Sarah Stennett is the CEO/Co-Founder of the London, England-headquartered First Access Entertainment. Her previous music venture, Turn First Artists, was folded into First Access Entertainment after partnering with Warner Music. Stennett also founded the music law firm SSB, which notably represents Adele. Sarah Stennett: Career History Sarah Stennett’s first management company, Turn First Artists, is … Continued
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
MD, Fiction Records/Virgin Music Label & Artist Services
Jim Chancellor is Managing Director of Fiction Records and Virgin Music Label & Artist Services. Chancellor’s first job in the music business was actually as a bouncer at CBGBs for six months in 1989, before starting his own label, Mad Minute Records, which was run out of his bedroom, followed by a stint as a … Continued
Ron Perry is the CEO and Chairman of Columbia Records. He is also the former President of SONGS Music Publishing, and was a partner of SONGS since 2004, when that company was founded. Perry has signed and developed the career of songwriters and artists such as XXXTentacion, Lorde, The Weeknd, Diplo, Major Lazer, Q-Tip, amongst … Continued
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.
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
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Denis Ladegaillerie is the Founder and CEO of Paris-headquartered distribution and services company Believe. He co-founded the company in 2005. Denis Ladegaillerie: Career beginnings Denis Ladegaillerie passed the New York Bar in 1997 and started his career as Business Lawyer at Shearman & Sterling, where he practiced until 2000. Ladegaillerie then joined the financial department … Continued
Managing Director, Media & Internet, Goldman Sachs
Lisa Yang is Managing Director of Media & Internet at Goldman Sachs’ Global Investment Research. In this role, she is a prominent analyst of music business stocks. Yang is also the lead writer of Goldman’s influential annual paper on the music business and its future, Music In The Air. In their June 2023 update of … Continued
Robb McDaniels is CEO of digital music service Beatport. He founded INgrooves in 2002. McDaniels previously served as the Executive Chairman of FACTION Entertainment, which he founded in 2015. Robb MacDaniels: Career history Robb McDaniels got his start in investment banking and structured finance at Marsh & McLennan Securities, ultimately serving as a Vice President … Continued
Oliver Schusser is the Vice President of Apple Music & International Content at the Cupertino, CA-headquartered Apple Inc. He began his entertainment career at Universal Studios Television. Schusser has worked at Apple in various capacities since 2004. Oliver Schusser: Career history Oliver Schusser started out his career in entertainment when he was hired as the … Continued
Rebecca Allen is the co-President of EMI Records (UK), headquartered in London, England. She previously worked at Decca Records in various roles for over 20 years. Allen graduated from the Trinity College of Music with a GTCL in 1995. Rebecca Allen: Career history Immediately after graduating from Trinity College of Music, Rebecca Allen took a … Continued