Beckerman's work as a composer and producer through his sound studio Man Made Music has been recognized by Fast Company as one of their "Most Creative People in Business 1000" and has also been honored with ASCAP's Most Performed Themes award for 10 consecutive years. Prior to joining ASCAP's board, Beckerman founded the New York branch of the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) with fellow member Dan Foliart, serving on its board for a number of years.
Pérez is a founder of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS) and its award, the Latin Grammys, as well as co-founder of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. A prolific songwriter, Pérez has composed more than 1,000 songs over his 30-year career, earning him five Grammys and recognition as as ASCAP's Latin Songwriter of the Year five times.
"ASCAP is the only member-run US performing rights organization, with a board made up solely of writers and publishers," said ASCAP president and chairman Paul Williams in a statement. "In tackling the challenges of today’s music creators, the ASCAP Board of Directors takes its responsibility very seriously. We welcome [Beckerman and Pérez] and know that we can rely on their individual knowledge and experiences as we work together to build a stronger, more secure future for ASCAP members."
More moves in the ‘biz:
-- BMG promoted its SVP of group technology, Sebastian Hentzschel, to chief technology officer. Under Hentzschel, the company will continue to develop its global infrastructure, data analytics and recording royalties processing. He will continue to report to BMG’s CFO Maximilian Dressendoerfer.
-- Hillary Crosley Coker joins Genius as the media company’s senior news producer. Reporting to Genius's head of video Regina Dellea, she will oversee production of Genius News, one of five video series the brand has launched since expanding to video last year. Prior to her hire at Genius, Crosley Corker, a seasoned news and culture reporter, had reported and produced for several publications, including Rolling Stone, Billboard and MTV News.
-- Music Australia CEO Chris Bowen will step down at the end of 2017, ending a five-year tenure with the country’s umbrella group. In the role, Bowen led the body’s rebranding from ‘Music Council of Australia’ and built on existing services, such as running national advocacy campaigns for music education. The Music Australia board is currently embarking on a recruitment process for the position, with the new hire expected to take over starting in 2018.
-- [PIAS] has expanded the role of Colin Daniels, current CEO of its Inertia Music label, to regional managing director for North America, Australia and Asia. Daniels’ new position will see him reporting from both the U.S. where he will focus on growing the [PIAS] North America operations, and Australia, where he can maintain involvement in Australia and Asia’s emerging music markets. Previously, Daniels held senior management roles Mushroom Records and EMI Records.
-- Starting this month, Erin Fortune will serve as director of sponsorships for Music for All, a non-profit music education advocacy group. Fortune, who joined Music for All in 2010, has been an active member of the 501(c)(3)’s marketing department, helping increase website traffic and expanding its social media presence. As director of sponsorships, she will lead efforts to grow the organization’s partnerships with philanthropic institutions, corporations, government organizations.
-- Dave Altarescu has joined the audio platform Anchor as its new VP of marketing. The New York-based Altarescu will focus on expanding the application’s reach and development. Prior to Anchor, he led Spotify’s initial market-development efforts stateside in 2011, as well as serving as Verizon’s director of product marketing.
