Mike Caren is the Founder and CEO of Artist Partner Group (APG), a recorded music company, as well as the Founder of Artist Publishing Group, a music publishing company. He has established himself as one of the music industry’s most successful A&R executives and entrepreneurs. Throughout his career, Caren has worked with chart-topping artists including … 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
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
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
Joe Kentish is a prominent figure in the UK music industry, currently serving as President of Warner Records UK. Known for his astute talent-spotting skills and strategic vision, Kentish has significantly shaped the careers of some of today’s biggest musical acts. Joe Kentish: Early Career and Industry Breakthrough Kentish’s music industry career began with entrepreneurial … Continued
John Josephson is Chairman and CEO of Nashville-headquartered SESAC Inc. He has also served as Director of the company since 1992. John Josephson: Career history After wrapping up his education at Harvard Business School, John Josephson headed to the investment bank Allen & Co. He served as a Managing Director for the firm, dealing with … Continued
Sipho Dlamini is President, Africa & Middle East at gamma, a music company founded by Larry Jackson, the US-based A&R impresario, and a former Global Creative Director at Apple. He joined gamma in May 2023. Dlamini is the former CEO of Universal Music South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. He joined UMG in 2016. Dlamini is credited … Continued