Brands Summit, A&R Summit, the esteemed A&R Worldwide gala dinner event (with 300 guests from the US and around the world anticipated to attend), and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
MUSEXPO has also unveiled dozens of new speakers for its forthcoming “United Nations of Music” event from within the various touchpoints of the worldwide music business from A&R, music publishing, management, digital, streaming, radio, booking and live, marketing, technology, performance rights and much more.
To register to attend the event with the current A&R Worldwide discount, or for organization and group discounts contact Dusty Bisla at dusty@anrworldwide.com.
For more information on event sponsorship, showcase opportunities and event partnerships contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
Information on direct flights to the Burbank Airport and conference discount hotel room bookings within the Burbank, CA area is available at www.musexpo.net.
1/9/23
MUSEXPO 2023 CONFIRMS MORE INFLUENTIAL U.S. & GLOBAL EXECUTIVES TO ITS UPCOMING EVENTMUSEXPO 2023 CONFIRMS MORE INFLUENTIAL U.S. & GLOBAL EXECUTIVES TO ITS UPCOMING EVENT
MUSEXPO 2023www.musexpo.net the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd.
Panos A. Panay
MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Synch & Brands Summit, A&R Summit, the esteemed A&R Worldwide gala dinner event, and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
The event has unveiled dozens of new speakers for its forthcoming “United Nations of Music” event from within the various touchpoints of the worldwide music business from A&R, music publishing, management, digital, streaming, radio, booking and live, distribution, marketing, technology, synchronization (film, TV, videogames, eSport, trailers, promos), performance rights and so much more.
Just added to the MUSEXPO 2023 opening global keynote panel for this year’s event is Panos A. Panay, President, Recording Academy® (GRAMMY’s). Panay drives business growth across the entire organization to further expand the service offerings for Academy members and the industry. With a focus on identifying new partnerships, global expansion and leveraging new technologies, he drives strategic advancement for the Academy’s objectives and fosters a culture of innovation. Panay has been recognized in Fast Company’s Fast 50, Inc Magazine’s Inc 500, Mass Hi-Tech All Stars, and Boston Globe’s Game Changers. For his work with Sonicbids, Panay was also profiled in the book Outsmart by best-selling author Jim Champy and spoke at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland as part of his work with Open Music. He has been a guest on programs such as CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and a guest writer about entrepreneurship for Forbes, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Fast Company, and Inc Magazine, among others.
Vikram Mehra
Also, joining the MUSEXPO 2023’s opening global keynote panel is Vikram Mehra, Managing Director, Saregama Music, which is one of India’s oldest and most prolific music companies. Mehra has been a key driving force for the global growth of the company, and was the architect behind the highly successful technology device and music player Carvaan, which become one of the most successful new audio devices within India and SE Asia for Hindi and catalog music. Prior to joining Saregama he worked at Tata Sky for 10 years, holding positions of Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer. During his term he was responsible for multiple roles including Subscription Revenue Management, Churn Management, Brand Marketing, New Product Development, Customer Analytics, Interactive Service Operations, Consumer Research and PR. He has also worked with the Star TV as Vice President for four years from 2000-2004. He was part of the Digital Platforms Group, that spearheaded Star’s foray into DTH and cable services in India. Vikram is currently the Chairman of Indian Music Industry (IMI), the apex body representing music companies in India, and also sits on the board of IPRS, the Govt. registered performing rights society of India.
The event has unveiled dozens of new speakers for its forthcoming “United Nations of Music” event from within the Among the group of music, media, digital and entertainment industry minds confirmed to join MUSEXPO Creative Summit 2023 are: Adam Taylor, President & CEO, APM Music, Anita Chinkes-Ratner, Sr. Vice President & Head of Music & Licensing Strategy, Paramount; Aton Ben-Horin - Executive Vice President, Global A&R, Atlantic Records Group; Big Boy, Host, Big Boy’s Neighborhood (Premiere Networks); Ashley Pimenta – GM & VP Marketing, Element1 Management; Clinton Sparks, Entrepreneur, Investor, DJ, Producer, Songwriter (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Rick Ross, Pitbull, Ludacris, Big Sean, 2 Chainz); Danica Bates, Sr. Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Danny Garcia, CEO, Playlister Club; Debra Delshad – Sr. Director, Synchronization & Music Licensing, Angry Mob Music; Dennis Hausammann, CEO, iGroove AG; Ellen K, Host Ellen K Radio Show, KOST 103.5 FM Los Angeles & Ellen K Weekend Show (iHeartMedia); Gabriela Prisciandaro - Director of Talent, VEVO; Garrett Capone – Vice President & General Manager, Crush Music / Crush Ventures; Hiba Irshad – former Head of A&R, JioSaavn; J. Charley Londońo – Founder & Attorney, Counsel Plus Co., Jesper Skibsby - CEO & Founder, WARM (World Airplay Radio Monitor); Jonathan Lane, Founder & Music Supervisor, Clearly Music; Kara DioGuardi, Songwriter, Producer, Entrepreneur (Ashlee Simpson, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, P!nk); Karl Kongkham, Managing Director, Warner Music Thailand; Katy Gavillet – Vice President, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment; Kenny Ochoa, Head of Music Curation & Creative Licensing, Snap Inc.; Kenny “Tick” Salcido – Sr. VP / Head of A&R, Red Bull Records; Lisa Worden - Vice President Rock & Alternative Program Director ALT 98.7 - LA’s New Alternative, iHeartMedia National Programming Group; Livy Rodriguez-Behar, Music Supervisor, Dreamboat Music; Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music; Mandar Thakur, COO, Times Music (India); Mark Chipello – Vice President / Head of A&R, Position Music; Mark Sutherland, Contributing Writer, Music Business Worldwide; Mason Cooper – President, Songrunner Entertainment; Matt Pinfield - Host “New & Approved” KLOS, Los Angeles / Westwood One & Benztown Radio Networks Syndicated Host; Michael Frick, VP, Creative, MNRK Music Group; Mike Fink – Head of Creator Services, DistroKid; Nick Haussling – Music Supervisor, Walton Isaacson; Oum Pradutt - Founder & Managing Director, Phase1 Events & Entertainment Pvt Ltd (India); Pamela Charbit, A&R Manager, Atlantic Records; Phil Quartararo, President & Chairman, The Hello Group; Ric Salmon, CEO, Driift & Director ATC Management; Rich Goldman, President & Founder, Riptide Music Group; Ritch Esra, Publisher, The Music Registry; Rochelle Holguin Cappello, Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Ron Fair, A&R Executive, producer, songwriter, composer & former Chairman, Geffen Records/President, A&M Records & CCO/Executive VP, Virgin Records; Ryan Kofman – Creative Director, Music, FOX Entertainment; Sabrina Del Priore, Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Sam Juneman, Sr. VP, Head of Marketing & Services, ADA; Sat Bisla, President & Founder, A&R Worldwide / MUSEXPO; Sydney Lopes, Head of Hip Hop / R&B, Artist Partnerships, Spotify; Tarsame Mittal, Founder, All About Music & TM Talent Management (India); Taylor Jones – CEO, The Hello Group; Thaddeus Rudd, Co-President / Mom + Pop Music and Toussaint Hunt, Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Tyler Bacon, President & CEO, Position Music; Tricia Holloway, Global Music Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering. Many more speakers will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
Big Boy
Clinton Sparks
Danica Bates
Danny Garcia
Delmar Powell
Ellen K
Kara DioGuardi
Kenny Ochoa
Livy Rodriguez-Behar
Mamie Coleman
Mandar Thakur
Michael Frick
Pamela Charbit
Rochelle Holguin Capello
Sabrina Del-Priore
Sam Juneman
Sydney Lopes
Tarsame Mittal
Toussaint Hunt
Tyler Bacon
Pete Ganbarg
In addition, the key music supervision and licensing group from Paramount TV will feature as part of a special synch session panel at MUSEXPO 2023, with multiple members of its team participating, for an exclusive deep dive into the dozens of film, TV and other synch projects they’re involved with. MUSEXPO delegates will also have an opportunity to present their music for upcoming synch projects that the global TV network is involved with.
