As the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Secretly Group, Darius Van Arman has worked with artists including Bon Iver, Dinosaur Jr., Sharon Van Etten, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The War on Drugs, Anohni, Major Lazer, and more.
As the Founder of Matador Records, Chris Lombardi has worked with artists including Queens Of The Stone Age, Liz Phair, Interpol, Belle & Sebastian, Kurt Vile, Savages, and Cat Power
Martin Mills is the founder and Chairman of London and New York, NY-headquartered Beggars Group. Beggars Group began life in the 1970s as a group of record shops called Beggars Banquet. Martin Mills: Career history Martin Mills got his start in the music industry when he began opening Beggars Banquet record shops with his business … Continued
Kenny Gates is the Co-Founder, Co-Owner, and Co-President of [PIAS], which is headquartered in both London, England and Brussels, Belgium. Gates was just 19 year old when he co-founded [PIAS] in the early eighties. The initial plan for [PIAS] was to be a record importation company, however, the firm later pivoted to distribution and services … Continued
CEO, Sony Music Entertainment / Chairman, Sony Music Group
In Rob Stringer’s youth, growing up in Aylesbury, UK, he had two passions: music, and Luton Town Football Club. Today, not a whole lot has changed. As Chairman of Sony Music Group, Stringer, based in New York, has an artist-friendly reputation, working closely with modern icons including Adele, Beyoncé, Bob Dylan, Harry Styles, and many … Continued
Michael Nash is the Executive Vice President of Digital Strategy at Los Angeles-headquartered Universal Music Group. He previously ran digital strategy at Warner Music Group. Nash has also served as Director of the Criterion Collection. Michael Nash: Career history Michael Nash began his career as a Media Arts Curator at the Long Beach Museum of … Continued
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Lucy Dickins began her career working as a junior product manager for an independent UK record label PWL before joining International Booking Talent (ITB) as an assistant in the early 1990s.
Steve Cooper is Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group (WMG), the home of Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Music Group and Warner Chappell Music, amongst others. He joined WMG in 2011 following the company’s $3.3bn acquisition by Access Industries. In addition to his role as CEO of WMG, Cooper is a member of the … Continued
Jason Iley MBE is the Chairman & CEO of Sony Music UK & Ireland. Jason Iley started his career in music at Sony in London in 1994, before joining Universal’s Polydor and then Island Records. In 2005 he was named Managing Director of Mercury Records, before being promoted to the label’s President. At Mercury, he … Continued