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3/7/22

RECORD LABELS & MUSIC PUBLISHERS JOIN
MUSEXPO IN LOS ANGELES, MARCH 20 – 23, 2022




The annual global music business and showcase event MUSEXPO (www.musexpo.net), which returns with its Creative Summit to Burbank, CA from March 20 – 23, 2022 has confirmed participation from music, media, technology and consumer brands from around the world for its 26th edition – which is its first-in person event since 2019. The MUSEXPO Creative Summit joins a week–long series of events that includes the Global Synch Summit and A&R Summit, as well as the Global Rock Summit, all coinciding as part of California Entertainment Week, and taking place March 20 – 25th, 2022. The MUSEXPO portion of the event takes place at Castaway, which is the scenic mountain top venue located in the hills of Burbank, CA.
MUSEXPO’s Creative Summit will deliver key insights to the evolving global music business from A&R, publishing, digital, streaming, live, management, distribution, multi–media, technology, blockchain, marketing, radio, NFTs, Web3, metaverse and more, in an intimate networking experience that its flagship event is globally recognized for, while also delving more deeply into the most important aspect of our global music business – the songs and the artists. In addition, it will have a strong focus on sync (film, TV, trailers, Esports, gaming), brands and licensing with participation from dozens of companies. MUSEXPO Creative Summit has also unveiled its 2022 schedule and events program, which can be viewed HERE.
MUSEXPO Creative Summit’s growing list of A&R, music publishing and company executives speaking at its multi-day event in Burbank, CA include:

Abby North Andre Herd Aton Ben-Horin Charles Burks Dave Pichilingi Evan Bogart
Gabi Kochlani Hiba Irshad Jared Lane Jenn Tolman Johnny Minardi Jon Chen
Kabiru Bello Kenny “Tick” Salcido Mandar Thakur Mark Chipello Mike Daley Mio Vukovic
Molly Neumann Pamela Charbit Sas Metcalfe Sidney Swift Vanessa Angiuli James Cheney

Abby North - President, North Music Group; Adam Grossman - Sr. Director A&R, Atlantic Records; Andre Herd - Sr. Director A&R, APG; Aton Ben-Horin - Global Vice President, A&R - Warner Music Group; Charles “CB” Burks - Vice President A&R, Red Bull Records; Dave Pichilingi - CEO, UK & N. America, Modern Sky; Evan Bogart – CEO, Seeker Music; Franny Graham - Vice President Creative, Primary Wave Music; Gabi Kochlani - Sr. Director A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group; Hiba Irshad - Head of A&R, JioSaavn; Jake Livingston - Head of Creative, Primary Wave Music; James Cheney - Vice President Creative, Reservoir; Jared Lane - Director of Publishing/Creative, Red Bull Records; Johnny Minardi - Vice President, A&R, Elektra Music Group; Jon Chen - Sr. Director A&R, Warner Chappell Music Publishing; Kabiru Bello - Vice President Global A&R, Warner Recorded Music; Ken Komisar - President & Partner, Notting Hill Music Masters; Kenny “Tick” Salcido - Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records; Luke McGrellis - Vice President A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group; Mandar Thakur - COO, Times Music India; Michel Zgarka - President & CEO, HITLAB Inc.; Mark Chipello - Vice President, Head of A&R, Position Music; Mike Daley - Executive Director, A&R / Music Publishing, Disney Music Group; Mio Vukovic - Head Of Creative/Publishing/A&R, Disney Music Group; Molly Neuman – President, Songtrust; Pamela Charbit - A&R Manager, Atlantic Records; Robin Jenssen - Co-Founder & CEO, Ekko Music Rights Europe; Sas Metcalfe - President, Global Creative, Kobalt Music; Sidney Swift – Co-Founder, Defient, Tyler Bacon – President & Founder, Position Music; Vanessa Tara Angiuli – Director A&R, Interscope Records;
In addition, numerous record labels will help co-host MUSEXPO Creative Summit’s “International Music Person of The Year” awards on Tuesday, March 22nd, which includes 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Records, Capitol Music Group, Caroline, Concord, Def Jam Recordings, Elektra Records, Interscope Records, Red Bull Records, Republic Records and Warner Records.
For more information, and to register for MUSEXPO, click HERE.
To book discounted hotel room rates for MUSEXPO, click HERE.





