(Former Head of Rock, Spotify & Host/Executive Producer, Spotify Original Series)
Booking Agent, Sound Talent Group
Charley Londoño
Counsel Plus, Co.
Chris Foitle
Head of A&R, Epitaph Records
Founder & CEO, Velvet Hammer Music & Management Group (Alice In Chains, Deftones, Korn, System Of A Down & More)
Director, Buma ROCKS! (The Netherlands)
Garrett Capone
VP of Promotion & GM Rock Music, Crush Music
Executive Sr. VP / Talent & Curation, Danny Wimmer Presents
Sr. Business Affairs Manager, FCB NY
Sr. Vice President A&R, Warner Chappell Music
Chairman of APRKA (Czech Republic)
CEO, Eventim Live Asia
Founder, Blue Lemon Management (Sweden)
Managing Director, RBK Fusion (Germany)
Executive Manager, YMU
Program Director, 95/5 KLOS Meruelo Media, Los Angeles
Rock Editor, AllAccess.com
Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records
Head of Artist Relations, IndieFlow
Lisa Worden
Vice President Rock & Alternative, Program Director ALT 98.7 - LA's New Alternative, iHeartMedia National Programming Group
Music & Media Journalist (U.K.)
Founder, Endless Music (The Netherlands)
Matt Pinfield
Host "New & Approved" KLOS, Los Angeles / Westwood One & Benztown Radio Networks Syndicated Host
Co-Founder, Artist For Artist
Michael Faley
President, Metal Blade Records
Owner & Founder, Ranka Kustannus
Publisher, The Music Registry
President & Founder, Mad Mac Entertainment
Founder, Infinite Dreams / Bangalore Open Air Festival (India)
Sat Bisla
President & Founder, A&R Worldwide / Global Rock Summit
Sean Heydorn
Vice President, Rise Records
Artist & Producer Manager, Creative Consultant, SOS Management
Founder & Managing Director of Third Culture Ent't (India)
Thomas Scherer
President, Repertoire & Marketing, Los Angeles & New York, BMG
Award Winning Producer (Alice In Chains, KISS, Korn, Ozzy Osbourne, Primus & More)
Sr. Programming Director/Music Strategies, Trafalgar Releasing
Greg Sowders
Sr. Vice President A&R, Warner Chappell Music
Greg Sowders is Senior Vice President, A&R for Warner Chappell Music and serves as the senior alternative and rock lead for the U.S. A&R department, based in Los Angeles. During his 30+ years at Warner Chappell, he has played a key role in identifying and developing its leading roster of rock and alternative songwriters.
A veteran of the industry with more than 40 years of experience, Sowders joined Warner Chappell in 1991 as Manager of Film and TV. He transitioned to A&R in 1995 and has spent the last few years working with high-profile artists and writers. His roster includes twenty one pilots, Greta Van Fleet, Travis Barker, jxdn, Paramore, Black Crowes, Green Day, William Patrick Corgan, Portugal. The Man, Deftones, All Time Low, Nickelback, Slash, Kaleo, Nate Ruess, Katy Perry, and The Head and The Heart, among many others.
Sowders began his musical career in 1982 as the drummer for the groundbreaking Los Angeles alternative country pioneers, The Long Ryders and continues to perform with them to this day.