San Francisco-based blockchain-powered music platform Audius has appointed Shamal Ranasinghe as Chief Enterprise Officer.
Ranasinghe will oversee the corporate’s relationship with the music trade.
A veteran of the music expertise area, Ranasinghe joins Audius from SiriusXM/Pandora, the place he was Vice President of Product Administration, Catalog and Creators.
He spent almost eight years on the satellite tv for pc radio and streaming firm, overseeing product improvement for artists, labels, rights holders, managers and stay music companions.
Thre, he managed the launch of the direct-deal music catalog within the Pandora on-demand service and the Artist Advertising Platform (AMP), which offers analytics, music creation and storytelling capabilities for artists, curators and their groups.
Previous to his tenure at SiriusXM/Pandora, Ranasinghe was a co-founder of Fluence and Curators.com, which connects curators to their followers and prospects.
Ranasinghe was additionally a co-founder in Topspin Media, a pioneering direct-to-fan advertising and marketing platform that helped artists promote and promote to their followers.
Topspin was acquired by Beats Music in 2014. He’s additionally an advisor to Genuine-Artists, Beatclub, Feed.fm and he sits on the board of Envelop, a spatial audio venue sound system and software program non-profit. He has been an advisor to Audius since 2018.
“Shamal constructed some subtle instruments at Pandora that allow artists to leverage the platform to construct their fan bases in impactful methods”
Roneil Rumburg, Audius
“Shamal constructed some subtle instruments at Pandora that allow artists to leverage the platform to construct their fan bases in impactful methods,” mentioned Roneil Rumburg, Co-Founder and CEO of Audius.
“His deep experience throughout the music enterprise and his observe file of constructing instruments for artists and rights holders might be invaluable to Audius and our neighborhood as we glance to deepen {our relationships} with the music trade at massive and the artists on our platform.”
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of Roneil, Forrest Browning (Co-Founder and CPO) and your entire Audius crew”
Shamal Ranasinghe
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of Roneil, Forrest Browning (Co-Founder and CPO) and your entire Audius crew as we construct out a sturdy suite of instruments to empower artists and rights holders to develop and monetize their fan bases,” mentioned Mr. Ranasinghe.
In October 2022, Audius acquired Barcelona-based digital music expertise platform SoundStage.fm.
Audius was within the information in July 2022 when it introduced it had been the sufferer of a cryptocurrency heist.Music Enterprise Worldwide
