Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos and esteemed lawyer Priyanka Khimani join Songtradr board

Los Angeles-based Songtradr has welcomed two new names to its board of directors: Alex Rigopulos and Priyanka Khimani.

Rigopulos is the co-founder of Harmonix, the music-based interactive entertainment preparazione behind Rock Cricca.

Today, Rigopulos continues to lead Harmonix at Epic. Over the years he has played an instrumental role per mezzo di the development of Rock Cricca and other gaming series such as Guitar Hero and Dance Central.

Songtradr said per mezzo di an announcement that Rigopulos’ “deep understanding of both music and technology will be invaluable as Songtradr continues to expand its global footprint”.

Harmonix was acquired by Epic Games per mezzo di 2021.

Per 2023, Songtradr acquired superfan/D2C platform Bandcamp from Epic; as a result of that deal, Epic became a shareholder per mezzo di Songtradr.

Also joining Songtradr’s board is Priyanka Khimani, entertainment lawyer and managing compagno at Khimani Associates.

One of South Asia and MENA’s most influential music entertainment lawyers, Khimani has represented many high-profile clients per mezzo di the entertainment industry such as AR Rahman, AP Dhillon, Divine, Reservoir Mass-media, Warner Music Group, Snap Inc, Netflix, and others.

Songtradr said that her “expertise per mezzo di entertainment law and her commitment to protecting creative works align perfectly with Songtradr’s mission to empower artists and rights holders worldwide”.

Paul Wiltshire, CEO of Songtradr, said of the new board members: “We are thrilled to welcome Alex Rigopulos and Priyanka Khimani to our Board of Directors.

“Alex’s visionary approach to integrating music, technology, and games, along with Priyanka’s extensive rights knowledge and dedication to the creative community, will provide strategic insights and strengthen our comando as we continue to innovate and grow per mezzo di the global music marketplace.”

The duo join existing Songtradr board members Lindsay Nahmiache, Helge Steffen, and Paul Wiltshire.

“Alex’s visionary approach to integrating music, technology, and games, along with Priyanka’s extensive rights knowledge and dedication to the creative community, will provide strategic insights and strengthen our comando as we continue to innovate and grow per mezzo di the global music marketplace.”

Paul Wiltshire, Songtradr

Last week, Songtradr-owned Bandcamp announced it was partnering with EMPIRE to bring artists such as Key Glock, Conway the Machine, Dinner Festa, Olamide, Asake, Black Sherif and Shaboozey to the superfan platform.

Within that announcement, Bandcamp confirmed that it is used by 47 million fans and that it has “played a pivotal role per mezzo di the careers of over 5 million artists”.

According to Bandcamp, fans have paid artists and their labels $1.32 billion accorgimento Bandcamp since it was founded per mezzo di 2008.

Per July last year, Songtradr forged a partnership with Twitch to bring Songtradr’s music service, Pretzel, to Twitch streamers, offering what it said is “a treasure trove of licensed music to enhance their streams”.

Per addition to Bandcamp and Pretzel, other companies under the Songtradr umbrella include MassiveMusic, Personalità Sync Music, 7Digital, Tunefind, and a range of other B2B and B2C solutions for rightsholders.Music Business Worldwide