MUSEXPO will also include the presentation of the coveted “MUSEXPO International Music Person of the Year” award during a special VIP Awards Gala Luncheon on Tuesday, March 21st. Next year, MUSEXPO has confirmed that it will present this honor to one of the most influential and respected minds in the global A&R community, Pete Ganbarg, President A&R, Atlantic Records & President ATCO.
MUSEXPO will also present its first-ever “International Media Person of the Year“ award to one of the most influential and respected executives in television, Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music, during a special gala dinner that will take place on Wednesday, March 22nd in the “Media Capital of The World” – Burbank, CA, which is home to The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Studios, ABC TV, Activision, iHeartMedia, Warner Bros. Pictures, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, The CW Network, Legendary Films, Universal Pictures, ESPN, Insomniac Games and many others.
Joel Denver
Joel Denver, President & Founder, All Access Music Group will also be honored by the US and international music community for his fifty years of service and support for the radio and music industry as he’ll receive the inaugural “Lifetime Achievement Award” during a special event with colleagues from the radio and record label community on Monday, March 20th, 2023.
To register to attend the event with the current A&R Worldwide discount, or for organization and group discounts contact Dusty Bisla at dusty@anrworldwide.com.
For more information on event sponsorship, showcase opportunities and event partnerships contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
Information on direct flights to the Burbank Airport and conference discount hotel room bookings within the Burbank, CA area is available at www.musexpo.net.
12/12/22
SPOTIFY, ATLANTIC RECORDS, FOX, PARAMOUNT, WALT DISNEY, TIMES MUSIC INDIA, WARNER MUSIC, HELLO GROUP, APM, SNAP, PLAYLISTER CLUB & MORE JOIN MUSEXPO 2023 LINEUPSPOTIFY, ATLANTIC RECORDS, FOX, PARAMOUNT, WALT DISNEY,TIMES MUSIC INDIA, WARNER MUSIC, HELLO GROUP, APM, SNAP, PLAYLISTER CLUB & MORE JOIN MUSEXPO 2023 LINEUP
MUSEXPO 2023www.musexpo.net the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd. MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Synch & Brands Summit, A&R Summit, the esteemed A&R Worldwide gala dinner event, and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
The event has unveiled dozens of new speakers for its forthcoming “United Nations of Music” event from within the various touchpoints of the worldwide music business from A&R, music publishing, management, digital, streaming, radio, booking and live, distribution, marketing, technology, synchronization (film, TV, videogames, eSport, trailers, promos), performance rights and so much more.
Among the group of music, media, digital and entertainment industry minds confirmed to join MUSEXPO Creative Summit 2023 are: Adam Taylor, President & CEO, APM Music, Anita Chinkes-Ratner, Sr. Vice President & Head of Music & Licensing Strategy, Paramount; Big Boy, Host, Big Boy’s Neighborhood (Premiere Networks); Ashley Pimenta – GM & VP Marketing, Element1 Management; Charley Londoño – Founder, Counsel Plus, Co.; Clinton Sparks, Entrepreneur, Investor, DJ, Producer, Songwriter (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Rick Ross, Pitbull, Ludacris, Big Sean, 2 Chainz); Danica Bates, Sr. Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Danny Garcia, CEO, Playlister Club; Ellen K, Host Ellen K Radio Show, KOST 103.5 FM Los Angeles & Ellen K Weekend Show (iHeartMedia); Jonathan Lane, Founder & Music Supervisor, Clearly Music; Kara DioGuardi, Songwriter, Producer, Entrepreneur (Ashlee Simpson, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, P!nk); Karl Kongkham, Managing Director, Warner Music Thailand; Katy Gavillet – Vice President, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment; Kenny Ochoa, Head of Music Curation & Creative Licensing, Snap Inc.; Livy Rodriguez-Behar, Music Supervisor, Dreamboat Music; Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music; Mandar Thakur, COO, Times Music (India); Mark Chipello – Vice President / Head of A&R, Position Music; Mark Sutherland, Contributing Writer, Music Business Worldwide; Michael Frick, VP, Creative, MNRK Music Group; Nick Haussling – Music Supervisor, Walton Isaacson; Pamela Charbit, A&R Manager, Atlantic Records; Phil Quartararo, President & Chairman, The Hello Group; Ric Salmon, CEO, Driift & Director ATC Management; Rich Goldman, President & Founder, Riptide Music Group; Ritch Esra, Publisher, The Music Registry; Rochelle Holguin Cappello, Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Ron Fair, A&R Executive, producer, songwriter, composer & former Chairman, Geffen Records/President, A&M Records & CCO/Executive VP, Virgin Records; Ryan Kofman – Creative Director, Music, FOX Entertainment; Sabrina Del Priore, Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Sam Juneman, Sr. VP, Head of Marketing & Services, ADA; Sat Bisla, President & Founder, A&R Worldwide / MUSEXPO; Sydney Lopes, Head of Hip Hop / R&B, Artist Partnerships, Spotify; Tarsame Mittal, Founder, All About Music & TM Talent Management (India); Taylor Jones – CEO, The Hello Group; Thaddeus Rudd, Co-President / Mom + Pop Music and Toussaint Hunt, Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Tyler Bacon, President & CEO, Position Music; Tricia Holloway, Global Music Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering. Many more speakers will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
Big Boy
Clinton Sparks
Danica Bates
Danny Garcia
Delmar Powell
Ellen K
Kara DioGuardi
Kenny Ochoa
Livy Rodriguez-Behar
Mamie Coleman
Mandar Thakur
Michael Frick
Pamela Charbit
Rochelle Holguin Capello
Sabrina Del-Priore
Sam Juneman
Sydney Lopes
Tarsame Mittal
Toussaint Hunt
Tyler Bacon
Pete Ganbarg
In addition, the key music supervision and licensing group from Paramount TV will feature as part of a special synch session panel at MUSEXPO 2023, with multiple members of its team participating, for an exclusive deep dive into the dozens of film, TV and other synch projects they’re involved with. MUSEXPO delegates will also have an opportunity to present their music for upcoming synch projects that the global TV network is involved with.