2/28/22

NETFLIX, ABC, PLAYSTATION, PARAMOUNT, ACTIVISION,
UNIVERSAL STUDIO GROUP, DISNEY, NIKE, FOX ENTERTAINMENT &
MANY OTHERS JOIN MUSEXPO’S SYNCH & BRANDS FOCUS




The highly-respected and inspirational global music business and showcase event MUSEXPO (www.musexpo.net), which returns with its Creative Summit to Burbank, CA from March 20 – 23, 2022 has confirmed participation from music, media, technology and consumer brands from around the world for its 26th edition – which is its first-in person event since 2019. The MUSEXPO Creative Summit joins a week–long series of events that includes the Global Synch Summit and A&R Summit, as well as the Global Rock Summit, all coinciding as part of California Entertainment Week, and taking place March 20 – 25th, 2022. The MUSEXPO portion of the event takes place at Castaway, which is the scenic mountain top venue located in the hills of Burbank, CA.
MUSEXPO Creative Summit has also unveiled its 2022 schedule and events program, which can be viewed HERE.
MUSEXPO’s Creative Summit will deliver key insights to the evolving global music business from A&R, publishing, digital, streaming, live, management, distribution, multi–media, technology, blockchain, marketing, radio, NFTs, Web3, metaverse and more, in an intimate networking experience that its flagship event is globally recognized for, while also delving more deeply into the most important aspect of our global music business – the songs and the artists. In addition, it will have a strong focus on sync (film, TV, trailers, Esports, gaming), brands and licensing with participation from dozens of companies.
Some of the sync, brands/advertising and licensing executives already confirmed for this year’s event include:

Alex Hackford Alexandra Patsavas Amy Dunning Brandon Young Chantal Epp Charlie Haggard
Georgette Bivins JT Griffith Katie Pool Katy Gavillet Kevin Hellon Paul Wiltshire
Reuben Sears Sabrina Del Priore Scott Igoe Sean Mulligan Tricia Holloway Tyler Bacon

Adam Taylor, President & CEO, APM Music; Alex Hackford, Head of Creative Music Affairs PlayStation Studios & Creative Arts; Alexandra Patsavas, Head Of Music, Original Series, Netflix; Amy Dunning, Vice President Music Creative/Production, Netflix; Ben Dorenfeld Director of Music, Anomaly; Brandon Young, Sr. Director, Music Affairs, Activision; Bridget Ferris, Vice President, Brand Partnerships, Universal Music Group; Catherine Wharton Director, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Chantal Epp, Founder & CEO, ClicknClear; Charlie Haggard, Manager, Music Services, Universal Studio Group; Georgette Bivins, Sr. Business Affairs Manager, FCB NY; JD Adams, Managing Director, 5 Alarm Music; Jonathan Lane, Sr. Director, Synch & Licensing / Music Supervisor, 5 Alarm Music; JT Griffith, Music Supervisor, Nike; Justin Bumper Reeve, Head of Sync, Film, TV & Advertising + Sync A&R, Riptide Music Group / Hidden Track Music; Justin Gray Founder & Chairman, Mdiio; Katie Pool, Manager, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Katy Gavillet, VP, Creative Music, Fox Entertainment; Kevin Hellon II, CEO, Offstream Entertainment; Michael Frick, VP Brand Partnerships & Creative Synch, Position Music; Paul Wiltshire, CEO, Songtradr; Reuben Sears, Sr. Vice President, Trailers & Promos, SILO Music; Rich Goldman, President & Founder, Riptide Music Group; Rich Thomas, Founder, Indie Esports League; Sabrina Del Priore, Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount; Scott Igoe, VP Alternative Series & Specials, ABC Television; Sean Mulligan, VP Creative, Music Supervision, MNRK Music Group; Sunil Perkash, Film Producer (Enchanted, Salt, Premonition, Last Survivors, Disenchanted, Back Home, The Divorce Party & more); Tricia Holloway, Music Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering; Tyler Bacon, President & Founder, Position Music; Tyler Barstow, Head of Community & Content, STRATUS (Cloud 9) and more to be announced soon.

