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
PHIL QUARTARARO
President & Chairman, The Hello Group
Phil Quartararo has been one of the most successful and respected executives in the music industry for more than 30 years. A genius at promotion and marketing, Phil Q, as he is universally known, started in radio promotion, but quickly rose to the level of president/CEO at both Virgin Records America and Warner Bros. Records.
Quartararo's first job in the music business came at the age of 19, when he joined the legendary A&M Records as a college rep. He later worked later for RCA Records in radio promotion and subsequently moved to Island Records, where, as Vice President of Promotion, he helped break several superstar acts, including U2.
In 1986, Richard Branson personally picked Quartararo to co-found Virgin Records America, one of the most successful start-ups in the history of the record business. The label's first single, Cutting Crew's "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts, starting a string of top singles and albums for the company. Major successes included Paula Abdul, whose debut album, "Forever Your Girl," sold more than 14 million units for revenues in excess of $140 million and spawned six No. 1 singles, setting a record for the number of chart toppers from one album for a solo female artist. Among the other artists he oversaw at Virgin include Janet Jackson, the Rolling Stones, Smashing Pumpkins and Lenny Kravitz.
In 1996, Quartararo, now president/CEO of Virgin Music America, orchestrated the North American marketing plan for the Spice Girls, who went on to sell more than 30 million copies of their debut disc worldwide, including 9 million units in the U.S. for revenues of more than $90 million.
In 1997, as president of Warner Bros. Records, Quartararo guided the major label through one of its most successful periods by signing Linkin Park in 1998 and Josh Groban in 1999. The two acts, which remain among the label's top sellers more than a decade later, have combined sales of more than 30 million albums in the U.S. alone. Quartararo also ran Warner's sister label Reprise as well and is credited with creating two strong promotion departments.
In 2002, Quartararo moved to EMI Music. Recognizing seismic shifts in the marketplace, Quartararo oversaw the reorganization of EMI's music distribution unit to a marketing organization, reconfiguring the company from top to bottom. The retooled division switched from a passive push operation to an aggressive pull structure, realigning the team from 90% sales vs. 10% marketing to 90% marketing vs. 10% sales.
Quartararo also supervised EMI's synchronization and licensing division, which, in a flat music market, increased revenues 25% from $20 million to $25 million.
In 2005, Quartararo served as the North American leader of the three-person international EMI team that structured the joint venture between EMI and leading Spanish broadcaster Televisa to handle all of Televisa's music interests. Within one year, the joint venture broke RBD, the leading Latin selling youth act, with Latin and Anglo CD sales of more than 15 million ($150 in revenue), as well as a sold-out stadium tour.
