Mondo.NYC Speaker
Larry Miller
Clinical Professor & Director, Music Business Program, NYU Steinhardt
Larry Miller is a professor of Music Business at NYU Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions where he is director of the Music Business program. He is the Music Business Association's 2024 Music Business Educator of the Year. Larry is a music and technology entrepreneur, advisor, producer and host of the Musonomics podcast. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on music entrepreneurship, music analytics, strategic marketing, global music management and the business structure of the music industry. He advises music creators and rights holders on public policy and litigation and has provided expert testimony before the United States Copyright Review Board and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Larry supports media and technology companies and their financial sponsors on capital formation and growth strategy, digital product and service development, acquisitions and restructuring. Previously, Larry was a Partner at L.E.K. Consulting and a senior member of the firm’s media and entertainment practice. He later served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of MediaNet.
Larry founded and operated Or Music, a Grammy Award winning independent record label and music publisher where he signed, recorded and published multi-platinum artists Los Lonely Boys and Matisyahu; he was Vice President of Market Development at AT&T Labs Research, and began his career as a broadcaster at Tribune, NBC Radio Entertainment and WHTZ/Z100 New York, regarded as the most successful startup in U.S. radio history as the station went from “worst to first” within 72 days of signing-on in the country’s most competitive radio market.
Larry has commented on CBS, ABC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News and NPR; in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Time, Business Week, Financial Times, The Economist, Los Angeles Times, Billboard and Rolling Stone. He is the author of "Same Heart/New Beat: How Record Labels Amplify Talent in the Modern Music Marketplace." His article "Metadata: How to Develop the Foundation for the Music Business of Tomorrow" was published in The Licensing Journal, and "Paradigm Shift: Why Radio Must Adapt to the Rise of Digital" was published in Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries.
He earned an MBA at Columbia Business School, and BA at Brandeis University.
Larry is a proud board member of the Newport Festivals Foundation and the Louis Armstrong House Museum. He is also a Clio Award-winning voice actor.
Mondo 2024 Panels
Napster Turns 25: From Outlaw to Mainstream - Napster’s Transformation and Rhapsody’s Evolution
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 3:00 PM
Join Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos and NYU Steinhardt's Larry Miller as they take a deep dive into the fascinating story of how Napster, once a symbol of music industry rebellion, became the cornerstone of a legitimate streaming service. On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, this conversation will explore the strategic decision to rebrand Rhapsody under the Napster name, the challenges and opportunities it presented, and the impact it has had on the evolving music landscape.
• How did the decision to adopt the Napster brand come about?
• What are the marketing challenges and opportunities associated with this rebranding?
• How does the Napster brand resonate with a new generation of music listeners?
• How is this transformation influencing the competitive landscape of music streaming?
Jon and Larry will uncover the secrets behind this audacious move and discuss its lasting legacy.
A Fireside Chat between Concord CEO Bob Valentine & NYU Steinhardt's Larry Miller
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 12:00 PM
Mondo welcomes Concord CEO Bob Valentine for a wide-ranging conversation with Larry Miller, Clinical Professor & Director, Music Business Program, NYU Steinhardt.
Since taking the reins of the world's leading independent music company in July 2023, Concord has grown its catalog to 1.3 million songs, compositions, sound recordings, films, plays, and musicals, further positioning itself as one of the most impactful and culturally relevant collections of creative rights in history.
We'll touch on the opportunities and challenges of a worldwide indie including the development, management, valuation and acquisition of IP, managing a frontline label group in 2024, the current state of music publishing, strategies for successful development of narrative original content, the theatrical licensing business, AI, future revenue models and much more.
You won't want to miss this!