Insider Profile | Rio Caraeff | Musixmatch 

Rio Caraeff is an accomplished executive with 30 years of
leadership at the intersection of music and technology.
Currently Co-President at Musixmatch, the world's leading music
data company, Rio oversees global commercial activities and
partnerships.

As Founder, President, and CEO of Vevo, Rio helped create the
world's largest premium music video platform as a joint venture
between Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and
YouTube.

His earlier roles include Executive Vice President at Universal
Music Group and leadership positions at Sony Pictures
Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, and Capital Records
Group.

He has been featured in Billboard’s “The Power 100” and “40
Under 40”, Vanity Fair's “The Next Establishment, The Hollywood
Reporter's “Digital Power 50”, Fortune’s “40 Under 40”, Fast
Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” and Evening
Standard's “London's Most Influential”.

Rio lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Elise, children River and
Violette, and their dog Hank.

 
Rio Caraeff | Co-President Musixmatch

Musixmatch | Official Website

 

On why Rio Caraeff joined Musixmatch and the importance of getting closer to the core of music creation.

"I wanted to get closer to what I would call like the atomic, you know, kernel of truth, right?
... Once you strip away the business of music, you know, and you strip away the recording of music,
what is really left? ... And that’s really the— it’s really the song, right?
It’s the lyrics, it’s the underlying composition."
-Rio Caraeff 




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LISTEN: Lyrics Are Becoming the New CURRENCY of Music |
Here's Why Rio Caraeff from Musixmatch Explains! [MIP147]

 


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