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For over forty years, Steve has created opportunities where the business development goals of the music and media industries "collide".In 2006, he partnered with Wood Creek Capital Management to acquire copyrights to popular songs and important master recordings...as a superior, risk-adjusted, fixed-income alternative strategy. Today, Concord is the largest independent music and theatrical rights company in the world.Concord has completed more than 130 transactions, constructing a portfolio of more than 390,000 songs and 12,000 master recordings ... recognized with at least 271 GRAMMYs (6.2% of the GRAMMYs ever awarded) and more than 400 RIAA-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. Among its "essentials" are the golden age musical theater masterworks of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Glen Ballard's "Man In The Mirror", the Rocky film anthem "Eye of the Tiger", Marvin Hamlisch's Tony and Pulitzer-winning musical smash "A Chorus Line", the essential works of classic rock icons Creedence Clearwater Revival and the #1 kids’ music brand, KIDZ BOP. The company’s family of hallmark labels includes Concord, Craft, Fania, Fantasy, Fearless, Hear Music, HighTone, Independiente, Loma Vista, Milestone, Musart, Nitro, Prestige, Razor & Tie, Riverside, Rounder, Savoy, Specialty, Stax, Sugar Hill, Telarc, Vanguard, Varése Sarabande, Vee-Jay and Wind-up.Concord Theatricals (comprised of the professional and amateur theatrical licensing catalogs of Samuel French, R&H Theatricals, Tams-Witmark and The Musical Company joint venture with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group) is the most substantial licensing house in the world and the only one providing comprehensive services to creators and producers of both musicals and plays.In 2019, Concord is a private company funded by long-term institutional capital (managed by Barings, LLC) and members of Concord’s management team, with 500 staff members in New York, London, Los Angeles, Berlin, Miami and Nashville.

Listed skills include Identifies And Invests In Entertainment Related Intellectual Property, Strategic Partnerships, Cash Flow, Music Licensing, and 16 others.

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  The University Of Texas At Austin

  Economics