LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Downtown Music has named Molly Neuman the President of its ‘Direct-to-Creator’ division, CD Child. Neuman takes over from Scott Williams, the earlier President of CD Child, who’s credited with bringing vital stability and organizational enchancment throughout his two-year tenure. Williams will proceed to assist Downtown and CD Child in a consulting capability.
Moreover, CD Child’s Chief Working Officer (COO), Christine Barnum, a significant management workforce member, shall be departing the corporate. Barnum performed a pivotal position in varied achievements at CD Child, together with main efforts on Belief & Security.
Neuman brings practically three many years of management expertise to CD Child, together with her tenure as Chief Advertising Officer (CMO) at Downtown Music Holdings, the mother or father firm of Downtown Music. She additionally served as President of Songtrust, Downtown’s publishing administration firm, overseeing outstanding income progress of over 2,500% prior to now six years. Neuman’s numerous background consists of roles as Head of Music at Kickstarter and interim president on the American Affiliation of Impartial Music. As a founding member of the influential band Bratmobile, Neuman brings a singular mix of business experience and real-world expertise as an artist to her new position at CD Child.
As president, Neuman will oversee Downtown’s Direct-to-Creator manufacturers, CD Child and Soundrop. Beneath her management, Downtown goals to develop its providers, improve person expertise, and supply higher assist to the worldwide group of impartial musicians.
Strategic Modifications and Lengthy-Time period Focus
This management transition at CD Child follows Downtown’s latest consolidation of its working companies as a part of its long-term plan to focus solely on the providers sector. Downtown’s integration technique concerned merging CD Child’s operations into its Downtown Music division.
Pieter van Rijn, CEO of Downtown Music, expressed confidence in Neuman’s appointment, stating, “Molly’s appointment marks a big milestone for Downtown Music. Her visionary management and deep understanding of the impartial music panorama will elevate our direct-to-creator choices and assist us additional our mission to assist and empower artists at each stage of their careers.”
Molly Neuman expressed pleasure about her new position: “I’m thrilled to embark on this subsequent chapter of progress at CD Child and Downtown. I’m captivated with offering impartial artists the instruments and alternatives they should succeed.”
Downtown Music’s latest initiatives embrace the launch of Downtown Royalties & Monetary Companies (DR&FS) and securing a further $500 million of credit score capability from Financial institution of America to develop its providers for impartial artists and labels.
