Experience

Catch Point Rights Partners

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Partner

  • Jul 2020 - 3 years 6 months

  New York Catch Point's goal is to acquire and curate an exceptional portfolio of entertainment intellectual property rights. Catch Point’s principals and investors including a leading alternative investment management firm and other financing sources provide innovative liquidity solutions for the owners of music copyrights.



Rights Management Holdings LLC

• Principal

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2020

  International strategic advisory and consulting practice serving owners (music publishers and record labels) , managers and investors in entertainment rights and properties. Clients include: major music publishers, record labels, artists, songwriters, international and domestic collective management organizations, investment banks and hedge funds.



SXWorks

• Member of the Board of Directors

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2019



Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA)

• Canada
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Board of Directors, Chair of Management Committee

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

  Toronto, Canada Area



SoundExchange

• United States
• Musicians
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Corporate Development Officer

  • Sep 2018 - 2019

  Leads the organization's corporate development function for core business and expansion efforts into additional lines of services for labels, artists, music publishers and licensees. Corporate point person for the growing family of SoundExchange companies, including SoundExchange, SXWorks and CMRRA. Member of Board of Directors of SXWorks and Chair of the CMRRA Management Committee.

• Chief External Affairs Officer

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2018

  Greater New York City Area Develops and executes on strategy to maximize SoundExchange's service and value to the industry, including the company's 150,000 artists and label rights holders; more than 3,000 digital licensees and international partners around the world. Directs and aligns the efforts of the Communications, Industry / Artist and Label Relations and Global Public Policy teams. Member of executive management team.



Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)

• United States
• Musicians
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy, Communications & New Media

  • Mar 2010 - 2014

  New York City Defined BMI’s enterprise wide future directions in the media and entertainment worlds. Spearheaded analysis, planning and strategic development. Directed the New Media Development Group, which develops and manages all global digital revenue streams for BMI’s songwriters and music publishers across all new media applications. Led corporate strategy and planning business unit as well as marketing, advertising and media relations functions. The team grew the digital division from start up… Show more Defined BMI’s enterprise wide future directions in the media and entertainment worlds. Spearheaded analysis, planning and strategic development. Directed the New Media Development Group, which develops and manages all global digital revenue streams for BMI’s songwriters and music publishers across all new media applications. Led corporate strategy and planning business unit as well as marketing, advertising and media relations functions. The team grew the digital division from start up to $100 million in royalties.

• Vice President New Media & Strategic Dev.

  • Jan 1994 - May 2010

  Managed BMI’s digital interests in the U.S. and around the world. Under his direction, BMI’s New Media group created agreements for a wide variety of leading digital media properties including Netflix, Apple, Spotify, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, MP3.com, Napster, Rhapsody, and others. In addition, the team has negotiated royalty agreements with leading mobile entertainment providers. Conlon’s team also created the first music industry online licensing utility, The Digital Licensing Center,… Show more Managed BMI’s digital interests in the U.S. and around the world. Under his direction, BMI’s New Media group created agreements for a wide variety of leading digital media properties including Netflix, Apple, Spotify, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, MP3.com, Napster, Rhapsody, and others. In addition, the team has negotiated royalty agreements with leading mobile entertainment providers. Conlon’s team also created the first music industry online licensing utility, The Digital Licensing Center, offering totally electronic click - through copyright licensing agreements.



Viacom

• United States
• Entertainment
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consumer Marketing

  • Jan 1992 - Dec 1993