For more information, and to register for MUSEXPO, click HERE.
To book discounted hotel room rates for MUSEXPO, click HERE.




2/7/22

MAJOR & INDEPENDENT MUSIC, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
COMPANIES JOIN THE RETURN OF MUSEXPO IN LOS ANGELES





The highly-respected and inspirational global music business and showcase event MUSEXPO (www.musexpo.net), which returns with its Creative Summit to Burbank, CA from March 20 – 23, 2022 has confirmed participation from music, media, technology and consumer brands from around the world for its 26th edition – which is its first-in person event since 2019. The MUSEXPO Creative Summit joins a week–long series of events that includes the Global Synch Summit and A&R Summit, as well as the Global Rock Summit, all coinciding as part of California Entertainment Week, and taking place March 20 – 25th, 2022.
MUSEXPO’s Creative Summit will deliver key insights to the evolving global music business from A&R, publishing, digital, streaming, brands, synch, live, management, distribution, multi–media, technology, blockchain, marketing, radio, NFTs, Web3, metaverse and more, in an intimate networking experience that its flagship event is globally recognized for, while also delving more deeply into the most important aspect of our global music business – the songs and the artists.
In addition, MUSEXPO Creative Summit will include the presentation of its coveted “ International Music Person of the Year” award during a special VIP Awards Gala Luncheon on Tuesday, March 22nd. MUSEXPO has confirmed that it will present this honor to one of the most influential and respected influencers in the radio and music community, Lisa Worden, Vice President Rock & Alternative, Program Director ALT 98.7 - LA’s New Alternative, iHeartMedia National Programming Group
Some of the executives already confirmed for this year’s event include:

Adriana Arce Alexandra Patsavas Amy Dunning Andre Herd Aton Ben-Horin Barry Daffurn
Brandon Young Chantal Epp Charles “CB” Burks Chris Williams Dave Pichilingi Evan Bogart
Georgette Bivins Jared Lane Jason Miller Jenn Tolman Hurst Jobst Neerman Jon Chen
JT Griffith Kabiru Bello Katy Gavillet Kenny “Tick” Salcido Kevin Hellon II Lisa Worden
Mandar Thakur Mark Chipello Michel Zgarka Michelle Munson Mike Daley Mike G
Mio Vukovic Molly Neuman Pamela Charbit Paul Wiltshire Sabrina Del Priorie Sidney Swift

