Downtown Music has named Molly Neuman president of its direct-to-creator division CD Child. Neuman succeeds CD Child’s earlier president, Scott Williams, who will keep on as a advisor to Downtown and CD Child.
Along with Neuman’s appointment, it was introduced that CD Child COO Christine Barnum is leaving the corporate.
Neuman boards CD Child from Downton Music’s mum or dad firm, Downtown Music Holdings, the place she was chief advertising and marketing officer. She has practically three many years of expertise in varied management roles, together with her stint as president of Downtown Music subsidiary Songtrust. She additionally served as head of music at Kickstarter and interim president on the American Affiliation of Unbiased Music. Neuman is a founding member of the influential band Bratmobile.
In her new position, Neuman will handle CD Child and Soundrop, one other direct-to-creator model owned by Downtown.
“Molly’s appointment marks a big milestone for Downtown Music,” mentioned Pieter van Rijn, CEO of Downtown Music, in a press release. “After her extremely profitable stint main Songtrust and subsequently main Downtown’s advertising and marketing and communications crew, Molly is the right match to steer CD Child on this new chapter. Her visionary management and deep understanding of the impartial music panorama will elevate our direct-to-creator choices and assist us additional our mission to assist and empower artists at each stage of their careers. We’re extraordinarily grateful for Scott and Christine’s contributions to CD Child throughout their respective tenures. They exemplify our dedication to impartial music creators and to offering the best requirements of providers to our companions throughout the rights spectrum and at each step of the artistic journey.”
Added Neuman, “I’m thrilled to embark on this subsequent chapter of progress at CD Child and Downtown. I’m captivated with offering impartial artists with the instruments and alternatives they should succeed. I stay up for working with the proficient groups at CD Child and Soundrop to drive innovation and progress and to proceed constructing a vibrant ecosystem for creators around the globe. I’m extraordinarily grateful to Justin Kalifowitz, Andrew Bergman and Pieter van Rijn for his or her assist and this great alternative.”