Los Angeles-based Songtradr has welcomed two new names to its board of directors: Alex Rigopulos and Priyanka Khimani.
Rigopulos is the founder of Harmonix, a music-based interactive entertainment studio behind The Rock Band.
Today, Rigopulos continues to lead Harmonix at Epic. Over the years he has played a major role in the development of The Rock Band and other similar gaming series Guitar hero again Dance Central.
Songtradr said in the announcement that Rigopulos’ “deep understanding of music and technology will be useful as Songtradr continues to expand its global footprint”.
Harmonix was acquired by Epic Games in 2021.
In 2023, Songtradr acquired the superfan/D2C platform Bandcamp from Epic; as a result of that deal, Epic became a shareholder of Songtradr.
Also joining the Songtradr board Priyanka Khimanientertainment lawyer and managing partner at Khimani Associates.
One of South Asia and MENA’s most influential music entertainment lawyers, Khimani represents many high-profile clients in the entertainment industry such as AR Rahman, AP Dhillon, Divine, Reservoir Media, Warner Music Group, Snap Inc, Netflix, and others.
Songtradr said “his expertise in entertainment law and his commitment to protecting creative works are a perfect fit with Songtradr’s mission to empower artists and rights holders around the world”.
Paul Wiltshire, CEO of Songtradr, said of the new board members: “We are delighted to welcome Alex Rigopulos and Priyanka Khimani to our Board of Directors.
“Alex’s visionary approach to integrating music, technology, and video games, along with Priyanka’s extensive knowledge of rights and dedication to the creative community, will provide strategic insights and strengthen our leadership as we continue to innovate and grow in the global music market.”
The pair join existing Songtradr board members Lindsay Nahmiache, Helge Steffen, and Paul Wiltshire.
“Alex’s visionary approach to integrating music, technology, and video games, along with Priyanka’s extensive knowledge of rights and dedication to the creative community, will provide strategic insights and strengthen our leadership as we continue to innovate and grow in the global music market.”
Paul Wiltshire, Songtradr
Last week, Songtradr-owned Bandcamp announced that it has partnered with EMPIRE to bring artists such as Key Glock, Conway the Machine, Dinner Party, Olamide, Asake, Black Sherif and Shaboozey to the super fan platform.
Within that announcement, Bandcamp confirmed that it is being used by 47 million fans and that it “played an important role in past activities 5 million musicians”.
According to Bandcamp, fans paid for artists and their labels $1.32 billion with Bandcamp since its inception in 2008.
In July of last year, Songtradr partnered with Twitch to bring Songtradr’s music service, Pretzel, to Twitch streamers, offering what it said was “a wealth of licensed music to enhance their streams”.
In addition to Bandcamp and Pretzel, other companies under the Songtradr umbrella include MassiveMusic, Big Sync Music, 7Digital, Tunefind, and a range of other B2B and B2C solutions for rights holders.Music Business Worldwide