Many more executives will be unveiled in the coming weeks and will join the current lineup of speakers which includes Adriana Arce Vice President, REBEL (Lil Nas X); Alex Hackford, Head of Creative Music Affairs PlayStation Studios & Creative Arts; Alexandra Patsavas, Head Of Music, Original Series, Netflix; Amy Dunning, Vice President Music Creative/Production, Netflix; Andre Herd, Sr. Director A&R, APG; Aton Ben-Horin, Global Vice President, A&R - Warner Music Group; Barry Daffurn, Co-Founder, Cinq Music; Brandon Young, Sr. Director, Music Affairs, Activision; Chantal Epp, Founder & CEO, ClicknClear; CharlesCBBurks, Director of A&R, Red Bull Records; Chris Williams, GM & Chief Product Officer, iHeartMedia & iHeartRadio; Dave Pichilingi, CEO, U.K. & N. America, Modern Sky; Emmanuel Legrand Founder & President, Legrand Network; Evan Bogart, Founder & CEO of Seeker Music; Georgette Bivins, Sr. Business Affairs Manager, FCB NY; Jake Livingston, Head of Creative, Primary Wave Music; James Cheney, Vice President Creative, Reservoir; Jared Lane, Sr. Director A&R, Red Bull Records; Jason Miller, CEO, Eventim Live Asia; Jenn Tolman Hurst, CEO, Streamline Talent Group; Jobst Neerman, Managing Director, RBK Fusion (Germany); Joe Belliotti, CEO, Massive Music, N. America; Johnny Minardi, Vice President, A&R, Elektra Music Group; Jon Chen, Sr. Director A&R, Warner Chappell; Josh Rabinowitz, Founder & CEO, Brooklyn Music; JT Griffith, Music Supervisor, Nike; Justin Bumper Reeve; Head of Sync for Film, TV & Advertising + Sync A&R, Riptide Music Group / Hidden Track Music; Kabiru Bello, Head of Asylum Records / A&R Director Warner Music Sweden; Katy Gavillet, VP, Creative Music, Fox Entertainment; KennyTickSalcido, Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records; Kevin Hellon II,CEO, Offstream Entertainment; Luke McGrellis, Vice President A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group; Mandar Thakur, COO, Times Music (India); Mark Chipello, Vice President, Head of A&R, Position Music; Mark Sutherland, Music & Media Journalist (U.K.); Michael Frick, Vice President Brand Partnerships & Creative Synch, Position Music; Michel Zgarka, President & CEO, HITLAB Inc.; Michelle Munson, Co-Founder & CEO, Eluvio; Mike Daley, Executive Director, A&R and Music Publishing, Disney Music Group; MikeMike GGuirguis, Talent Agent, UTA (Young Thug, Lil Wayne, The Kid LAROI); Mio Vukovic, Sr. Vice President A&R & Head of Creative, Disney Music Group; Molly Neuman, President, Songtrust; Pamela Charbit, A&R Manager, Atlantic Records; Paul Wiltshire, CEO, Songtradr; Ralph Simon, Founder & CEO, Mobilium Global; Rich Goldman, President & Founder, Riptide Music Group; Rich Thomas, Founder, Indie Esports League; Ritch Esra, Publisher, The Music Registry; Sabrina Del Priore, Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, ViacomCBS; Sami Valkonen, Chief International Business Officer, PRS For Music; Sidney Swift, Co-Founder, DEFIENT (Producer/Songwriter - Nicki Minaj, Panic! At The Disco, Beyoncé); Sat Bisla, President & Founder, A&R Worldwide; Sean Mulligan, VP Creative, Music Supervision, MNRK Music Group; Shane Tobin, Vice President Partnership, Sofar Sounds and many others to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

For more information, and to register for MUSEXPO, click HERE.
To book discounted hotel room rates for MUSEXPO, click HERE.




