The Music Industry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_industry

EMI:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI

Roger Faxon(White European) – Chief Executive Officer, EMI Group

http://www.emimusic.com/about/management/roger_faxon



Shane Naughton(White European) – Chief Financial Officer

http://www.emimusic.com/about/management/shane-naughton



David Kassler(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chief Executive Officer, Europe and Rest of World

http://www.emimusic.com/about/management/david-kassler



Live Nation Entertainment:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Nation_Entertainment

Michael Rapino(Ashkenazi Jew) – President and Chief Executive Officer

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=194146&p=irol-govBio&ID=145086



Irving Azoff(Ashkenazi Jew) – Executive Chairman

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=194146&p=irol-govBio&ID=197437



Arthur Fogel(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman, Global Music; Chief Executive Officer, Global Touring

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=194146&p=irol-govBio&ID=170523



Sony Music Entertainment:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment

Rolf Schmidt-Holtz(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chief Executive Officer

http://www.sonymusic.com/page/rolf-schmidt-holtz-bio



Kevin Kelleher(Ashkenazi Jew) – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

http://www.sonymusic.com/page/kevin-kelleher-bio



Clive Davis(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chief Creative Officer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Davis



Universal Music Group:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group

Doug Morris(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2005-La-Pr/Morris-Doug.html



Lucian Grainge(Ashkenazi Jew) – Co-Chief Executive Officer

http://www.vivendi.com/vivendi/Lucian-Grainge



Zach Horowitz(Ashkenazi Jew) – President & Chief Operating Officer

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1285684



Warner Music Group:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Music_Group

Edgar Bronfman, Jr.(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

http://www.wmg.com/management/edgarbronfmanjr



Lyor Cohen(Ashkenazi Jew) – Vice Chairman and Chairman and CEO, Recorded Music – Americas and the U.K.

http://www.wmg.com/management/lyorcohen



Michael Fleisher(Ashkenazi Jew) – Vice Chairman, Strategy and Operations

http://www.wmg.com/management/michaelfleisher



Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (AARC):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_of_Artists_and_Recording_Companies

Linda R. Bocchi(White European) – Executive Director

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/linda-bocchi/4/99b/463



Mike Stern(Ashkenazi Jew) – Director of Royalties

http://www.aarcroyalties.com/2008/home.php?nav=contactmike

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Bree Dietrich(Ashkenazi Jew) – Deputy Director of Royalties

http://www.aarcroyalties.com/2008/home.php?nav=contactbree

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American Association of Independent Music (AAIM):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2IM

Jim Cooperman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Member, Board of Directors

http://a2im.org/board-of-directors



Dan Hoffman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Member, Board of Directors

http://a2im.org/board-of-directors



Tom Silverman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Member, Board of Directors

http://a2im.org/board-of-directors



American Federation of Musicians (AFM):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Federation_of_Musicians

Ray Hair(White European) – International President

http://www.afm.org/about/ieb-2010-13



Bruce Fife(White European) – International Vice President

http://www.afm.org/about/ieb-2010-13



Bill Skolnik(Ashkenazi Jew) – Vice President from Canada

http://www.afm.org/about/ieb-2010-13



American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers

Paul Williams(White European) – President and Chairman of the Board

http://www.ascap.com/about/board/williams-bio.aspx



John LoFrumento(White European) – Chief Executive Officer

http://www.songhall.org/about/board/699



Fred Koenigsberg(Ashkenazi Jew) – Counsel to the Board

http://www.whitecase.com/fkoenigsberg



Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_Music_Incorporated

Del Bryant(Italian) – President and Chief Executive Officer

http://bmi.com/about/entry/533746



Richard Conlon(White European) – Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Communications & New Media

http://bmi.com/about/entry/536677



Michael O’Neill(White European) – Senior Vice President, Repertoire & Licensing

http://bmi.com/about/entry/536398



Harry Fox Agency (HFA):

http://www.harryfox.com/public/AboutHFA.jsp

Gary L. Churgin(Ashkenazi Jew) – President and Chief Executive Officer

http://www.harryfox.com/public/userfiles/file/Bio/Churgin2010.pdf



Maurice Russell(Negro) – Senior Vice President, Licensing, Collections, and Business Affairs

http://www.harryfox.com/public/userfiles/file/Bio/RussellMauricebio2010.pdf



Michael Simon(Ashkenazi Jew) – Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, General Counsel, and Chief Strategic Officer

http://www.harryfox.com/public/userfiles/file/Bio/SimonMichaelbio2010.pdf



National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Academy_of_Recording_Arts_and_Sciences

Neil Portnow(Ashkenazi Jew) – President and Chief Executive Officer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Portnow



Kristen Madsen(Ashkenazi Jew) – Senior Vice President

http://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenmadsen



Scott Goldman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Vice President

http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=22800



National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Recording_Merchandisers

Jim Donio(Ashkenazi Jew) – President

http://vimeo.com/5289554



Holly Rosum(Ashkenazi Jew) – Director of Membership & Public Affairs

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/holly-rosum/4/bb9/495



Rachelle Friedman(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman, Board of Directors

http://vimeo.com/5295498



National Music Publishers Association (NMPA):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Music_Publishers_Association

David Israelite(Ashkenazi Jew) – President & Chief Executive Officer

http://nmpa.org/aboutnmpa/presidentscorner.asp



Leeds Levy(Ashkenazi Jew) – Member, Board of Directors

http://www.nmpa.org/aboutnmpa/levy.asp



David Renzer(Ashkenazi Jew) – Member, Board of Directors

http://www.nmpa.org/aboutnmpa/renzer.asp



Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America

Mitch Bainwol(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

http://www.riaa.com/aboutus.php?content_selector=about_us_exec_bios



Cary Sherman(Ashkenazi Jew) – President

http://www.riaa.com/aboutus.php?content_selector=about_us_exec_bios



Society of European Stage Authors & Composers (SESAC):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SESAC

Stephen Swid(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Swid



Freddie Gershon(Ashkenazi Jew) – Co-Chairman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Gershon



Ira Smith(Ashkenazi Jew) – Co-Chairman



SoundExchange:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundExchange

John L. Simson(Ashkenazi Jew) – Executive Director

http://soundexchange.com/about/people/staff



Barrie Kessler(Ashkenazi Jew) – Chief Operating Officer

http://soundexchange.com/about/people/staff



Michael J. Huppe(Ashkenazi Jew) – Executive Vice President and General Counsel

http://soundexchange.com/about/people/staff



Summary:

Of the fifty(50) senior executives of the major music labels and trade organizations, thirty-nine(39) are Jews. This is a numerical representation of 78%. Jews are approximately 2% of the U.S. population.* Therefore Jews are over-represented among the senior executives of the major music labels and trade organizations by a factor of 39 times(3,900 percent).

* Jewish Population of the United States by State:

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop.html