Seeker Music Announces New Hires & Promotions; Steven Melrose Upped to Chief Creative Officer

Seeker Music has announced respective enforcement appointments arsenic the Evan Bogart-founded institution celebrates its 5th anniversary.

Topping the announcement is the promotion of Steven Melrose, antecedently planetary caput of creative, to main originative officer. Melrose, who has been with Seeker since 2021, has helped pb catalog acquisitions and originative campaigns for creator catalogs including Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Christopher Cross, Run the Jewels and Jay Sean. He’s besides helped spearhead efforts to link with planetary artists and catalogs, from Mark Morrison to Plested to The Wombats.

Joining the Seeker enactment squad is Todd von Mende, who has been hired arsenic CFO. Von Mende antecedently held roles astatine DreamWorks Animation and Saban Music Group, among others.

Other hires and promotions included successful the announcement are John Bowditch, with Seeker since 2021, who was upped to vp of selling & innovation; Andrew Grant, who joined arsenic vp oregon A&R from Atlantic Records, wherever helium helped make artists similar Bhad Bhabie; Ahyiesha Sarnor, joining arsenic attorney, ineligible & concern affairs from Cutting Edge Media; Rose Campbell, antecedently with SoundCloud and The Spellbound Group, joining arsenic manager of marketing; Donald McGill, antecedently with Warner Chappell and Kobalt, hired arsenic manager of investments; Brett Wilson, antecedently with BMI and Universal Music Publishing Group, joining arsenic royalties manager; and Martin Chisel, antecedently with BMG, who joins the institution arsenic rights & royalties coordinator.

The Los Angeles-based Seeker, which precocious held a 5th day bash astatine its Frogtown headquarters, says it’s built a portfolio of much than 17,000 copyrights worthy $300 cardinal since launching successful 2020. The company’s ngo is to amplify catalog euphony successful its portfolio by selling it likewise to caller releases. Perhaps the astir notable occurrence connected this beforehand was getting an interpolation of J-Kwon’s “Tipsy” into Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a whopping 19 weeks past year. Seeker besides launched “Samplémoose,” a strategy done which it partners with producers and songwriters to reimagine aged hits.

“From time one, Seeker has been reimagining what a modern euphony and rights institution tin be,” said Bogart successful a statement. “As creators first, we’ve built a concern that treats songs not lone arsenic legacies to preserve, but arsenic substance for what’s next. Five years in, the results talk for themselves: record-breaking hits, catalogs revitalized with caller energy, caller fans and fandom, and a redefinition of what originative catalog absorption tin mean. Just arsenic importantly, we’ve shown that a creator-led institution tin present existent worth for our partners and investors. None of it happens without this team. Their passion, talent, and imaginativeness thrust everything we do. As we observe this milestone, I’m much energized than ever for what’s ahead: the euphony we’ll champion and the civilization we’ll proceed to serve.”