Trailblazers

‘The industry often prioritizes quick results, but true development takes patience.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets 1916 Enterprises Partner Ruchir Mohan, and Yung Lan a producer, songwriter and founder of Milan Publishing/Production Group

Interviews

Meet the Emmy-nominated executive driving HYBE’s regional Mexican Music strategy at S1ENTO Records

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Myrna Pérez, General Manager of HYBE-owned Regional Mexican music-focused label, S1ENTO Records

Interviews

Meet the new music streaming service that’s ditched algorithmic playlists… and it’s licensed by all three majors

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Randy Fusee, CEO of music streaming platform Coda Music

Interviews

‘Success is building something that outlasts hype.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Justin Garza, founder of talent management company, the Dream Adopters

Interviews

Rezonate plans to spend $1 billion buying producer catalogs over the next 5 years. Here’s why… and how.

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Cam Blackwood and Tom Tyler, co-founders of Rezonate Music Rights

Interviews

Robb McDaniels on Beatport’s growth plans, and why downloads still matter

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Robb McDaniels, CEO of Beatport

Interviews

Andrew Klippel on Ourness, Royel Otis, and the ‘golden age’ of the music business

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Andrew Klippel, co-founder of Australia-born music company Ourness

Interviews

‘Our strategy involves pulling every lever possible to maximize an artist’s career.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Leander Kirschner, founder and CEO of Berlin-based independent music company Bamboo Artists.

Interviews

Terry McBride on fan communities, TikTok, and building Nettwerk to be a ‘generational’ music company

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group

Interviews

‘We’re going to change the economics of the Indian publishing business.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Aayushman Sinha, founder of India-based management company, REPRESENT

Interviews

‘We’re not looking to rush anybody’s career. We based our whole label on that premise, just building talent and developing their art.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Atlanta-based artist managers and music executives Barry Johnson and Zeke Nicholson, co-founders of Sincethe80s

Interviews

‘Clinging to old-school methods of breaking artists is holding the industry back. It’s like, do you want to be Blockbuster or Netflix?’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Chief Zaruk and Simon Tikhman, co-founders and CEOs of The Core Entertainment

Interviews

Music Business Worldwide

Trailblazers

‘The industry often prioritizes quick results, but true development takes patience.’

Meet the Emmy-nominated executive driving HYBE’s regional Mexican Music strategy at S1ENTO Records

Meet the new music streaming service that’s ditched algorithmic playlists… and it’s licensed by all three majors

‘Success is building something that outlasts hype.’

Rezonate plans to spend $1 billion buying producer catalogs over the next 5 years. Here’s why… and how.

Robb McDaniels on Beatport’s growth plans, and why downloads still matter

Andrew Klippel on Ourness, Royel Otis, and the ‘golden age’ of the music business

‘Our strategy involves pulling every lever possible to maximize an artist’s career.’

Terry McBride on fan communities, TikTok, and building Nettwerk to be a ‘generational’ music company

‘We’re going to change the economics of the Indian publishing business.’

‘We’re not looking to rush anybody’s career. We based our whole label on that premise, just building talent and developing their art.’

‘Clinging to old-school methods of breaking artists is holding the industry back. It’s like, do you want to be Blockbuster or Netflix?’

‘We want to take South Asian music to the world.’

‘This is just the beginning. There’s still so much potential for Afrobeats and Amapiano in the coming years.’

‘Our vision is to build a full service, independent publishing company that can compete with the best.’