1/31/22

TOP NETFLIX MUSIC EXECUTIVES JOIN MUSEXPO 2022
FOR AN EXCLUSIVE KEYNOTE PANEL





The highly-respected international music industry event MUSEXPO (www.musexpo.net), which hosts its 26th global edition in-person confab from March 20 – 23, 2022 in Burbank, CA, has confirmed a very special keynote conversation with two of the world’s most influential music supervisors. Joining MUSEXPO 2022 are Amy Dunning, Vice President Music Netflix and Alexandra Patsavas, Director, Music Creative/Production For Original Series, Netflix. This year sees the return of the first in-person MUSEXPO since the start of the pandemic back in 2020.
Amy Dunning
Amy Dunning currently serves as Vice President, Music at Netflix. She joined the company in 2019 and scaled the Music Creative/Production team across Original Films, Series and Animation. She is currently launching this team in the UK, India and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). Her Netflix highlights include Don’t Look Up, The Harder They Fall and Pinocchio. Before joining Netflix, she was Head of Music at Lionsgate films where she worked with the music teams on La La Land, Wonder and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. Prior to Lionsgate, Amy served as Sr. VP of Creative and Business Development at Downtown Music Publishing. Amy started her career at 20th Century Fox as VP, Music where her credits included: Oscar winners Life of Pi and Juno as well as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, 500 Days of Summer and Maze Runner; she also championed the songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul on The Greatest Showman. Amy is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and serves on the advisory board of the Alliance for Women Film Composers.
Alexandra Patsavas
Alexandra Patsavas is the Director, Music Creative/Production for Original Series where she oversees Netflix’s creative music services and production strategy for original series, and fosters partnerships between the studio, producers and the music industry. Prior to joining Netflix’s Music Department, Alexandra founded Chop Shop Music Supervision company in 1998, and has music supervised well over 100 projects and produced dozens of soundtracks over the last two decades. Her series and feature credits include: Bridgerton, Coda, Scandal, The O.C., Gossip Girl, Riverdale, Rescue Me, Without A Trace, Mad Men, Supernatural, Grey’s Anatomy, The Twilight Saga (all five films), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Perks of Being A Wallflower, and Moxie. She is currently completing work on Inventing Anna for Shondaland and Netflix. Patsavas is an Emmy Nominee for “Outstanding Music Supervision” for her contribution to Bridgerton and a three-time Grammy nominee for the “Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.” Her first nomination was for the compilation Grey’s Anatomy Original Soundtrack, Vol. 2, the only television soundtrack in the category. Her other nominations were for the Twilight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Patsavas has served as chairperson (and first woman) of the Board of Directors of MusiCares following 10 years as an officer and board member. A champion of independent artists, Alexandra has played an influential role in identifying and exposing emerging talent to mainstream audiences.

This exclusive panel will be moderated by one of the top international music business journalists – Mark Sutherland, Music & Media Consultant, who was most recently Editor, Music Week, UK and was former Global Editor, Billboard. Mark has been covering music and the music business for over 25 years. He started out producing his own fanzine, which landed him a job on legendary pop magazine Smash Hits. He is currently a Variety columnist, and has also written for the likes of Rolling Stone, Q, Kerrang!, The Face, The Times and The Telegraph, interviewing everyone from Oasis to Taylor Swift.

Sat Bisla, President & Founder, MUSEXPO stated, “We are extremely humbled and honored to have two of the most inspiring, creative and talented executives from the world of music supervision join MUSEXPO as a platform to share their inspiration and vision for the amazing work they do at Netflix with the U.S. and global music community. The past two years have been extremely difficult for so many around the world. MUSEXPO was born out of “sharing, caring, passion, and inspiration,” and having Amy and Alex join us for this exclusive keynote at MUSEXPO will undoubtedly set a positive tone for so many from the music community that join our annual event as a guiding light for the betterment of the creative and entrepreneurial music business, from sync and beyond.”

For more information, and to register for MUSEXPO, click HERE.

To book discounted hotel room rates for MUSEXPO, click HERE.


