President & CEO, APM Music
former COO, Fox Entertainment
Sr. Director A&R, Artist Partner Group (APG)
Executive VP, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
GM / VP Marketing at Element1 Music
Aton Ben Horin
Executive VP, Global A&R, Atlantic Records Group
Sr. VP A&R, Columbia Records & President, Unrestricted
Host, Big Boy's Neighborhood (Premiere Networks)
Head of A&R & Publishing, Tileyard Music (UK)
Vice President A&R, Red Bull Records
Entrepreneur, Investor, DJ, Producer, Songwriter (
Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Rick Ross, Pitbull, Ludacris, Big Sean, 2 Chainz)
Craig Kallman
Chairman & CEO, Atlantic Records Group
Sr. Music Supervisor, Electronic Arts
Head of Third-Party Partnerships The MLC
Senior Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount Global
CEO, Playlister Club
GM of Artist Services, Sofar Sounds
Vice President, Artist & Business Development, Live Nation
Sr. Director, Synchronization & Music Licensing, Angry Mob Music
Vice President A&R, Position Music
CEO, iGroove AG
Ellen K
Host Ellen K Radio Show, KOST 103.5 FM Los Angeles &
Ellen K Weekend Show (iHeartMedia)
Sr. VP A&R, Warner Records & Founder, TheBasement Series
Founder & CEO, Seeker Music
Director of Talent, VEVO
Garrett Capone
Vice President & General Manager, Crush Music / Crush Ventures
former Head of A&R, JioSaavn
Founder & Attorney, Counsel Plus, Co.
Vice President Creative, Reservoir
Vice President Music, Bally Sport
Founder & CEO, Trevanna Tracks
CEO & Founder, WARM
VP, Brand & Content, WTMX Mix 101.9/WSHE 100.3 Chicago
President & Founder, All Access Music Group
Founder & Music Supervisor, Clearly Music
Kairo
Head of Production, Offstream Music Group
Vice President, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment
Songwriter, Producer, Entrepreneur
Managing Director, Warner Music (Thailand)
Vice President of Operations, Downtown Music Services
Ken Blaustein
Vice President, A&R, Universal Music Enterprises
Head of Music Curation & Creative Licensing at Snap Inc.
Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records
President, Stem Distribution
Executive VP, The Engine360
Vice President Rock & Alternative Program Director ALT 98.7 - LA's New Alternative, iHeartMedia National Programming Group
Music Supervisor, Dreamboat Music
Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music
Co-founder & CEO, Beatoven.ai
Vice President / Head of A&R, Position Music
Contributing Writer, Music Business Worldwide
Founder & Managing Partner, FLUX FM
President, Songrunner Entertainment (Music Supervisor)
Host "New & Approved" KLOS, Los Angeles / Westwood One & Benztown Radio Networks Syndicated Host
VP of Creative, MNRK Music Group
Head of Creator Services, DistroKid
Vice President Music & Head of A&R, UnitedMasters
Music Supervisor, Walton Isaacson
Founder & Managing Director, Phase1 Events & Entertainment Pvt Ltd (India)
A&R Manager, Atlantic Records
President of A&R, Atlantic Records & President ATCO Records
President & Chairman, The Hello Group
Executive Vice President, Motion Picture Music Universal Pictures
Founder & Chairman, Mobilium Global
Founder / CEO, Silva Screen Group
President & Founder, Riptide Music Group
CEO, Driift & Director ATC Management
Publisher, The Music Registry
Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
A&R Executive, producer, songwriter, composer & former Chairman, Geffen Records/President, A&M Records & CCO/Executive VP, Virgin Records
Music Creative & Production, Original Film, Netflix
Director, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment
Head of Music, Millennium Media
Senior Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
Sr. VP, Head of Marketing & Services, ADA
Chief Creative Office, SESAC
Director Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
President & Founder, A&R Worldwide
Founder, Alchemic Sonic Environment
Partner & CEO, TM Ventures
Sr. Vice President Creative & Music Supervision, The Wilders
CEO, The Hello Group
Vice President A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group
Founder & CEO, Reel Muzik Werks, LLC
Co-Owner, Mom+Pop
Producer / Composer, Paramount Global, Creative Music Strategy
Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
Global Music Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering
Vice President Creative & Sr. Music Supervisor, Format Entertainment
President & CEO, Position Music
Managing Director, Saregama
Ben Maddahi
Sr. VP A&R, Columbia Records & President, Unrestricted
Ben Maddahi is Sr. Vice President of A&R for Columbia Records, as well as President of music publishing and management company Unrestricted. He has been involved in 26 global hits, including 3 RIAA Diamond Award winning songs ("See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, and "SAD!" by XXXTentacion, "Timber" by Pitbull feat. Kesha). Through his 15 year career, Ben has served as A&R to artists such as Charlie Puth, XXXTentacion, David Guetta, Chromeo, Jessie Murph, Grimes, Demi Lovato, Flo Rida, Clinton Kane, Cochise, RealestK, ARIZONA, and John Legend, among others. As a music publisher, he has helped create notable songs and hits for artists such as Kanye West, Ariana Grande, Black Eyed Peas, Future, Zedd, and Chris Brown. Ben's projects have amassed 8 Grammy nominations to-date, and as a songwriter, Ben has co-written one Grammy-nominated song ("Wild Ones" by Flo Rida feat. Sia), as well as notable songs for artists such as Justin Bieber and Pitbull.
Ben was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and started playing music at the age of 5. In high school, he pulled double-duty playing drums for the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic, as well as DJing local parties. Ben began producing and writing music while he attended USC at the age of 17, and began to intern for Mike Caren and Aaron Bay-Schuck at Atlantic Records in February of 2006. After a 6 month internship, he became the first employee at Mike Caren's publishing company APG, and rose to the title of President 6 years later. Throughout his almost 9 year tenure at APG, Ben also spent several years as an A&R for Atlantic Records. In October 2015, he moved on to consult for Ron Perry's SONGS Music Publishing, where he established his Unrestricted publishing venture. After SONGS' sale, Ben re-joined Perry at Columbia Records as Sr. VP A&R in 2018.