Songtradr welcomes to its board of directors Alex Rigopulos, co-founder of Harmonix and the studio’s director at Epic Game titles, finest acknowledged as the maker of “Fortnite,” and veteran songs lawyer Priyanka Khimani, controlling companion at Khimani Associates, as the B2B tunes corporation embarks on its future phase of progress and advancement.

Rigopulos brings a wealth of expertise from his considerable vocation in the film game and leisure sector. A co-founder of Harmonix, acquired by Epic Game titles in 2021, Rigopulos was instrumental in the enhancement of “Guitar Hero,” “Rock Band,” and “Dance Central,” match-changers in the way tunes intersected with interactive amusement.

Rigopulos’ “deep being familiar with of both new music and technology will be invaluable as Songtradr proceeds to develop its world-wide footprint,” reads a statement.

In the meantime, Khimani is a single of South Asia and MENA’s most influential tunes leisure legal experts, her capabilities highlighted in Billboard’s 2023 Females In Songs specific. As managing spouse at Khimani Associates, she has represented this sort of clientele as AR Rahman, AP Dhillon, Divine, Reservoir Media, Warner New music Group, Snap Inc and Netflix, and has been “a formidable advocate for intellectual house rights and inventive expertise,” reads a statement.

Khimani’s encounter in entertainment regulation and her commitment to defending inventive is helpful “align correctly with Songtradr’s mission to empower artists and rights holders around the world,” the licensing platform’s statement proceeds.

Adds Paul Wiltshire, CEO of Songtradr, “Alex’s visionary solution to integrating audio, technologies, and movie game titles, along with Priyanka’s extensive rights knowledge and determination to the resourceful community, will deliver strategic insights and improve our leadership as we continue to innovate and develop in the international music market.”

These new appointments of Rigopulos and Khimani to the Songtradr board, wherever they join Lindsay Nahmiache, Helge Steffen, and Wiltshire, reaffirms its “commitment to leveraging best-tier abilities to drive forward its mission of powering the environment with tunes,” the organization statement proceeds.

Songtradr made headlines in September 2023 with the acquisition of Bandcamp, a necessary commerce technique for independent musicians, getting the organization from Epic Game titles.

The technique, Wiltshire stated at the time, was to “introduce the possibility of licensing” to Bandcamp artists who are intrigued in seeding their songs to quite a few brand names and platforms. “We imagine that by itself is a genuinely huge piece, and we want to get that ideal,” Wiltshire added. “That will create a good deal of possibility for the independent current market and the artists on there.”