Bio

Accomplished C-Level executive; serial entrepreneur with numerous successful exits; investor and fund manager; distinguished professor; nationally recognized innovator and technologist; sought-after expert witness. A proven track record of successful corporate and startup leadership. Named one of America’s Greatest Disruptors by Newsweek. Recognized (alongside others such as Elon Musk) for developing and advancing business and technological initiatives related to empowering artistic creators; inclusive, but not limited to, developing blockchain-based products to facilitate music licensing Founder/CIO of Association of Creative Media Entrepreneurs. Oversee a portfolio of entertainment companies; inclusive, but not limited to marketing/branding/celebrity/influencer campaigns, music publishing, artist/celebrity management, record labels, live event activations, strategic consulting. Founder of the Open Music Initiative. Consortium of Academic institutions (Berklee, Harvard, MIT) and media and entertainment firms (Google, major record labels, Intel, PWC, etc.) focused on interoperable data. Founder of Dequency. Developed the concept, secured funding, and brought to market the world’s first blockchain-based music licensing platform. Creator of The Song That Owns Itself. Developed the Whitepaper and technology that empowers by allowing them to automate DAO creation and token issuance to their fans. Original founder of TuneCore, which grew from a team of four people to now be one of the world’s largest distributors of music. Authored Everything In Its Right Place: How Blockchain Technology Will Lead to A More Transparent Music Industry. This book is widely regarded as providing a blueprint for the emerging Web3 era. Advise companies from the Fortune 500 (CVS/pharmacy), to the Ivy League (Brown University), as well as non-profits (Easter Seals), and startups (Troy & Sons Moonshine) on an array of business strategy and legal issues. In a management/advisor capacity: guided the careers of Grammy, Emmy, and Oscar-award winning artists such as Carly Simon and Mark Isham. As an Expert Witness: create detailed reports and provide expert commentary on a range of complex entertainment-related issues for large private companies, individuals, and estates. As an author: published two books on the music industry (Berklee Press), regularly contribute to Forbes, the NYT, and have authored hundreds of widely-read articles on marketing and strategy that have appeared in publications such as The Huffington Post, Time, The Music Business Journal, and others.