From: Music Business Radio
Date: Sep 04, 2008
Description:
Rich Bengloff is President of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM),
is a non-profit trade organization fighting for and protecting the
rights of the Independent music label community.
A2IM is an organization made up of Independent music labels that
have banded together to form a central voice advocating for the health
of the Independent music sector.
Rich also serves as a board member representing the Independent
music label community on the boards of the SoundExchange and the
Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies ("AARC").
Rich has spent much of his career in the music and entertainment
industry, having served in various capacities at SONY Corporation of
America. As Vice President of Columbia Pictures Entertainment; as Vice
President, Finance and Administration at Relativity Records/R.E.D.
Distribution; and as Vice President, Distribution Operations for Sony
Music Distribution between 1989-1998. He then joined Elektra
Entertainment Group to become Senior Vice President/CFO. In 2005, he
became WNYC Radio’s Vice President of Finance and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer.
We talked about where the music business is heading, opportunities
which could mean more royalties for performing artists, and more.
Show is currently being edited and will air shortly. For more
information on the American Association of Independent Music, visit A2IM.org.
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