Music executive
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A music executive or record executive is person within a record label who works in senior management, making executive decisions over the label's artists. Their role varies greatly but in essence, they can oversee one, or many, aspects of a record label, including A&R, contracts, management, publishing, production, manufacture, marketing/promotion, distribution, copyright, touring, as well as other things.
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Notable music executives
- Peter Grant (Swan Song Records)
- Simon Cowell (Sony BMG, Syco)
- Clive Davis (RCA, Arista, J Records)
- Linda Perry (Custard Records)
- Pete Waterman (PWL)
- Randy Jackson (Columbia)
- Rolf Schmidt-Holtz (Sony BMG)
- Edgar Bronfman, Jr. (Warner)
- Guy Hands (EMI)
- Elijah Wood (Simian Records)
- Doug Morris (Universal)
- Simon Fuller (19 Entertainment)
- Mathew Knowles (Music World Entertainment)
- Michael Gudinski (Mushroom)
- Donovan A McCloud (Valiant Musician Management Group)
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