MUSEXPO will also include the presentation of the coveted “MUSEXPO International Music Person of the Year” award during a special VIP Awards Gala Luncheon on Tuesday, March 21st. Next year, MUSEXPO has confirmed that it will present this honor to one of the most influential and respected minds in the global A&R community, Pete Ganbarg, President A&R, Atlantic Records & President ATCO.
MUSEXPO will also present its first-ever “International Media Person of the Year“ award to one of the most influential and respected executives in television, Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music, during a special gala dinner that will take place on Wednesday, March 22nd in the “Media Capital of The World” – Burbank, CA, which is home to The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Studios, ABC TV, Activision, iHeartMedia, Warner Bros. Pictures, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, The CW Network, Legendary Films, Universal Pictures, ESPN, Insomniac Games and many others.
Joel Denver
Joel Denver, President & Founder, AllAccess Music Group will also be honored by the US and international music community for his fifty years of service and support for the radio and music industry as he’ll receive the inaugural “Lifetime Achievement Award” during a special event with colleagues from the radio and record label community on Monday, March 20th, 2023.
To register to attend the event with the current A&R Worldwide discount, or for organization and group discounts contact Dusty Bisla at dusty@anrworldwide.com.
For more information on event sponsorship, showcase opportunities and event partnerships contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
Information on direct flights to the Burbank Airport and conference discount hotel room bookings within the Burbank, CA area is available at www.musexpo.net.
11/21/22
DOZENS OF NEW SPEAKERS UNVEILED FOR MUSEXPO 2023 "UNITED NATIONS OF MUSIC" IN BURBANK, CADOZENS OF NEW SPEAKERS UNVEILED FOR MUSEXPO 2023 “UNITED NATIONS OF MUSIC” IN BURBANK, CA
MUSEXPO 2023www.musexpo.net the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd. MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Synch & Brands Summit, A&R Summit, the esteemed A&R Worldwide gala dinner event, and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
The event has unveiled dozens of new speakers for its forthcoming “United Nations of Music” event from within the various touchpoints of the worldwide music business from A&R, music publishing, management, digital, streaming, radio, booking and live, distribution, marketing, technology, synchronization (film, TV, videogames, eSport, trailers, promos), performance rights and so much more.
Among the group of music, media, digital and entertainment industry minds confirmed to join MUSEXPO Creative Summit 2023 are: Adam Taylor, President & CEO, APM Music, Anita Chinkes-Ratner, Sr. Vice President & Head of Music & Licensing Strategy, Paramount; Big Boy, Host, Big Boy’s Neighborhood (Premiere Networks); Ashley Pimenta – GM & VP Marketing, Element1 Management; Charley Londoño – Founder, Counsel Plus, Co.; Clinton Sparks, Entrepreneur, Investor, DJ, Producer, Songwriter (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Rick Ross, Pitbull, Ludacris, Big Sean, 2 Chainz); Danica Bates, Sr. Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Danny Garcia, CEO, Playlister Club; Ellen K, Host Ellen K Radio Show, KOST 103.5 FM Los Angeles & Ellen K Weekend Show (iHeartMedia); Jonathan Lane, Founder & Music Supervisor, Clearly Music; Kara DioGuardi, Songwriter, Producer, Entrepreneur (Ashlee Simpson, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, P!nk); Karl Kongkham, Managing Director, Warner Music Thailand; Katy Gavillet – Vice President, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment; Kenny Ochoa, Head of Music Curation & Creative Licensing, Snap Inc.; Livy Rodriguez-Behar, Music Supervisor, Dreamboat Music; Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music; Mandar Thakur, COO, Times Music (India); Mark Chipello – Vice President / Head of A&R, Position Music; Mark Sutherland, Contributing Writer, Music Business Worldwide; Michael Frick, VP, Creative, MNRK Music Group; Nick Haussling – Music Supervisor, Walton Isaacson; Pamela Charbit, A&R Manager, Atlantic Records; Phil Quartararo, President & Chairman, The Hello Group; Ric Salmon, CEO, Driift & Director ATC Management; Rich Goldman, President & Founder, Riptide Music Group; Ritch Esra, Publisher, The Music Registry; Rochelle Holguin Cappello, Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Ron Fair, A&R Executive, producer, songwriter, composer & former Chairman, Geffen Records/President, A&M Records & CCO/Executive VP, Virgin Records; Ryan Kofman – Creative Director, Music, FOX Entertainment; Sabrina Del Priore, Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Sam Juneman, Sr. VP, Head of Marketing & Services, ADA; Sat Bisla, President & Founder, A&R Worldwide / MUSEXPO; Sydney Lopes, Head of Hip Hop / R&B, Artist Partnerships, Spotify; Tarsame Mittal, Founder, All About Music & TM Talent Management (India); Taylor Jones – CEO, The Hello Group; Thaddeus Rudd, Co-President / Mom + Pop Music and Toussaint Hunt, Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Tyler Bacon, President & CEO, Position Music; Tricia Holloway, Global Music Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering. Many more speakers will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
Big Boy
Clinton Sparks
Danica Bates
Danny Garcia
Delmar Powell
Ellen K
Kara DioGuardi
Kenny Ochoa
Livy Rodriguez-Behar
Mamie Coleman
Mandar Thakur
Michael Frick
Pamela Charbit
Rochelle Holguin Capello
Sabrina Del-Priore
Sam Juneman
Sydney Lopes
Tarsame Mittal
Toussaint Hunt
Tyler Bacon
Pete Ganbarg
In addition, the key music supervision and licensing group from Paramount TV will feature as part of a special synch session panel at MUSEXPO 2023, with multiple members of its team participating, for an exclusive deep dive into the dozens of film, TV and other synch projects they’re involved with. MUSEXPO delegates will also have an opportunity to present their music for upcoming synch projects that the global TV network is involved with.
