(CelebrityAccess) — Music industry veteran Richard Stumpf, formerly the CEO and founder of Atlas Music Publishing, announced the launch of a new venture, Hawkeye Music Publishing.
The company will help to connect catalog clients with Round Hill Music and collaborate with songwriters to create new works.
Joining Stumpf in the new venture is an advisory team that includes Grammy-winning engineer Ann Mincielli, founder of She Is The Music;, Round Hill Music founder and CEO Josh Gruss; producer and songwriter Sean Garrett; founder/video producer Enliven Entertainment Barry Ehrmann; Brandon Young, Head of Music Affairs, Activision Blizzard; Chris “Coach” Rodriguez, Assistant Program Director and Disc Jockey at 107.1 The Peak (NY); Julio Guiu, President of Clipper’s Music Group in Spain; and Amy Berkholtz, digital media strategist .
“This advisory team shares my reverence for the songwriter and the creative process. They are a group that fully embrace innovation and provide expertise across several sectors of a constantly evolving and overlapping music space. I’m humbled and excited by their participation,” said Richard Stumpf.
“What was clear to me working alongside tech and catalog companies was that there is an enormous and growing appetite for copyrights – both from a consumer and ownership perspective,” Stumpf continued. “I wanted to put myself in a position where I could bring relationship driven catalog business to a home where I knew the music would be treated with the utmost respect and at the same time have a partner who could assist in administering Hawkeye, which would be dedicated to active writers. I found that strategic partner in Round Hill Music. Josh and his team exemplify what it means to be a proactive partner who puts the music and writers first.”
“Rich is a real music guy with a lot of creative ideas about maximizing value for copyrights and writers. He’s a respected industry vet that I’m happy to have working alongside Round Hill Music. We’ve already been able to welcome Warren Haynes as a Round Hill Music client and are grateful to Rich for the introduction and endorsement,” added Round Hill’s Josh Gruss.
With a reputation in the music publishing world, Stumpf played a key role in the growth of busineesses Cherry Lane, Imagem and most recently Atlas, which he sold to Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings in 2019. With an eye for talent, Stumpf helped to discover and sign artists such as John Legend, The Black Eyed Peas, Toby Gad, Wolfmother, and Saint PHNX and helped to launch the first-ever video game publishing JV with Electronic Arts.
