Who Controls Music?
The Music Industry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_industry
EMI:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI
Roger Faxon(White European) – Chief Executive Officer, EMI Group
http://www.emimusic.com/about/management/roger_faxon
Shane Naughton(White European) – Chief Financial Officer
http://www.emimusic.com/about/management/shane-naughton
David Kassler(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chief Executive Officer, Europe and Rest of World
http://www.emimusic.com/about/management/david-kassler
Live Nation Entertainment:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Nation_Entertainment
Michael Rapino(Ashkenazi Jew) – President and Chief Executive Officer
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=194146&p=irol-govBio&ID=145086
Irving Azoff(Ashkenazi Jew) – Executive Chairman
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=194146&p=irol-govBio&ID=197437
Arthur Fogel(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman, Global Music; Chief Executive Officer, Global Touring
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=194146&p=irol-govBio&ID=170523
Sony Music Entertainment:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment
Rolf Schmidt-Holtz(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chief Executive Officer
http://www.sonymusic.com/page/rolf-schmidt-holtz-bio
Kevin Kelleher(Ashkenazi Jew) – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
http://www.sonymusic.com/page/kevin-kelleher-bio
Clive Davis(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chief Creative Officer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Davis
Universal Music Group:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group
Doug Morris(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2005-La-Pr/Morris-Doug.html
Lucian Grainge(Ashkenazi Jew) – Co-Chief Executive Officer
http://www.vivendi.com/vivendi/Lucian-Grainge
Zach Horowitz(Ashkenazi Jew) – President & Chief Operating Officer
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1285684
Warner Music Group:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Music_Group
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
http://www.wmg.com/management/edgarbronfmanjr
Lyor Cohen(Ashkenazi Jew) – Vice Chairman and Chairman and CEO, Recorded Music – Americas and the U.K.
http://www.wmg.com/management/lyorcohen
Michael Fleisher(Ashkenazi Jew) – Vice Chairman, Strategy and Operations
http://www.wmg.com/management/michaelfleisher
Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (AARC):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_of_Artists_and_Recording_Companies
Linda R. Bocchi(White European) – Executive Director
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/linda-bocchi/4/99b/463
Mike Stern(Ashkenazi Jew) – Director of Royalties
http://www.aarcroyalties.com/2008/home.php?nav=contactmike
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Bree Dietrich(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Director of Royalties
http://www.aarcroyalties.com/2008/home.php?nav=contactbree
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American Association of Independent Music (AAIM):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2IM
Jim Cooperman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Member, Board of Directors
http://a2im.org/board-of-directors
Dan Hoffman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Member, Board of Directors
http://a2im.org/board-of-directors
Tom Silverman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Member, Board of Directors
http://a2im.org/board-of-directors
American Federation of Musicians (AFM):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Musicians
Ray Hair(White European) – International President
http://www.afm.org/about/ieb-2010-13
Bruce Fife(White European) – International Vice President
http://www.afm.org/about/ieb-2010-13
Bill Skolnik(Ashkenazi Jew) – Vice President from Canada
http://www.afm.org/about/ieb-2010-13
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers
Paul Williams(White European) – President and Chairman of the Board
http://www.ascap.com/about/board/williams-bio.aspx
John LoFrumento(White European) – Chief Executive Officer
http://www.songhall.org/about/board/699
Fred Koenigsberg(Ashkenazi Jew) – Counsel to the Board
http://www.whitecase.com/fkoenigsberg
Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_Music_Incorporated
Del Bryant(Italian) – President and Chief Executive Officer
http://bmi.com/about/entry/533746
Richard Conlon(White European) – Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Communications & New Media
http://bmi.com/about/entry/536677
Michael O’Neill(White European) – Senior Vice President, Repertoire & Licensing
http://bmi.com/about/entry/536398
Harry Fox Agency (HFA):
http://www.harryfox.com/public/AboutHFA.jsp
Gary L. Churgin(Ashkenazi Jew) – President and Chief Executive Officer
http://www.harryfox.com/public/userfiles/file/Bio/Churgin2010.pdf
Maurice Russell(Negro) – Senior Vice President, Licensing, Collections, and Business Affairs
http://www.harryfox.com/public/userfiles/file/Bio/RussellMauricebio2010.pdf
Michael Simon(Ashkenazi Jew) – Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, General Counsel, and Chief Strategic Officer
http://www.harryfox.com/public/userfiles/file/Bio/SimonMichaelbio2010.pdf
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Academy_of_Recording_Arts_and_Sciences
Neil Portnow(Ashkenazi Jew) – President and Chief Executive Officer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Portnow
Kristen Madsen(Ashkenazi Jew) – Senior Vice President
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenmadsen
Scott Goldman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Vice President
http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=22800
National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Recording_Merchandisers
Jim Donio(Ashkenazi Jew) – President
http://vimeo.com/5289554
Holly Rosum(Ashkenazi Jew) – Director of Membership & Public Affairs
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/holly-rosum/4/bb9/495
Rachelle Friedman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman, Board of Directors
http://vimeo.com/5295498
National Music Publishers Association (NMPA):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Music_Publishers_Association
David Israelite(Ashkenazi Jew) – President & Chief Executive Officer
http://nmpa.org/aboutnmpa/presidentscorner.asp
Leeds Levy(Ashkenazi Jew) – Member, Board of Directors
http://www.nmpa.org/aboutnmpa/levy.asp
David Renzer(Ashkenazi Jew) – Member, Board of Directors
http://www.nmpa.org/aboutnmpa/renzer.asp
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America
Mitch Bainwol(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
http://www.riaa.com/aboutus.php?content_selector=about_us_exec_bios
Cary Sherman(Ashkenazi Jew) – President
http://www.riaa.com/aboutus.php?content_selector=about_us_exec_bios
Society of European Stage Authors & Composers (SESAC):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SESAC
Stephen Swid(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Swid
Freddie Gershon(Ashkenazi Jew) – Co-Chairman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Gershon
Ira Smith(Ashkenazi Jew) – Co-Chairman
SoundExchange:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundExchange
John L. Simson(Ashkenazi Jew) – Executive Director
http://soundexchange.com/about/people/staff
Barrie Kessler(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chief Operating Officer
http://soundexchange.com/about/people/staff
Michael J. Huppe(Ashkenazi Jew) – Executive Vice President and General Counsel
http://soundexchange.com/about/people/staff
Summary:
Of the fifty(50) senior executives of the major music labels and trade organizations, thirty-nine(39) are Jews. This is a numerical representation of 78%. Jews are approximately 2% of the U.S. population.* Therefore Jews are over-represented among the senior executives of the major music labels and trade organizations by a factor of 39 times(3,900 percent).
* Jewish Population of the United States by State:
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop.html
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