MUSEXPO will also include the presentation of the coveted “MUSEXPO International Music Person of the Year” award during a special VIP Awards Gala Luncheon on Tuesday, March 21st. Next year, MUSEXPO has confirmed that it will present this honor to one of the most influential and respected minds in the global A&R community, Pete Ganbarg, President A&R, Atlantic Records & President ATCO.
MUSEXPO will also present its first-ever “International Media Person of the Year“ award to one of the most influential and respected executives in television, Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music, during a special gala dinner that will take place on Wednesday, March 22nd in the “Media Capital of The World” – Burbank, CA, which is home to The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Studios, ABC TV, Activision, iHeartMedia, Warner Bros. Pictures, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, The CW Network, Legendary Films, Universal Pictures, ESPN, Insomniac Games and many others.
Joel Denver
Joel Denver, President & Founder, AllAccess Music Group will also be honored by the US and international music community for his fifty years of service and support for the radio and music industry as he’ll receive the inaugural “Lifetime Achievement Award” during a special event with colleagues from the radio and record label community on Monday, March 20th, 2023.
To register to attend the event with the current A&R Worldwide discount, or for organization and group discounts contact Dusty Bisla at dusty@anrworldwide.com.
For more information on event sponsorship, showcase opportunities and event partnerships contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
Information on direct flights to the Burbank Airport and conference discount hotel room bookings within the Burbank, CA area is available at www.musexpo.net.
10/31/22
MAMIE COLEMAN – EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & HEAD OF FOX ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC NAMED “INTERNATIONAL MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR” AT THE 23RD ANNUAL MUSEXPO “UNITED NATIONS OF MUSIC”
MUSEXPO 2023 (www.musexpo.net) the highly regarded annual global music business conference and showcase event will return to the “Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd. MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Synch & Brands Summit, A&R Summit, the esteemed A&R Worldwide gala dinner event, and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
MUSEXPO will also present its first-ever “International Media Person of the Year“ award to one of the most influential and respected executives in television, Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music, during a special gala dinner that will take place on Wednesday, March 22nd in the “Media Capital of The World” – Burbank, CA, which is home to The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Studios, ABC TV, Activision, iHeartMedia, Warner Bros. Pictures, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, The CW Network, Legendary Films, Universal Pictures, ESPN, Insomniac Games and many others.
Mamie is one of the entertainment industry’s most versatile executives and a 30-year FOX veteran. With experience in film, television and music, Coleman is responsible for all music creative and administration on FOX Entertainment productions, including hiring composers, music supervisors, managing show music budgets, creative pulls and commissioning original music.
Mamie Coleman
the popular country music show, she collaborated with prominent Executive Music Producer Adam Anders (Glee, Dirty Dancing) and Executive Producer Jason Owen to develop the series theme song “The Card You Gamble” performed by country songstress Caitlyn Smith, and a wide range of original and cover songs performed by the Monarch cast, including country legend Trace Adkins, Anna Friel and Beth Ditto.
Coleman plays an integral role in producing and developing innovative program launches, marketing strategies and image campaigns by creating the unique “sounds” of FOX marketing. She also works closely with TV studios, production companies, major record labels, recording artists and agents to secure talent and production materials for FOX’s award-winning on-air promotional campaigns.
In 2019, as part of an effort to ramp up original music creation as a revenue driver for FOX, Coleman launched FOX Entertainment Music (FEM), an innovative music partnership between FOX Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing, comprised of a roster of independent talent. She is the lead music curator for FOX’s programming and marketing teams, with a focus on commercial licensed music and FOX-owned original music. Additionally, she produces and manages music content for FOX’s free AVOD streaming platform, Tubi, as well as its animation studio Bento Box Entertainment, TMZ and MarVista Entertainment.
Coleman is co-Chair of the “She Is the Music” Film & Television Committee, is a member of the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation Board of Directors and attended California State University, Northridge, where she studied Cinema and Television Arts. She currently resides in Los Angeles.
MUSEXPO 2023 UNVEILS FIRST ROUND OF SPEAKERS FOR ITS 23RD GLOBAL EDITION IN BURBANK, CALIFORNIA
As MUSEXPO prepares its 2023 event, the annual global music and media event has unveiled its first round of music industry executives to the agenda for its 23rd edition, which takes place March 19 – 22, 2023., MUSEXPO will once again welcome industry leaders and innovators from all facets of the worldwide music and media landscape.
