Music Industry Execs Articles

Ron Fair talks about his great career working with Christina Aguilera, Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, Pussycat Dolls, Mary J Blige, Vanessa Carlton and others.

Matt D’Arduini is a rising A&R exec who specializes in pop, dance and electronic music. He is an exec for two labels: Island and 4th & B’way.

Tom Sturges. former Head of Creative at Universal Publishing, talks about his great career, and his many writer signings.

Panay, who has become a major figure in the indie world, tells how Sonicbids helps market artists and songwriters.

Randy Grimmett is the U.S. Head of Membership for ASCAP. He talks about the state of performance income, and about ASCAP’s many programs and workshiops

Ralph Sall has supervised such films as Speed and Mean Girls. He also tells songwriters how they can pitch their songs for film/TV projects.

Stakee, who is now an independent publisher, recalls how she signed and worked with Sheryl Crow when she was at Warner-Chappell Music.

Alexander, who was Sr. VP at ASCAP, tells how he discovered and worked with Alanis Morissette when he was at MCA Publishing.

Spanberger, Head of Peermusic North America, discusses the company’s grown as a major independent.

Interview with Jessica Cole, a young music exec from Colorado who has built a successful publishing company with over 50 songwriters..

Barron discusses the state of the music industry and performance income, and the history and growth of BMI.

Ryan Fitch offers insights into the world of music for advertising, and what music producers are looking for. He works with both composers & songwriters for his projects.

Barbara Cane talks about her 25-year career at BMI, and about the workshops and programs she oversees.

Top creative exec Jim Vellutato discusses song pitching, writer collaborations, publishing deals, and how songwriters can break through.

David Massey talks about his impressive career as label President and A&R exec, working with Oasis, Shakira, Taio Cruz, Duffy, Good Charlotte, Delta Goodren and many others.

Rosenberger has remained a prominent exec at Warner-Chappell, marketing the company’s great catalogs.

Respected A&R exec Landers, who is now Sr. VP at Sony, did this interview when he worked at Disney Records.

Gary Churgin talks about the new developments with The Harry Fox Agency, which collects mechanical and other royalties on behalf of music publishers.

Jeff Price discusses his breakthrough music delivery & distribution company, TuneCore, which allows independent artists to keep all of their rights and earn 100% of the sales revenues.

This prominent pop A&R exec recalls her days at Sony, where she signed Destiny’s Child and Jessica Simpson.