There is just under a month to go until the global music industry descends upon Burbank, California for the 25th edition of MUSEXPO.
And, true to founder Sat Bisla’s promise to Music Week last year that it would be “the best one ever”, the line-up is continuing to swell, with A&R and publishing executives from AWAL, Budde Music, Concord, Kobalt, Mom+Pop, Mushroom, Position Music, Red Bull Records, Republic Records, Sire Records, Sony Music, SoundOn/TikTok, Times Music (India), Warner Records, Warner Music Group and more all set to attend.
The event is set to take place from March 14 – 15, 2025 at the Icon Collective production studios in Burbank, CA. As previously reported, A&R Worldwide, MUSEXPO, Red Bull Records and Icon Collective have also announced details of a “groundbreaking” collaboration that will see them host their first-ever global sync and A&R summit songwriting camp.
MUSEXPO 2025 says it will delve into critical A&R themes, including "the role of AI and data in talent scouting, the intersection of creative instinct and analytics, global market expansion, and sustainable artist development in the digital era."
You can see a list of some of the A&R and publishing executives set to participate below:
Aton Ben-Horin - Executive Vice President, A&R, Warner Music Group; Benjamin Budde – CEO, Budde Music Group; Björn Deparade – Founder, Wasted Talent; Chris Foitel – Sr. VP A&R, AWAL/Sony Music; Delmar Powell – Vice President A&R, Position Music; Jeannette Perez - President & COO, Kobalt; Jeremy Yohai – Sr. Vice President, A&R, Concord Music Publishing; Josh Mateer – Head of A&R, SoundOn/TikTok; Jesse Peters – President, 724 Management/Live Nation; Kabiru Bello – Vice President, Global A&R, Warner Recorded Music; Kim Frankiewicz – Executive Vice President, Worldwide Creative, Concord Music Publishing; Korda Marshall – Managing Director, Worldwide (ex-ANZ), Mushroom Music; Kenny "Tick" Salcido – Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records; Larry Rudolph – Founder & CEO, 724 Management/Live Nation; Laurent Hubert – Chief Executive Officer, Kobalt; Lawrence Mestel – Founder & CEO, Primary Wave Music; Lawson Higgins – Vice President, Creative, Royalty Network; Luke Mitzman – Founder, 100 Management; Mark Chipello - Vice President / Head of A&R, Position Music; Preston Rodie – Senior Director, A&R, Sire/Warner Records; Sat Bisla – President & Founder, A&R Worldwide; Savan Kotecha (Oscar, Golden Globe & Grammy Nominated Songwriter & Producer); Thaddeus Rudd – Co-President & Co-Owner, Mom+Pop Music; Tom Corson – Co-Chairman & COO, Warner Records; Wendy Goldstein - President & Chief Creative Officer, Republic Records.
More names are expected to be announced very soon.
Elsewhere, MUSEXPO will mark the return of its International Music Industry Awards (which originally launched back in 2012) in association with A&R Worldwide. It will recognise the contributions of some of the most influential executives and creatives across key sectors of the global music business during its VIP Gala Dinner presentations.
As previously reported, the annual Seymour Stein Global A&R Award will be bestowed upon legendary artist and repertoire executive Michael Goldstone, founder & co-owner, Mom+Pop Music. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to one of the world’s most influential managers of producers and songwriters Mark Beaven, co-founder & co-CEO, Advanced Alternative Media, Inc. (AAM, Inc.). Last but certainly not least, the International Music Person Of The Year recipient is Mandar Thakur, CEO, Times Music Group (India), who becomes the first person from South Asia to receive this prestigious accolade.
MUSEXPO will also feature its popular Global Sync Summit, and A&R Summit, as a part of its overall 2025 event program.
Subscribers can revisit our interview with Sat Bisla here.
The full MUSEXPO 2025 schedule of events is now available here.
For registration details to attend the event, visit musexpo.net
For more information contact info@anrworldwide.com.
