Downtown Music Holdings (DMH), the world’s largest independent provider of services to the global music industry, has announced the completion of its integration strategy, merging all its business-to-business and creator-focused operations into a single company, Downtown Music.
This comprehensive integration, which includes the merger of CD Baby’s operations into Downtown Music, expands access to Downtown’s full range of services to the entire global music industry. Currently, Downtown supports over 4 million artists and 5,000 business clients across 150 countries, who collectively generated over 1.5 trillion streams on major streaming platforms in 2023. Downtown clients won nearly 30% of the awards at the 2024 GRAMMYs.
As part of the integration, Pieter van Rijn has been named CEO of Downtown Music, reporting to Andrew Bergman, CEO of Downtown Music Holdings. Based in Amsterdam and New York, van Rijn brings extensive experience and a proven leadership track record within the organization and the industry. He previously served as Group President of Downtown Music and CEO of FUGA, which was acquired by DMH in 2020. He was appointed to the Downtown Music Holdings board in 2023.
‘The integration of all of our products and services under the Downtown Music umbrella alongside Pieter’s stewardship is a truly energizing moment in our journey. We bring together all the critical services that creators and businesses need to navigate the modern music industry. I’m proud of the organization we’ve scaled and look forward to capitalizing on the exciting opportunities before us,’ said Andrew Bergman, CEO of Downtown Music Holdings.
‘This is an extraordinary time for Downtown Music as we enter this next phase as a fully unified operating company. The thousands of businesses that we support at Downtown Music and the millions of trusted creators at CD Baby will now benefit from our industry-leading suite of tools and services within a single organization. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Andrew and the DMH Board in delivering this enhanced offering to all our customers,’ said Pieter van Rijn, CEO of Downtown Music.
Downtown Music, the business and professional services division under Downtown Music Holdings, is the world’s leading music services company with over 2 million clients in over 145 countries and a catalog of over 38 million music assets across various genres and languages. Downtown’s service offerings support creators and businesses in all facets of the music industry, including music creation, publishing distribution, marketing, royalty collection, financing, accounting, and payment services.
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