Artist Finance 101

Accounting principles for artists. Present and explain artist business P&L. Learn basic planning, how to set revenue goals, and sustainable asset management.

Tuesday, April 9th at 1:30 p.m. — Love Song Bar

Panelists

  • Earl Little

    UMG SVP Finance

    Recently retired finance executive with over 33 years of experience in the recorded music field. Have worked with major record labels, distribution, and logistic divisions within Universal Music Group and previously with Warner Music Group.

  • Geoff Campbell

    Praxis Engineering Head of Business Development

    Geoff is the head of business development for a machine learning company, Praxis Pioneering. Praxis clients include Universal Music Group (UMG). The company uses large data sets to focus on demand forecasting and supply chain optimization. Before Praxis, Mr. Campbell was SVP of Business Development and Operations at UMG. He led commercialization for UMG's film and television properties. Mr. Campbell also led the deployment of Praxis technology at UMG’s $200M eCommerce business. Mr. Campbell held similar positions at SlingTV and Sony and has been a start-up founder in the digital media space. He's worked in private equity for Goldman Sachs, General Atlantic Partners, and BCG JV and began his career as a Consultant at BCG. He graduated from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University in Canada.