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May 2015
Founded in 2015 by CEO Milana Rabkin Lewis, Stem empowers artists & labels to thrive while retaining full control over their music careers. Widely-known for its comprehensive distribution offering, including artist-development services and data-driven insights, Stem arms artists with the tools & resources needed to flourish creatively & commercially. But Stem’s mission to revolutionize the way artists & labels monetize goes beyond distribution.
Enter Tone, the latest innovation from Stem. Tone simplifies royalty processing for modern record labels and artists, whether they distribute with Stem or not. Its intuitive software, backed by a team of royalty experts, makes managing royalties effortless. Born from nearly a decade of experience, Tone promises transparent and timely payments for artists and their collaborators, ushering in a new era of financial clarity in the music industry.
Having earned the trust of artists and labels like Fools Gold Records, Brent Faiyaz, Soulection, LANY, Big Loud Records and many others, Stem is leading the way toward a brighter future for music professionals, offering transparency and control in a rapidly evolving music industry.
Stem Disintermedia is led by a driven & collaborative team from diverse backgrounds, including senior professionals from UTA, PeerStreet, Hired, Apple Music, and FlashFunders. Our highly-strategic group of investors and senior advisors include former COO of Venmo Michael Vaughan, Acorns board member and former Wealthfront CEO Adam Nash, Carta CEO Henry Ward, Quality Control Music (Cardi B, the Migos and Lil Yachty) co-founder and COO Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Three Six Zero CEO Mark Gillespie, two-time NBC All-Star Baron Davis and WndrCo. Our employees include musicians, parents, activists, artists, and more - what unites us are our shared values, commitment to exceptional communication, and belief in Stem’s mission.
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2019
Partner
Jan 2019
OZMOZE is a content-driven marketing agency creating contemporary communication.
We create, produce and distribute content that is sought-after, instead of forced upon.
Creating work that is relevant for consumers and culture alike.
Constantly bending the boundaries between business and pop culture, we believe in campaigns that are content-driven, no matter what they happen to turn out as.
Ads, music videos, movie trailers, face filters, short TV formats, livestreams, events, TikToks, internet memes and your favorite digital creator content are competing on a multiplicity of devices – and we know them all.
2015
Investor
May 2015
Founded in 2015 by CEO Milana Rabkin Lewis, Stem empowers artists & labels to thrive while retaining full control over their music careers. Widely-known for its comprehensive distribution offering, including artist-development services and data-driven insights, Stem arms artists with the tools & resources needed to flourish creatively & commercially. But Stem’s mission to revolutionize the way artists & labels monetize goes beyond distribution.
Enter Tone, the latest innovation from Stem. Tone simplifies royalty processing for modern record labels and artists, whether they distribute with Stem or not. Its intuitive software, backed by a team of royalty experts, makes managing royalties effortless. Born from nearly a decade of experience, Tone promises transparent and timely payments for artists and their collaborators, ushering in a new era of financial clarity in the music industry.
Having earned the trust of artists and labels like Fools Gold Records, Brent Faiyaz, Soulection, LANY, Big Loud Records and many others, Stem is leading the way toward a brighter future for music professionals, offering transparency and control in a rapidly evolving music industry.
Stem Disintermedia is led by a driven & collaborative team from diverse backgrounds, including senior professionals from UTA, PeerStreet, Hired, Apple Music, and FlashFunders. Our highly-strategic group of investors and senior advisors include former COO of Venmo Michael Vaughan, Acorns board member and former Wealthfront CEO Adam Nash, Carta CEO Henry Ward, Quality Control Music (Cardi B, the Migos and Lil Yachty) co-founder and COO Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Three Six Zero CEO Mark Gillespie, two-time NBC All-Star Baron Davis and WndrCo. Our employees include musicians, parents, activists, artists, and more - what unites us are our shared values, commitment to exceptional communication, and belief in Stem’s mission.
2010
Consultant A&R Polydor / Island
Nov 2010
Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans.
Universal Music Groups labels include A&M Records, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Label Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. UMGs catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.).
UMG also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industrys premier music publishing operations worldwide and Bravado, the leading provider of consumer, lifestyle and branding services to recording artists and entertainment brands around the world. Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company.
Find out more at: http://www.universalmusic.com.
View our current career opportunities at: http://www.umusiccareers.com