Among the group of music, media, digital and entertainment industry minds confirmed to join MUSEXPO Creative Summit 2023 are: Adam Taylor, President & CEO, APM Music, Anita Chinkes-Ratner, Executive VP, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Big Boy, Host, Big Boy’s Neighborhood (Premiere Networks); Clinton Sparks, Entrepreneur, Investor, DJ, Producer, Songwriter (Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Rick Ross, Pitbull, Ludacris, Big Sean, 2 Chainz); Danica Bates, Sr. Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Danny Garcia, CEO, Playlister Club; Ellen K, Host Ellen K Radio Show, KOST 103.5 FM Los Angeles & Ellen K Weekend Show (iHeartMedia); Jonathan Lane, Founder & Music Supervisor, Clearly Music; Kara DioGuardi, Songwriter, Producer, Entrepreneur (Ashlee Simpson, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, P!nk); Karl Kongkham, Managing Director, Warner Music Thailand; Kenny Ochoa, Head of Music Curation & Creative Licensing, Snap Inc.; Livy Rodriguez-Behar, Music Supervisor, Dreamboat Music; Mamie Coleman, Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music; Mandar Thakur, COO, Times Music (India); Mark Sutherland, Contributing Writer, Music Business Worldwide; Michael Frick, VP, Creative, MNRK Music Group; Ric Salmon, CEO, Driift & Director ATC Management; Rich Goldman, President & Founder, Riptide Music Group; Ritch Esra, Publisher, The Music Registry; Rochelle Holguin Cappello, Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Ron Fair, A&R Executive, producer, songwriter, composer & former Chairman, Geffen Records/President, A&M Records & CCO/Executive VP, Virgin Records; Sabrina Del Priore, Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Sam Juneman, Sr. VP, Head of Marketing & Services, ADA; Sat Bisla, President & Founder, A&R Worldwide / MUSEXPO; Sydney Lopes, Head of Hip Hop / R&B, Artist Partnerships, Spotify; Tarsame Mittal, Founder, All About Music & TM Talent Management (India); Thaddeus Rudd, Co-President / Mom + Pop Music and Toussaint Hunt, Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount. Many more speakers will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
Big Boy
Clinton Sparks
Danica Bates
Danny Garcia
Ellen K
Jonathan Lane
Kara DioGuardi
Rochelle Holguin
Kenny Ochoa
Livy Rodriguez-Behar
Mamie Coleman
Mandar Thakur
Sabrina Del-Priore
Sam Juneman
Michael Frick
Sydney Lopes
Tarsame Mittal
Toussaint Hunt
Pete Ganbarg
In addition, the key music supervision and licensing group from Paramount TV will feature as part of a special synch session panel at MUSEXPO 2023, with multiple members of its team participating, for an exclusive deep dive into the dozens of film, TV and other synch projects they’re involved with. MUSEXPO delegates will also have an opportunity to present their music for upcoming synch projects that the global TV network is involved with.
MUSEXPO will also include the presentation of the coveted “MUSEXPO International Music Person of the Year” award during a special VIP Awards Gala Luncheon on Tuesday, March 21st. Next year, MUSEXPO has confirmed that it will present this honor to one of the most influential and respected minds in the global A&R community, Pete Ganbarg, President A&R, Atlantic Records & President ATCO Records.
Joel Denver
Joel Denver, President & Founder, AllAccess Music Group will also be honored by the US and international music community for his fifty years of service and support for the radio and music industry as he’ll receive the inaugural “Lifetime Achievement Award” during a special event with colleagues from the radio and record label community on Monday, March 20th, 2023.
To register to attend the event with the current A&R Worldwide discount, or for organization and group discounts contact Dusty Bisla at dusty@anrworldwide.com.
For more information on event sponsorship, showcase opportunities and event partnerships contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
Information on direct flights to the Burbank Airport and conference discount hotel room bookings within the Burbank, CA area is available at www.musexpo.net.
10/17/22
PETE GANBARG, PRESIDENT A&R, ATLANTIC RECORDS & PRESIDENT ATCO RECORDS TO BE HONORED AS “INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PERSON OF THE YEAR” AT THE 23RD ANNUAL MUSEXPO “UNITED NATIONS OF MUSIC”
MUSEXPO 2023 (www.musexpo.net) which returns next year to the Media Capital of The World,” Burbank, California from March 19th – 22nd for its annual global music business and showcase events. MUSEXPO joins a week-long series of events that includes the Global Synch & Brands Summit, A&R Summit, the esteemed A&R Worldwide gala dinner event, and more, as it brings together the international music community for key insights and discussions on the evolution of the worldwide music business.
MUSEXPO will present its coveted “International Music Person of the Year” award to one of the most influential and respected music executives, Pete Ganbarg, President A&R Atlantic Records, and President of ATCO Records.
The event will bring together MUSEXPO attendees, as well as Pete’s colleagues and friends from across the industry, to recognize his significant achievements and contributions to the US and global music industry during a special VIP Awards Gala Luncheon on Tuesday, March 21st. The luncheon will feature special presentations from Sat Bisla – President & Founder, A&R Worldwide / MUSEXPO; a senior executive from Warner Music Group; the City of Burbank; and representatives from the State of California.
Pete Ganbarg
The awards luncheon will also be preceded by an exclusive keynote interview with Pete Ganbarg at MUSEXPO with Kara Dioguardi. Kara is a singer, songwriter, producer, publisher, and A&R executive, who has worked with many popular artists (Celine Dion, Brittany Spears, Christina Aguilera and more) - sales of albums on which her songs appear exceed 160 million worldwide. The interview with Ganbarg will highlight his personal and professional journey from the beginning to being one of the world’s most influential and respected A&R executives today.
Pete joined the Atlantic Records Group as Executive Vice President of A&R in late 2008.
A 30+ year A&R veteran, Pete has also held senior A&R positions at Arista, Epic and SBK/EMI. As a publisher, Pete operates Songs With A Pure Tone and Margetts Road Music, joint ventures currently in partnership with Warner Chappell Music. Its writers have achieved multiple Gold and Platinum certifications over the past several years. He also sits on the board of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Additionally, Pete hosts the popular podcast “Rock & Roll High School” a series of conversations with legendary figures from the history of contemporary music.
At Atlantic, among the artists and projects that Pete has signed and/or A&R’d are Grammy Award-winning artists twenty one pilots, Halestorm and Jason Mraz; Platinum and multi-Platinum artists Christina Perri, Gayle, Melanie Martinez, Skillet, Grandson, Matchbox Twenty & Rob Thomas, Theory Of A Deadman, Icona Pop and Forest Blakk; as well as the Original Broadway Cast Recordings of Hamilton, Mean Girls, Jagged Little Pill, Dear Evan Hansen and the Multi-Platinum Billboard No.1 soundtrack album The Greatest Showman, the latter three of which he also co-produced. Pete has received two Grammy Awards: the first in 2017 for his role as producer on the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Dear Evan Hansen and more recently, in 2021, for his role as producer on the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Jagged Little Pill. Ganbarg began his A&R career in 1989 at SBK Records working for legendary music business icons Marty Bandier and Charles Koppelman. In 1997, he joined Clive Davis at Arista Records, where, as Senior Director of A&R, he conceived and A&R’d Santana’s 30x Platinum worldwide, nine-time Grammy-winning “Supernatural.” Prior to joining Atlantic, Ganbarg headed Pure Tone Music, a leading A&R consulting firm, whose success stories included Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Chaka Khan, Santana, Train, Aaron Neville, Donna Summer and others.
