The collaboration makes ArtyShield's technology available inside the Client Offerings section of SymphonicMS, the distribution company's management platform.
The move takes the artist manager and entrepreneur onto the leadership team at RARE Entity, the venture group co-founded by Eurythmics musician Dave Stewart.
Downs continue to oversee SD's Digital Operations team, while taking what the company called "strategic ownership, governance, and long-term operational direction" across its core platform infrastructure.