People

Steve Cooper

Former CEO of Warner Music Group

Steve Cooper is the former Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group (WMG), the home of Atlantic Records, Warner Records, Elektra Music Group and Warner Chappell Music, amongst others. Cooper joined WMG in August 2011 following the company’s acquisition by Access Industries in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.3 billion. Back then, he was described as a corporate “turnaround guru” who … Continued

Chris Blackwell

Founder

Chris Blackwell is the Founder of Island Records and has been credited as "the single person most responsible for turning the world on to reggae music"

Jason Iley

Chairman & CEO

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

David Joseph

CEO, Royal Society of Arts

David Joseph CBE is also the former Chairman & CEO of Universal Music UK

Jonathan Dickins

Founder, September Management

Jonathan Dickins is the manager of artists including Adele, Jamie T, and Paul Epworth

Jon Platt

Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Publishing

Jay-Z once called Jon Platt 'the Obama of the music industry' – and he had good reason for doing so

Amy Thomson

CEO of ATM Catalog Management Services

Amy Thomson is CEO of ATM Catalog Management Services. Thomson is a former manager of some of the world’s biggest electronic artists, including Swedish House Mafia, and a former Chief Catalog Officer of Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Thomson joined Hipgnosis Songs Fund in September 2020, but later left the Hipgnosis group in 2022. Amy Thomson: Electronic … Continued

Lucy Dickins

Managing Director, CAA

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.

Irving Azoff

Founder, The Azoff Company

Irving Azoff is, quite simply, a giant of the US music and entertainment industries.

Denzyl Feigelson

Founder & CEO

Denzyl Feigelson is a renowned music exec who has helped artists including Billie Eilish, Stefflon Don and Jorja Smith at the beginning of their careers

Doug Morris

Chairman

Veteran Doug Morris is the only music exec to head up all three major label groups across his career

Guy Moot

Co-Chair & CEO

Guy Moot is Co-Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Chappell Music

Scott Cohen

CEO, JKBX

Scott Cohen is the CEO of music royalty investment platform, JKBX. JKBX claims that its platform will “transform the music industry” by enabling investors to acquire shares in music royalties of hit songs and popular artists on its platform. Cohen became JKBX’s CEO in late 2022, after leaving his former role as Chief Innovation Officer … Continued

Larry Mestel

CEO, Primary Wave Music

Before founding Primary Wave in 2006, Larry Mestel held positions at Island Entertainment Group, Arista Records, and Virgin Records

Carianne Marshall

COO

Carianne Marshall is the COO and Co-Chair of Warner/Chappell Music Publishing

Bang Si-hyuk

Chairman

Bang Si-hyuk, also known as "Hitman" Bang, is the Founder and Chairman of HYBE, and producer behind K-pop group BTS

Avery Lipman

President & Chief Operating Officer of Republic Records

Avery Lipman is the co-founder, President & Chief Operating Officer of Universal Music Group-owned Republic Records. Lipman graduated from the University at Albany with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1988. His music business career started with Arista Records in 1988 as an assistant to Clive Davis. In 1991 he was appointed Business Administration Director … Continued

Monte Lipman

CEO, Republic Records

Monte Lipman is the founder and CEO of Universal Music Group-owned Republic Records. Lipman graduated from the University at Albany in 1986 and started his music industry career at Arista Records. He later worked as promotions executive at SBK, an EMI label, and also went on to work at Atlantic Records. In 1995 he started … Continued