On the latest Music Business Worldwide (MBW) podcast, MBW founder Tim Ingham is joined by Sherrese Clarke Soares, founder and CEO of HarbourView Equity Partners. HarbourView has earned plenty of headlines since it was founded in 2021. Under Soares, the company has acquired premium recorded music and publishing assets performed by stars such as Wiz Khalifa, Nelly, Lady A, Florida Georgia Line and the late, great Christine McVie. One of HarbourView’s biggest deals to date is its reported $325 million purchase of SoundHouse Acquisitions LLC in 2022, a catalog that includes royalty streams for songs by artists such as Tech N9ne, George Jones and Trey Songz. HarbourView has made all of these acquisitions with the financial backing of Apollo Global Management, Inc., who partnered with Soares to launch the firm. (Apollo recently partnered with Sony Music Group via a $700 million investment which is believed to have partly funded Sony's buyout of Queen's catalog.) Over the past year, HarbourView has expanded its remit beyond music into other entertainment verticals, a good example being its investment in content company Mucho Mas Media, which produced the Netflix hit The Long Game. (It's also continued to buy in music: subsequent to Ingham's interview with Soares, Harbourview confirmed its acquisition of a select publishing catalog from Grammy-winning James Fauntleroy.) In March 2024, HarbourView announced a new source of funding for future deals, having secured $500 million in debt from KKR via a private securitization of its catalog of music royalties. Sherrese Clarke Soares is well-versed in the financialization of entertainment rights. Prior to starting HarbourView, between 2019 and 2021 she led Tempo Music, a pioneering music acquisition vehicle created with and bankrolled by Providence Equity Partners. Before that, she spent 10 years at Morgan Stanley, where – between 2017 and 2019 – she founded and led the development of the firm's entertainment, media and sports structured solutions platform. On this podcast, Ingham talks to Soares about HarbourView’s ambitions in the music and entertainment space, the apparent recent slowdown in streaming growth, the impact of elevated interest rates on music M&A, and much more. Read abridged/edited highlights from their conversation, or listen to the full podcast, here... Thanks to Voly Entertainment for the support. #Podcasts #musicbusiness #musicindustry
Music Business Worldwide (MBW)
Internet Publishing
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The leading information and jobs platform for the global music industry.
About us
Today’s entertainment market is increasingly global. The music industry risks hampering its future potential by thinking too local, too often. Music Business Worldwide (MBW) is a free and in-depth news, jobs and insight platform for the music industry in every corner of the earth
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External link for Music Business Worldwide (MBW)
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- Internet Publishing
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- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- music industry and music business
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27 Old Gloucester Street
London, England WC1N 3, GB
Employees at Music Business Worldwide (MBW)
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Stephane Prin
Artist, Band member, Composer, Producer chez Independant
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Daniel Tencer
Reporter and editor at Music Business Worldwide. Previous gigs include MoneyWise, HuffPost and Postmedia. Twitter @danieltencer
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Rhian Jones
Freelance journalist, writer, author and consultant
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Rebecca Ingham
Operations Director at Music Business Worldwide (MBW)
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On… Oasis, Ticketmaster, ‘Dynamic’ pricing, Uber, money, and the truth. MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories. #Oasis #Ticketmaster #livemusic
On… Oasis, Ticketmaster, ‘Dynamic’ pricing, Uber, money, and the truth.
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BMG - The New Music Company are looking for a detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to ensure the accurate registration of songs to the appropriate (international) artists, along with various other administrative tasks. Previous experience in roles involving administrative tasks and/or data entry required. Based in Hilversum, Netherlands. #musicindustry #musicjobs #jobsearch #jobsearching #jobhunt #jobhunting
BMG – Administrative Assistant (NL)
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The US music streaming market might be feeling less-than-fizzy, but over in Brazil... it's still party time. #Brazil #musicindustry #musicnews
The US music streaming market might be feeling less-than-fizzy, but over in Brazil… it’s still party time.
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Congrats to David Driessen who has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer at Downtown Music Downtown Music CEO Pieter Van Rijn, said: “His commitment to our artists, clients and DSP partners positions us to continue unlocking value for our many partners across the global music industry.” #Downtownmusic #musicindustry #musicbusiness
David Driessen promoted to Chief Commercial Officer at Downtown Music
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This week's Job of the Week is for MOTIF PR Ltd, who are seeking a PR Account Manager to be at the forefront of shaping and executing innovative public relations strategies that make waves across the industry. 2+ years experience as a PR Account Manager or in a similar role in the live music and entertainment industry required. Based in London. #musicindustry #musicjobs #jobsearch #jobsearching #jobhunt #jobhunting
MOTIF – PR Account Manager (UK)
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Spotify just won a long-running lawsuit over streaming of Eminem’s catalog – despite the court finding it didn’t have a license for the music. What does this mean for publishers? MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next. #Spotify #Eminem
Spotify just won a long-running lawsuit over streaming of Eminem’s catalog – despite the court finding it didn’t have a license for the music. What does this mean for publishers?
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The latest MBW Views op/ed comes from Ed Newton-Rex, CEO of the ethical generative AI non-profit, Fairly Trained. A veteran expert in the world of gen-AI, Newton-Rex is also the former VP Audio at Stability AI, and the founder of JukeDeck (acquired by TikTok/ByteDance in 2019). In this op/ed, Newton-Rex argues that “music made with AI products that don’t license their training data should either be banned [from DSPs] or should be downweighted in royalty calculations and recommendations…” Over to Ed… #AImusic #Musicindustry
It’s time for streaming services to act on AI music
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Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group, a boutique artist management, record label, and publishing company is looking to hire a dynamic, detail-oriented and intelligent full-time Day-to-Day Manager. 4+ years experience working in the music industry required. Based in West Hollywood, CA. #musicindustry #musicjobs #jobsearch #jobsearching #jobhunt #jobhunting
Velvet Hammer – Day-to-Day Manager (US)
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"The word ‘marketing’ in the world of Chappell Roan means something really different than it does to a lot of artists right now." MBW’s World’s Greatest Managers series profiles the best artist managers in the global business. Next up is Nick Bobetsky, manager of the biggest breakthrough artist of the past 12 months, Chappell Roan. Thanks to Centtrip Ltd for the support. #ChappellRoan #artistmanagers #musicbusiness #musicnews
Nick Bobetsky on Chappell Roan’s rise and why artistry is ‘a human matter – not a business matter’.
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