11/29/21

MUSEXPO CREATIVE SUMMIT CONFIRMS MORE
SPEAKERS FOR ITS 2022 PROGRAM





MUSEXPO (www.musexpo.net) Creative Summit, which returns to Burbank, CA from March 20 – 23, 2022 has unveiled additional speakers for next year’s program. The MUSEXPO Creative Summit joins a week–long series of events that includes the Global Synch Summit and International Songwriting Summit, and Global Rock Summit, all coinciding as part of California Entertainment Week. Formal details of confirmed speakers, event partners and the overall program are continuing to build for next year’s highly anticipated event.
Some of the speakers already confirmed for next year’s MUSEXPO Creative Summit include: Lisa Worden – Vice President, Rock & Alternative, iHeartMedia, & Program Director of ALT 98.7 Los Angeles; Andrea C. Martin – Chief Executive, PRS For Music; Aton Ben–Horin – Global Vice President, A&R – Warner Music Group; Barry Daffurn – Co–Founder, Cinq Music; Josh Rabinowitz – Music Consultant & Brand Strategist; Mandar Thakur – COO, Times Music (India); Brandon Young – Sr. Director, Music Affairs, Activision; Katy Gavillet – VP, Creative Music, Fox Entertainment; Rich Thomas – Founder, Indie Esports League; Molly Neuman – President, Songtrust; Kabiru Bello – Head of Asylum Records / A&R Director Warner Music, Sweden; Jake Livingston – Head of Creative, Primary Wave Music; Mike Daley – Executive Director, A&R and Music Publishing, Disney Music Group; Chantal Epp – Founder & CEO, ClicknClear; Jobst Neerman – Managing Director, RBK Fusion (Germany); Paul Wiltshire – CEO, Songtradr; Sean Mulligan – VP Creative, Music Supervision, MNRK Music Group; Mark Chipello – Vice President, Head of A&R, Position Music; Viktoria Renner – Managing Director OZMOZE (Germany) / A&R Consultant Polydor (UK);Ritch Esra – Publisher, The Music Registry; Mark Sutherland – Music & Media Journalist, UK.; Emmanuel Legrand – Founder & President, Legrand Network, and Ralph Simon – Founder & CEO, Mobilium Global.
Confirmed MUSEXPO 2022 sponsors and partners for next year’s event include: Capitol Music Group, Caroline, City of Burbank, IGA (Interscope/Geffen/A&M), Def Jam Recordings, Atlantic Records, Republic Records, Elektra, Warner Records, Times Music India, Concord, Visit Burbank, Silva Screen Music Group, SO Recordings, Supreme Songs, Lionsheart Publicity, Reeperbahn Festival, Westside Music Sweden, BUMA Music in Motion, Cinq Music Group, Primary Wave Music, MDIIO, XPONorth Scotland, PRS For Music, SESAC, Songtradr, 300, Riptide Music Group, 5 Alarm Music, PMA (Production Music Association), Midem, All About Music India, OLEH! Records (Israel), Offstream Music Group, Norwegian Music Publishers Association, Trevanna Tracks, Songtrust, ClicknClear, The Music Registry and others.
Lisa Worden Andrea C. Martin Aton Ben-Horin Brandon Young
Katy Gavillet Molly Neuman Kabiru Bello Chantal Epp
Paul Wiltshire Barry Daffurn Mandar Thakur Mark Chipello
Viktoria Renner Mike Daley Jobst Neerman Sean Mulligan
From March 20th – 23rd, MUSEXPO’s Creative Summit will return to the inspiring Castaway venue in the breathtaking hills of Burbank for an ultimate networking, creative and business experience. Burbank, CA is home to some of the world’s most recognized music and media companies including film/TV studios, record labels, publishing companies, radio stations, music supervisors, synch companies and more.
For sponsorship, partnership and additional details contact Sat Bisla at sat@anrworldwide.com.
Registration is now open for MUSEXPO’s Creative Summit at www.musexpo.net, and for the Global Rock Summit at www.globalrocksummit.com.


6/14/21

MUSEXPO Creative Summit Unveils New Dates For 2022

It is with great anticipation and excitement for the global music industry and artist community that we are able to unveil the launch of MUSEXPO Creative Summit next year. The new dates for MUSEXPO are Sunday, March 20th - 23rd, 2022, which will take place at the scenic mountain top location at Castaway in Burbank, CA - the entertainment and media capital of the world.

MUSEXPO President & Founder Sat Bisla commented, "Given the very optimistic news that California is reopening soon makes the new dates for MUSEXPO realistic, and for us to host the event in a very safe and sustainable manner. On behalf of the entire MUSEXPO staff, we look forward to welcoming our showcase artists, speakers, sponsors and delegates back together at MUSEXPO 2022. I know everyone is keen to reconnect, forge new creative and business opportunities, bringing the music business back to its feet, to help both artists and industry alike thrive in a meaningful way, after what we've all experienced, learned and overcame this past year. We are committed to building a stronger, healthier and more robust music business for everyone, especially the artist and independent sectors." Delegates and showcase submissions are open online.

We look forward to welcoming you to an exciting and engaging MUSEXPO 2022. Sincerely, Sat Bisla & The MUSEXPO Team