Previous “International Music Person of the Year” awards honorees have included Monte Lipman, Co-Founder & Chief Executive, Republic Records & Avery Lipman, Co-Founder & Chief Executive, Republic Records; Grammy & Emmy Award Winning & Oscar nominated global hit songwriter Diane Warren; Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive & President Music, EA Games; Daniel Glass, President & Founder, Glassnote Entertainment Group; Alexandra Patsavas, Music Creative + Production / Original Series Netflix; George Ergatoudis, Head of Music, UK & Ireland, Apple; Harvey Goldsmith, Founder, Harvey Goldsmith Presents (Live Aid, Live Earth, Prince’s Trust); Lisa Worden, Vice President, Rock & Alternative, iHeartMedia, and Program Director of ALT 98.7 and numerous other global music and media influencers!
For more information, and to register to attend MUSEXPO visit www.musexpo.net.
For speaker, sponsorship, or artist showcase information contact info@anrworldwide.com.
10/10/22
MUSEXPO 2023 HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL A&R WITH RENOWNED EXECUTIVE RON FAIR TO CHAIR FORUM
MUSEXPO “The United Nations of Music” (www.musexpo.net) returns with its 23rd global edition, and full-pre-pandemic events and conference programming to Burbank, CA from March 19 - 22, 2023. Amongst many of the topics MUSEXPO will spotlight will be a strong focus on US and international A&R and artist development, which is the lifeblood of the music business, and a core day-to-day focus of A&R Worldwide.
MUSEXPO’s “Global A&R Forum” will be chaired this year by the highly acclaimed and respected major label executive, producer, arranger, recording engineer, musical director and A&R man – Ron Fair, whose forum will feature a diverse array of A&R executives from around the world. Fair was previously Chairman, Geffen Records; President, A&M Records; and Chief Creative Officer/Executive Vice President, Virgin Records - all divisions of the Universal Music Group.
Ron Fair
Among many of Ron Fair’s A&R and creative accomplishments his recordings have won 10 Grammy awards and have been nominated 17 times. Fair discovered and shepherded Christina Aguilera - selling over 50 million copies worldwide. Fair A&R’d Christina Aguilera’s first five albums. Fair championed the Black Eyed Peas to 27 million albums, four No.1’s and multiple Grammy wins, as well as co-producing and arranging the strings on their global breakthrough No.1 hit “Where is The Love?” He produced and A&R’d the Pussycat Dolls six-million-selling Grammy-nominated debut album, yielding several international number-one singles. As an A&R Executive at RCA Records, Fair discovered and signed Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson in the girl-trio Wild Orchid. He later re-signed Fergie, installed her in the Black Eyed Peas, leading to her 5-million-selling Grammy-nominated solo album The Duchess, with three No.1 singles including “Big Girls Don’t Cry.” Fair was co-producer of Mary J. Blige’s No.1 hit “Be Without You.” He co-produced “Lady Marmalade” (Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Mya, Lil’ Kim) the international No.1 “Moulin Rouge” soundtrack selling over 3 million copies. He brought Snow Patrol to the U.S., selling a million-plus albums on the No.1 hit “Chasing Cars.” He developed and produced Grammy nominee and triple-Platinum vocalist Keyshia Cole, guided Vanessa Carlton to a double-Platinum Grammy-nominated debut album, produced two jazz albums by Queen Latifah, selling a million copies combined, and spearheaded the US breakthrough of UK band Bastille, and their hit “Pompeii,” which sold over three million copies and much more. Ron and wife Stefanie Fair wrote and produced over 75 children’s songs for kid’s entertainment company Genius Brands.
Sat Bisla, President & Founder, A&R Worldwide stated, “Ron Fair is one of the most accomplished A&R executives in the world, and we look forward to putting artist and repertoire on the forefront at MUSEXPO 2023. Whilst analytics and research are important, nothing is as important as the artist and the songwriter when it comes to an authentic connection to fans, consumers and pop culture.”
MUSEXPO will be unveiling many of its global executive and creative participants in the coming weeks and months.
For more information including the event program, sponsorship, and to register to attend MUSEXPO 2023, click HERE.
9/19/22
KATY PERRY, JESSIE J, THE TEMPER TRAP & MANY MORE WHO’S NEXT TO LAUNCH OR GET SIGNED FROM MUSEXPO
Since it’s launch back in 2005, MUSEXPO has been a launching pad for artists into the US and global markets – acting as a platform for key decision-makers, influencers, A&Rs, publishers, music supervisors, brands, booking agents, radio/digital and streaming platforms to unearth emerging talent, as well as leading to direct signings including worldwide deals. MUSEXPO returns in 2023 with its full and robust showcasing platform with the focus of securing strategic deals for the participating acts.
Jason Flom, President, Lava Records says, “I’ve been attending and participating in MUSEXPO for many years and I love it! MUSEXPO showcases that I did very early in their careers brought Katy Perry and Jessie J to the attention of key global tastemakers and helped to set the stage for their respective launches.”
Korda Marshall, Founder, Infectious Records said, “It was pure serendipity that my teenage children dragged me along to The Borderline to see an unknown new Australian act called The Temper Trap playing their first UK gig. I was totally blown away by their songs and performance and would like to thank the A&R Worldwide organization for being brave enough to include them at MUSEXPO Europe 2008 in England to play what’s now become a legendary debut London show. A&R Worldwide have always championed great new talent in a way that is sorely lacking these days; their enthusiasm, knowledge and networking is exactly what drives this great business. Their ability to link developing artists with music executives and radio producers and their unerring support to connect like-minded people on a worldwide basis is truly unique.”
Some of the acts who have benefitted from showcasing at MUSEXPO and garnered a springboard into the US and global markets, or getting signed to labels, synch licensing deals and/or publishing agreements as a result of the event include the likes of Katy Perry, Frank Turner, Jessie J, The Temper Trap, LMFAO, Sheppard, Avalanche City, Gavin James, Forest Blakk, Robyn, Erik Hassle, Ida Maria, Jeremy Loops, Lime Cordiale to name just a few.
