Music Biz 2018

Bob Mehr is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements,” a music critic for the Gannett/USA Today network, and a longtime U.S. correspondent for MOJO magazine. Mehr has written liner notes for projects from Otis Redding, The... Read More →

Micky Dolenz is an original member of the Rock band The Monkees.  The group first appeared as actors on the sitcom, The Monkees, and soon transitioned into a full-fledged Rock band. The group has earned more than 20 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

Brian Hay is the SVP, Commerce, Consumption, & New Business at Rhino Entertainment. He has never held a real job, working at a record store in college and at Warner Music Group for the 30 years since. 

Royal Momberger is VP of Sales at Rhino Entertainment.  He was first inspired to work for Rhino after the purchase of a NAZZ LP reissue (RNLP 109), and subsequently joined the company in 1992. He started his career in music with college radio, local concert promotion and record... Read More →

Mark Pinkus is President of Rhino Entertainment where he oversees all day-to-day operations at Rhino, along with managing the U.S. catalog for all of Warner Music Group’s recorded music. During his 25 years with Rhino, he has worked in numerous different capacities, including founding... Read More →

Laura Provenzano is the SVP of Purchasing & Marketing at Alliance Entertainment, one of the nation’s largest wholesale distributors of physical music and movies.  In this role, she oversees the corporate Purchasing and Marketing teams at Alliance, as well as works closely with... Read More →