By Ed Christman •Jan 13, 2018
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[ Welcome to Tha’ Palace!]: Sacramento,
CA --SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe will now helm
SoundExchange through 2021, thanks to a contract extension. Huppe has led the
agency, which has distributed nearly $5 billion in digital performance
royalties to artists and rights owners since its formation by Congress, since
2011.
"Mike has the tricky job of navigating the interests of the
various SoundExchange board members, myself included -- interests which often
converge, but often after a process, which Mike skillfully takes us through,”
SoundExchange Board member, solo artist, and former Talking Heads frontman
David Byrne said in a statement. "The music business is never smooth
sailing, to continue the metaphor, but with Mike as our captain we'll adapt,
prosper and grow. Mike is great at seeing the larger picture and has been adept
at making SoundExchange a unique and trusted…name in our world.”
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During Huppe's tenure, the agency has diversified its offering to
include third-party administration of direct licenses; and the acquisition of
the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd., a mechanical rights
collection organization, among other capabilities.
"Mike's vision and energy have driven SoundExchange through a
remarkable period of growth and diversification, resulting in one of the most
effective, efficient and transparent organizations in the industry today,"
board member and Recording Industry Association of America chairman and CEO
Cary Sherman said in a statement. "Mike has identified and executed on
opportunities to redefine service and efficiency. Moreover, he has guided the
expansion of our business beyond its initial core to include administration of
direct licenses for sound recordings and brought the company into the music
publisher services sector through the acquisition of CMRRA. He is a tireless
advocate for musicians and the industry."
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Besides SoundExchange, Huppe, a graduate of the University of Virginia
and Harvard Law School, also serves on the executive committee of industry
lobbying organization musicFIRST and the community advisory board for the
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown
University School of Law.
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