MUSEXPO is currently accepting artist showcase submissions. More information is available HERE, or contact info@anrworldwide.com for additional details.
Click HERE for the Katy Perry showcase at MUSEXPO 2008, which played a key part in opening some very important early doors for her in her career into the US, and global markets.
8/22/22
MUSEXPO 2023 TO HIGHLIGHT GLOBAL DISTRIBUTORS, A&R, MUSIC SUPERVISION & SYNCH, PUBLISHING & MORE
MUSEXPO “The United Nations of Music” (www.musexpo.net) which recently announced its return to Burbank, CA from March 19 - 22, 2023 with its high-level collection of executives, influencers, and leaders from the global music industry has unveiled some of its key highlights for next year’s event which includes the Global Synch Summit and A&R Summit.
Next year’s event will highlight the best music distributors and label services companies in the world, which will spotlight the key companies building a viable and successful pathway forward for independent music companies, artists and others. In addition, the event will also spotlight key executives and companies from the international A&R, music publishing, synch (film, TV, brands, videogames, eSports), talent representation (management, booking, promoters), audio platforms (radio, streaming, digital, satellite, mobile, on-demand) NFT’s, metaverse and so much more, including several high-profile awards luncheon events.
Pictured (L-R) at MUSEXPO 2022 are Alexandra Patsavas (Head Of Music, Original Series, Netflix), Mark Sutherland (contributing writer to Music Business Worldwide) and Amy Dunning (Vice President Music Creative/Production, Netflix).
Over the past 17 years and multi-continental events, some of the world’s most influential music, media and technology executives have participated at MUSEXPO, including: Alex da Kid – Grammy-winning Producer & Founder, KIDinaKORNER; Alex Luke – Sr. Vice President Content, SiriusXM; Andrew Kronfeld – Executive Vice President, Universal Music Group; Aton Ben-Horin – Global VP A&R, Warner Music Group; Bob Shennan – Managing Director, BBC Group; Chad Hurley - Co-Founder, YouTube; Chris Barton - Co-Founder, Shazam; Craig Kallman - Chairman & CEO, Atlantic Records Group; Dave Holmes – worldwide manager of Coldplay; David Massey – President & CEO, Arista Records; Diane Warren - Grammy, Emmy & Golden Globe Award-Winning Songwriter; Ellen Healy - Sr. Marketing Director, Global Consumer Engagement, PepsiCo; George Ergatoudis - Head of Apple Music UK; Greg Hammer – Managing Director, Red Bull Records; Hartwig Masuch – CEO, BMG; Harvey Goldsmith - Founder, Harvey Goldsmith Presents; Jake Wisely - Partner & Director, Concord Music; Jason Flom - CEO, Lava Records & Lava Music Publishing; Jeff Smith - Head of Music, BBC Radio 2 & 6 Music (UK); Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live!); Jody Gerson – Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group; Jon Platt – Chairman & CEO, Sony Music Publishing; Korda Marshall - EVP, Founder, Infectious Records; Larry King – the late Legendary Radio and Television Broadcaster/Interviewer; Mandar Thakur – COO, Times Music (India); Marty Diamond – Head of Music, Wasserman Music (Coldplay, Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas); Michael Chugg - President & Founder, Chugg Entertainment (Australasia); Max Lousada – CEO, Recorded Music; Michael Rapino - Chairman & CEO, Live Nation Entertainment; Mike Caren – Founder & CEO, APG; Mike Knobloch - President, Film Music & Publishing, Universal Pictures; Neil Warnock – Global Head of Music, United Talent Agency; Nigel Lythgoe - Executive Producer, American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance; Paul Wiltshire – CEO, Songtradr, Inc.; Pete Ganbarg - President of A&R, Atlantic Records; Peter Edge - Chairman & CEO, RCA Records Group; Richard Russell - Founder, XL Recordings (UK); Sarah Stennett - CEO, First Access Entertainment; Savan Kotecha - Songwriter/Producer (The Weeknd, One Direction, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry); Scooter Braun - Founder, SB Projects (Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Usher); Seymour Stein - Co-Founder, Sire Records; Sir Lucian Grainge – Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group; Steve Schnur - Worldwide Executive & President, EA Music Group; Tom Anderson - Co-Founder, MySpace; Troy Carter – Founder & CEO, Q&A Media Holdings.; will.i.am (The Black Eyed Peas); and Zane Lowe – Global Creative Director & Co-Head Artist Relations, Apple Music; amongst thousands of others.
MUSEXPO was born out of the inspirational and organic dinners launched by A&R Worldwide Founder Sat Bisla (also the founder of A&R Network and The New Music Network; the predecessor to iHeartMedia) and Coldplay’s worldwide manager Dave Holmes back in 1999 in an effort to bring the global music, media and technology communities together in a meaningful manner.
Registration is now open to attend MUSEXPO 2023 at www.musexpo.net. Click HERE to see a recap of this year’s event.
For more details including sponsorship, partnerships, event program and artist showcasing opportunities contact info@anrworldwide.com.
8/8/22
MUSEXPO “The United Nations of Music” (www.musexpo.net) has announced its return to Burbank, CA from March 19 - 22, 2023. MUSEXPO also delivers a series of events which includes the Global Synch Summit and A&R Summit.
From March 19th - 22nd, MUSEXPO will once again be held at the inspiring Castaway venue for an ultimate networking, creative and business experience. In "Beautiful Downtown Burbank" as heard on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, high in a picturesque setting in hills overlooking the city and Downtown LA, Castaway is fast becoming one of SoCal's most provocative and exciting special events properties and upscale restaurants, featuring breathtaking views and a renewed positive energy and vibe, ready to deliver a world-class experience to 2023’s attendees.
Burbank, CA is home to some of the world's most recognized music and media companies including film/TV studios, record labels, publishing companies, radio stations, music supervisors, synch companies and more including The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Comics Studios, Disney Music Group, Freemantle Media, ABC Television, Hollywood Records, ESPN, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros. Studios, DC Comics, Freeform TV, peermusic, iHeartRadio, NickelodeonAnimation Studios, The Burbank Studios, Blizzard Entertainment, Cartoon Network, Insomniac Games, Legendary Films, The CW Television Network, NBCUniversal, Universal Pictures, Universal Studios, KPWR “Power 106” Los Angeles, Position Music and A&R Worldwide’s headquarters to name just a few. The city of Burbank is once again set to welcome 2023 delegates to this long-time epicenter of music creativity and innovation as the event unites artists, industry and fans alike.
