Richard Stumpf, beforehand the CEO/Founding father of Atlas Music Publishing (HYBE US), President of Imagem Music, US (Harmony) and SVP at Cherry Lane Music (BMG), is launching a brand new firm known as Hawkeye Music Publishing.
Based on a press launch, the corporate “serves to each join relationship-driven catalog purchasers” to its strategic companion Spherical Hill Music “in addition to work carefully with lively writers who’re creating significant works”.
The brand new firm’s advisors embody Ann Mincielli, a Grammy-winning engineer who has labored with Alicia Keys, and the founding father of She is The Music and co-founder of Jungle Studios.
Additionally amongst the corporate’s new advisors are Josh Gruss, Founder and CEO of Spherical Hill Music, Sean Garrett, producer/songwriter (Usher, Beyonce), Barry Ehrmann, founder/video producer Enliven Leisure (Billy Joel, Girl Gaga, Travis Scott), Brandon Younger, Head of Music Affairs, Activision Blizzard, Chris “Coach” Rodriguez, Assistant Program Director and Disc Jockey at 107.1 The Peak (NY), Julio Guiu, President of Clipper’s Music Group in Spain, and Amy Berkholtz, digital media strategist (Selection, numerous guide roles in leisure, media, tech, social influence).
Stumpf’s former firm Atlas was based in 2013 and represented writers together with Eddie and Alex Van Halen, Brandi Carlile, Warren Haynes, and Dan the Auotomator.
Songs by writers on Atlas’ roster have been carried out by artists reminiscent of Andrea Bocelli, John Legend, Pearl Jam and Carrie Underwood.
In February 2019, Atlas introduced that it had been acquired by Ithaca Holdings, the funding car of Scooter Braun, founding father of SB Tasks.
Stumpf stayed on as CEO of Atlas till January 2021. In April 2021 Scooter Braun offered Ithaca Holdings to HYBE for $1 billion.
Stumpf says that upon leaving Atlas, he suggested a number of tech corporations reminiscent of RightBox and MerchCat, in addition to “helped corporations seeking to purchase and/or administer catalogs” together with Pythagoras Music Fund, GoldState Music, and Spherical Hill Music.
“What was clear to me working alongside tech and catalog corporations was that there’s an infinite and rising urge for food for copyrights – each from a shopper and possession perspective.”
Richard Stumpf
“What was clear to me working alongside tech and catalog corporations was that there’s an infinite and rising urge for food for copyrights – each from a shopper and possession perspective,” mentioned Stumpf.
He added: “I needed to place myself ready the place I may convey relationship pushed catalog enterprise to a house the place I knew the music can be handled with the utmost respect and on the identical time have a companion who may help in administering Hawkeye, which might be devoted to lively writers.
“I discovered that strategic companion in Spherical Hill Music. Josh and his group exemplify what it means to be a proactive companion who places the music and writers first.”
“Wealthy is an actual music man with plenty of inventive concepts about maximizing worth for copyrights and writers.”
Josh Gruss
Added Josh Gruss: “Wealthy is an actual music man with plenty of inventive concepts about maximizing worth for copyrights and writers. He’s a revered business vet that I’m completely happy to have working alongside Spherical Hill Music.
“We’ve already been capable of welcome Warren Haynes as a Spherical Hill Music consumer and are grateful to Wealthy for the introduction and endorsement.”
