An array of UK and international music industry leaders joined Music Business Worldwide and co-host Luminate at a special event at SXSW London on Thursday (June 5).
The Music Leaders’ Dinner at Little House, Mayfair was an intimate gathering of around 60 executives and entrepreneurs.
Influential figures from recorded music, music publishing, artist management, rights management, finance, and more attended the mixer, including many who had flown in from the US, Europe, and elsewhere.
Luminate CEO Rob Jonas and MBW founder/publisher Tim Ingham jointly hosted the dinner.
Guests included: Adrian Sarosi (Luminate), Alec Boateng (0207 Def Jam/EMI), Alexandra Hannaby (Big Machine), Amy Thomson (ATM Catalog Management), Ben Katovsky (Recognition), Bill McGoey (TikTok), Charles Goldstuck (Goldstate), Colin Batsa (EDA), David Willie (MAIA Universe), Dan Chalmers (YouTube), Daniel Glass (Glassnote), David Ventura (Sony Music Publishing), Dickon Stainer (Universal Music UK), Dipesh Parmar (Columbia UK), Drew Hill (Proper), Emmy Lovell (SoundCloud), Fred Davis (Raine), Giorgio D’Ambrosio (Amuse), Gideon Mountford (Believe), Glyn Aikins (RCA UK), Hannah Karp (Billboard), Hannah Moradi (Luminate), Howard Corner (ADA), Ian McAndrew (Wildlife), James Blake, Jamie Oborne (Dirty Hit), Jennifer Breithaupt (All&), Jim Chancellor (Virgin Music Group), Joe Puthenveetil (Raine), Jonathan Dickins (September Management), Kat Bassett (MBW), Kim Frankiewicz (Concord), Marie Clausen (Ninja Tune), Mark Collen (Night Manager), Mark Krais (Bray & Krais), Matt Spetzler (Jamen), Max Lousada, Merck Mercuriadis (Hipgnosis), Michael Adex (NQ), Murray Stassen (MBW), Nick Raphael (NWS), Niclas Molinder, Oscar Hoglund (Epidemic Sound), Paul Hitchman (AWAL), Paul Redding (Beggars), Per Sundin (Pophouse), Pete Simmons (UMPG), Sam Eldridge (UROK), Shani Gonzales (Warner Chappell), Simon Lai (Coutts), Tim Major (Sony Music Publishing), Yonas Aregai (Goldstate).
Tim Ingham, MBW’s founder/publisher, said: “A great night with unanimously great people. And a room full of laughter! Looking forward to the next one.”
Rob Jonas, CEO of Luminate, said: “We had the idea to host this dinner and wondered who would attend. The answer was – everyone. For some, this was the first time reconnecting in person since the pandemic, at a time when discussion and collaboration is more important than ever.”
See a gallery of snaps from the dinner below, all courtesy of PhotographerLondon.
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