MUSEXPO will look to deliver an unparalleled overview of the global music business from A&R, publishing, digital, streaming, brands, synch, live, management, distribution, multi-media, technology, marketing, radio and much more, in an intimate networking experience that its flagship event is world renowned for, while also delving more deeply into the most important aspect of our global music business - the songs and the artists.
With more opportunities than ever for delegates to interact and connect with the local Los Angeles music community, as well as their global counterparts, MUSEXPO will feature numerous unique and innovative opportunities and platforms to foster creative opportunities and commercial realizations.
The event will include the inaugural presentation of the MUSEXPO “Lifetime Achievement Award” during a special VIP Awards Gala Luncheon. The event will take place on Monday March 20th and honor Joel Denver - President & Founder, AllAccess Music Group (www.AllAccess.com), at Castaway in Burbank. In addition, it will present the esteemed “Worldwide Radio Person of The Year” and “International Music Person of The Year” awards – honorees will be unveiled soon.
“We know everyone is keen to reconnect, forge new creative and business opportunities, bringing the music business back better and more equitable than ever, to help both artists and industry alike thrive in a meaningful way. We are determined to bring a fresh energy and an assortment of exciting new opportunities to our 2023 attendees, and look forward to helping unite artists, executives and the global music business alike.” states Sat Bisla, President & Founder, A&R Worldwide / MUSEXPO.
Previous “Int’l Music Person of the Year” awards honorees have included Monte Lipman, Co-Founder & Chief Executive, Republic Records & Avery Lipman, Co-Founder & Chief Executive, Republic Records; Grammy & Emmy Award Winning & Oscar nominated global hit songwriter Diane Warren; Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive & President Music, EA Games; Daniel Glass, President & Founder, Glassnote Entertainment Group; Alexandra Patsavas, Music Creative + Production / Original Series Netflix; George Ergatoudis, Head of Music, UK & Ireland, Apple; Kevin Weatherly, Head of North American Programming, Spotify; Jimmy Steal, VP of Brand & Content, “101.9 The Mix” WTMX Chicago, Lisa Worden, Vice President, Rock & Alternative, iHeartMedia, and Program Director of ALT 98.7 and numerous other global music and media influencers!
MUSEXPO will also continue to welcome the crème de la crème of global showcasing talent to its stage that has previously welcomed then unsigned or unknown artists such as Katy Perry, LMFAO, Jessie J, Teddybears, Frank Turner, Robyn, Lime Cordiale, The Temper Trap, Forest Blakk, Sheppard, Audur, Jack Savoretti, Thomas Azier, Missy Higgins, Laleh, Gavin James, Birds of Tokyo, Avalanche City, Gin Wigmore, Ida Maria and many others prior to their global success.
Over the past 17 years and multi-continental events, some of the world's most influential music, media and technology executives have participated at MUSEXPO, including: Alex da Kid – Grammy-winning Producer & Founder, KIDinaKORNER; Alex Luke - Global Head of Programming & Content Strategy, Amazon Music; Andrew Kronfeld – Executive Vice President, Universal Music Group; Avery Lipman – Co-Founder & Chief Executive, Republic Records; Ben Cooper – former Controller, BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra & BBC Asian Network; Bob Shennan - Director, BBC Radio; Chad Hurley - Co-Founder, YouTube; Chris Barton - Co-Founder, Shazam; Christian Tattersfield - Founder & President, Good Soldier Songs; Craig Kallman - Chairman & CEO, Atlantic Records Group; Daniel Glass – Founder & Chairman – Glassnote Entertainment; Dave Holmes – worldwide manager of Coldplay; David Massey – President & CEO, Arista Records; Diane Warren - Grammy, Emmy & Golden Globe Award-Winning Songwriter; George Ergatoudis - Head of Apple Music U.K.; Harvey Goldsmith - Founder, Harvey Goldsmith Presents; Jake Wisely - Chief Publishing Executive, Concord Music; Jason Flom - CEO, Lava Records & Lava Music Publishing; Jeff Smith - Head of Music, BBC Radio 2 & 6 Music (UK); Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live!); Korda Marshall - EVP, New Recordings, BMG & Founder, Infectious Records; Larry King – the late Legendary Radio and Television Broadcaster/Interviewer; Marty Diamond – Head of Music, Wasserman Music (Coldplay, Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas); Maureen Kenny – Sr. VP of A&R, Atlantic Records; Michael Chugg - President & Founder, Chugg Entertainment (Australasia); Michael Rapino - Chairman & CEO, Live Nation Entertainment; Mike Knobloch - President, Film Music & Publishing, Universal Pictures; Monte Lipman – Co-Founder & Chief Executive, Republic Records; Neil Warnock – Global Head of Music, United Talent Agency; Nick Raphael – former President, Capitol Records U.K.; Nigel Lythgoe - Executive Producer, American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance; Pete Ganbarg - President of A&R, Atlantic Records; Peter Edge - Chairman & CEO, RCA Records Group; Richard Russell - Founder, XL Recordings (UK); Sarah Stennett - CEO, First Access Entertainment; Savan Kotecha - Songwriter/Producer (The Weeknd, One Direction, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry); Scooter Braun - Founder, SB Projects (Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Usher); Seymour Stein - Co-Founder, Sire Records; Sir Lucian Grainge – Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group; Steve Schnur - Worldwide Executive & President, EA Music Group; Tom Anderson - Co-Founder, MySpace; Troy Carter – Founder & CEO, Q&A Media Holdings.; will.i.am (The Black Eyed Peas); and Zane Lowe – Apple’s Beats 1; amongst thousands of others.
MUSEXPO was born out of the inspirational and organic dinners launched by A&R Worldwide Founder Sat Bisla (also the founder of A&R Network and The New Music Network; the predecessor to iHeartMedia) and Coldplay’s worldwide manager Dave Holmes back in 1999 in an effort to bring the global music, media and technology communities together in a meaningful manner.
Information on showcase artist submissions, event partnership/sponsorship opportunities, direct flights to Burbank Airport and conference discount hotel room bookings within the Burbank, CA area is available at www.musexpo.net.
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