Author: Zachary Gulino

  • Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | May 16, 2025

    Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | May 16, 2025

    Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at startup finds, high level controversial firings, AI regulation (or lack thereof), AI and copyright, and more. Yamaha launches $50m fund to power music and media startups Japan-headquartered music instrument and audio equipment maker Yamaha has announced a $50 million…

  • Jaybird Communications 2025 Music Biz Recap Newsletter

    Jaybird Communications 2025 Music Biz Recap Newsletter

    Recap: Jaybird Clients at Music Biz 2025 The Music Business Association held their annual Music Biz 2025 conference this week from May 12-15 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel, its first in Atlanta. Jaybird Communications client DDEX was recognized with the prestigious Impact Award for Technological Excellence at the Bizzy…

  • Platform & Stream: SongTools, Symphonic Announce a New Global Partnership

    Platform & Stream: SongTools, Symphonic Announce a New Global Partnership

    Platform and Stream covered Symphonic’s new global partnership with SongTools. This integration of the SongTools marketing toolkit into the Symphonic dashboard gives Symphonic artists and labels seamless access to powerful release marketing tools like playlisting, social media ads, and performance insights — all from one central platform, offering a one-click…

  • Record of the Day: DDEX Announces BMAT As Newest Charter Member

    Record of the Day: DDEX Announces BMAT As Newest Charter Member

    Record of the Day published the DDEX news announcing BMAT as their newest Charter Member. DDEX has announced BMAT Music Innovators, the Barcelona-based company, will become a DDEX Charter Member from June 1. BMAT becomes the newest Charter Member since Meta in 2021. – Record of the Day

  • Creative Industries News: BMAT Music Innovators joins data standard organisation DDEX as Charter Member

    Creative Industries News: BMAT Music Innovators joins data standard organisation DDEX as Charter Member

    Creative Industries News covered DDEX’s announcement that BMAT has become their newest Charter Member! Barcelona-based data company BMAT Music Innovators will join on June 1 the international standards-setting data organisation DDEX as a Charter Member, becoming the newest Charter Member since Meta in 2021.DDEX counts 20 Charter Members, and the…

  • DDEX Announces BMAT As Newest Charter Member

    DDEX Announces BMAT As Newest Charter Member

    New York, NY (14 May, 2025) – DDEX, the international standards-setting organization dedicated to improving the exchange of data and information across the music industry, has announced BMAT Music Innovators, the Barcelona-based company, will become a DDEX Charter Member from June 1. BMAT becomes the newest Charter Member since Meta…

  • A&R Worldwide Newsletter Vol. 884

    A&R Worldwide Newsletter Vol. 884

    A&R Worldwide covered Angry Mob’s promotion of Ralph Torrefranca to Executive Director, Writer Creative in their most recent newsletter. ANGRY MOB MUSIC NAMES RALPH TORREFRANCA AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARTIST CREATIVE: Angry Mob Music Group has promoted Ralph Torrefranca to the role of Executive Director, Writer Creative. In this newly…

  • Billboard Executive Turntable: Downtown Publishing Bolsters Biz-Dev, Plus Country Hall Curator Retires After 51 Years

    Billboard Executive Turntable: Downtown Publishing Bolsters Biz-Dev, Plus Country Hall Curator Retires After 51 Years

    This week’s Billboard Executive Turntable Column featured the news that Ralph Torrefranca from Angry Mob was promoted to Executive Director, Writer Creative. Ralph Torrefranca has been promoted to executive director of writer creative at Angry Mob Music Group, where he has been a key player since 2015. Torrefranca has significantly…

  • Creative Industries News: Angry Mob Music taps Ralph Torrefranca as Executive Director of Writer Creative

    Creative Industries News: Angry Mob Music taps Ralph Torrefranca as Executive Director of Writer Creative

    Creative Industries news covered Angry Mob Music’s recent promotion of Ralph Torrefranca to Executive Director, Writer Creative. Independent music publisher Angry Mob Music Group has promoted Ralph Torrefranca to the position of Executive Director of Writer Creative. Based in Los Angeles, Torrefranca will continue to report to Angry Mob’s CEO…

  • Angry Mob Music Elevates Ralph Torrefranca to Executive Director of Writer Creative

    Angry Mob Music Elevates Ralph Torrefranca to Executive Director of Writer Creative

    Los Angeles, CA (May 6, 2025) – Angry Mob Music Group, an independent music publisher boldly serving songwriters, composers, artists, and creatives, has promoted team member Ralph Torrefranca to Executive Director of Writer Creative. In this new role, he will continue to oversee the development of the diverse songwriters, artists,…