Music recognition and metadata company Gracenote has appointed Ethan Kaplan as its SVP and General Manager of Music.
Kaplan, who launched the first official REM fan site at the age of 16, previously led the product innovation team at Live Nation.
He was the co-founder and head of product of Live Nation Labs, the recently-shuttered technology and innovation arm for LN, where he grew the company across multiple offices and functions including engineering and product teams.
Kaplan (pictured) will work with Gracenote customers to integrate its data and technology into emerging music platforms and services. He begins his new role on April 1, reporting to Gracenote CEO John Batter.
Said Kaplan: “Gracenote is a music technology pioneer and has been on the forefront of the digital music revolution since the very beginning. While the music industry has come a long way, there’s still a great divide between the music and tech industries.
“Gracenote sits in the centre of that divide and has an enormous opportunity to play a lead role in how tech companies leverage music to drive product innovation. This is what excites me.”
John Batter, CEO of Gracenote, added: “Ethan’s curiosity and passion for technology and deep understanding of the music industry makes him best to lead our customers into the next evolution of music innovation.
“I’m confident that he has the music and technology chops to expand our global footprint, innovate next generation products across recorded and live music, and continue to take our products and services to the masses.”
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