Music executive

{{Short description|Person making executive decisions over artists of a record label}} {{refimprove|date=August 2020}} A '''music executive''' or '''record executive''' is a person within a music company, in particular, a record label who works in senior management and makes executive decisions over the label's artists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Record Company Executive {{!}} Berklee College of Music|url=https://www.berklee.edu/careers/roles/record-company-executive|access-date=2020-08-30|website=Berklee College of Music|date=January 1999 |language=en}}</ref> Their role varies greatly but in essence, they can oversee one, or many, aspects of a record label, including A&R, contracts, management, publishing, production, manufacture, marketing/promotion, distribution, copyright, and touring. Although music executives work in senior management, a number of them have gone on to establish record labels of their own. Some of these owners start their careers in the music industry as artists, A&Rs, or producers establishing their reputation as they make connections and, or hone their craft.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Music Executive Careers {{!}} The Princeton Review|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/careers/97/music-executive|access-date=2021-01-16|website=www.princetonreview.com}}</ref>

Music executives work in a variety of settings for major record labels such as Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, or Warner Music Group. However, many choose to work with, or start their own independent record labels such as Sub Pop, Block Starz Music, Ironworks, Jagjaguwar, Perry Music Group, 50/50innertainment, and 419 Records.

== See also == * Record producer * Electronic music * Audio engineer * Musician * Hip hop production

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Category:Business occupations * executive Category:Music production

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