Songtradr welcomes to its board of administrators Alex Rigopulos, co-founder of Harmonix and the studio’s director at Epic Video games, greatest often called the maker of “Fortnite,” and veteran music lawyer Priyanka Khimani, managing associate at Khimani Associates, because the B2B music firm embarks on its subsequent part of progress and improvement.
Rigopulos brings a wealth of expertise from his intensive profession within the online game and leisure trade. A co-founder of Harmonix, acquired by Epic Video games in 2021, Rigopulos was instrumental within the improvement of “Guitar Hero,” “Rock Band,” and “Dance Central,” game-changers in the best way music intersected with interactive leisure.
Rigopulos’ “deep understanding of each music and know-how shall be invaluable as Songtradr continues to broaden its international footprint,” reads a press release.
In the meantime, Khimani is considered one of South Asia and MENA’s most influential music leisure legal professionals, her abilities highlighted in Billboard’s 2023 Ladies In Music particular. As managing associate at Khimani Associates, she has represented such purchasers as AR Rahman, AP Dhillon, Divine, Reservoir Media, Warner Music Group, Snap Inc and Netflix, and has been “a formidable advocate for mental property rights and inventive expertise,” reads a press release.
Khimani’s experience in leisure legislation and her dedication to defending artistic works “align completely with Songtradr’s mission to empower artists and rights holders worldwide,” the licensing platform’s assertion continues.
Provides Paul Wiltshire, CEO of Songtradr, “Alex’s visionary method to integrating music, know-how, and video video games, together with Priyanka’s intensive rights information and dedication to the artistic group, will present strategic insights and strengthen our management as we proceed to innovate and develop within the international music market.”
These new appointments of Rigopulos and Khimani to the Songtradr board, the place they be a part of Lindsay Nahmiache, Helge Steffen, and Wiltshire, reaffirms its “dedication to leveraging top-tier experience to drive ahead its mission of powering the world with music,” the company assertion continues.
Songtradr made headlines in September 2023 with the acquisition of Bandcamp, a vital commerce platform for unbiased musicians, shopping for the enterprise from Epic Video games.
The plan, Wiltshire mentioned on the time, was to “introduce the chance of licensing” to Bandcamp artists who’re concerned with seeding their music to numerous manufacturers and platforms. “We expect that alone is a very large piece, and we wish to get that proper,” Wiltshire added. “That may create loads of alternative for the unbiased market and the artists on there.”
