MUSEXPO 2016 has closed with its International Music Industry Awards in Los Angeles.
Universal Music Publishing Group chairman/CEO, Jody Gerson, won the top prize, being voted Executive Of The Year, while UK executives and companies also featured amongst the winners.
BMG SVP and Infectious Records founder Korda Marshall picked up A&R Executive Of The Year. In his acceptance speech, he thanked Music Week Awards-nominated artist manager Stephen Taverner of East City Management and dance producer/DJ Paul Oakenfold, both there as his guests.
Marshall also said Sat Bisla, president and founder of MUSEXPO organizer A&R Worldwide, was the man responsible for him still being in the music business, after he discovered The Temper Trap at MUSEXPO Europe in 2008. Music Week will partner with A&R Worldwide to bring MUSEXPO Europe back to London on September 18-20 this year.
The UK’s PRS For Music also picked up an award for Performing Rights Organisation Of The Year.
The full list of winners is below:
MUSIC INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR:
JODY GERSON – Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group
A&R EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR:
KORDA MARSHALL – SVP, BMG & Founder, Infectious Records
TALENT MANAGER OF THE YEAR:
SCOOTER BRAUN – Founder, SB Projects
BOOKING AGENT OF THE YEAR:
CLOTAIRE BUCHE – Founder, Junzi Arts
FESTIVAL PROMOTOR OF THE YEAR:
FOLKERT KOOPMANS – Founder & President, FKP Scorpio
MUSIC SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR:
MIKE KNOBLOCH – President, Film Music & Publishing, Universal Pictures
MUSIC PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR:
JENS-MARKUS WEGENER – Managing Director, Imagem Music Publishing
MUSIC ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR:
JOSH BINDER – Partner, Davis Shapiro & Lewit, LLP
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR:
Triple J (Australia)
PERFORMING RIGHTS ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR:
PRS For Music
DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANY OR EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR:
Spotify
GLOBAL BRAND MUSIC INTEGRATION OF THE YEAR:
Nike
NEW EMERGING INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Smith & Thell (Sweden)