Paul Pacifico, the CEO of the UK’s Affiliation of Impartial Music (AIM) – which reps indie music labels and entreprenuers – has confirmed he’s leaving the position on the finish of 2022.
The timing of the announcement has already fired up the rumor mill about Pacifico’s subsequent transfer, following latest information of a emptiness for a CEO on the BPI, the commerce physique representing the three main report corporations within the UK.
The BPI‘s present CEO, Geoff Taylor, not too long ago introduced that he’s stepping down from the org. Taylor will keep on till early 2023, whereas the physique recruits for a successor.
MBW sources recommend Pacifico is the seemingly candidate to develop into that successor.
That end result would imply Pacifico’s profession had seen him act as an expert lobbyist for 3 distinct music sectors usually on opposing sides of trade points:
Pacifico was as soon as head of the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), which represents the pursuits of artists within the UK;
He then joined AIM, which reps indie labels and entrepreneurs;
And, as talked about, the BPI primarily represents the pursuits of the three main report corporations.
Final month, as head of AIM, Pacifico applauded the UK’s Competitors and Markets Authority’s determination to not launch a full investigation into the steadiness of economics within the British music streaming market.
“We welcome the CMA’s replace report which reinforces what we all know – that constructing success in music is tough – and underlines the necessity for organisations throughout music to work collectively to safe optimistic outcomes for the sector,” he stated.
“In the end, AIM’s neighborhood of artistic entrepreneurs wish to be assured they’re preventing a good struggle, and we’ll proceed to work throughout trade and authorities to assist guarantee UK music stays world-leading.”
In a press release at this time (August 15), AIM stated that, throughout his tenure as CEO, Pacifico had “reworked” the org “by reinvigorating and refocusing its position as the house and voice of a a lot wider spectrum of UK music enterprise builders, reaching a brand new era of artistic entrepreneurs”.
Pacifico joined AIM in 2016 as a former CEO of the UK’s Featured Artists Coalition and founding president of the Worldwide Artist Organisation.
Throughout these roles, he has continued to work as an Affiliate Professor at Berklee Valencia, in addition to a artistic director, session musician and featured artist.
Together with his time period at AIM ending formally on October 31, Pacifico will proceed as CEO till the top of the 12 months. AIM says that recruitment is at present underway for his successor.
“I got here to AIM six years in the past confronted with the problem to refresh it as one of the crucial energised and related voices in music to signify each the established but in addition the up-and-coming artistic entrepreneurs in our sector.”
Paul Pacifico, AIM
Of his exit from AIM, Pacifico stated: “I got here to AIM six years in the past confronted with the problem to refresh it as one of the crucial energised and related voices in music to signify each the established but in addition the up-and-coming artistic entrepreneurs in our sector.
“I really feel I’ve finished a lot of the work I got here to AIM to do and I’m proud to go away AIM able of big energy for the way forward for the neighborhood, the members and the staff.”
Added Pacifico: “I’m massively grateful for the assist from the neighborhood, my board and my unimaginable staff over the past six years, which has enabled me to ship on a lot of the promise AIM represents and to shine a light-weight on the colourful and revolutionary UK impartial music neighborhood.
“I sit up for the highway forward and the alternatives that little question await.”
“AIM’s board, staff and membership are essentially the most numerous they’ve ever been, we have now levelled out entry to assets and alternatives for artistic entrepreneurs, and Paul’s influence and legacy are towering embodiments of this.”
Nadia Khan, AIM
Nadia Khan, Chair of the AIM Board, added: ”It’s been a really rewarding expertise to work intently with Paul and see first-hand his dedication to values-driven management, funding in selling open communication and constructing a tradition of equitable and clear management.
“AIM’s board, staff and membership are essentially the most numerous they’ve ever been, we have now levelled out entry to assets and alternatives for artistic entrepreneurs, and Paul’s influence and legacy are towering embodiments of this.
“I’m really unhappy to see him go away, and I want him one of the best in his future endeavours.”
“As he now strikes on, we will mirror on how lucky we have now been to have had the good thing about his abilities, and what thrilling potential the long run holds for us.”
Martin Mills, Founder & Chairman at Beggars Group, stated: “It’s no overstatement to say that AIM has reworked the report trade, and never simply within the UK. That it has finished so is down not simply to the energy and imaginative and prescient of the neighborhood, however to our chief for the final six years, Paul.
“As he now strikes on, we will mirror on how lucky we have now been to have had the good thing about his abilities, and what thrilling potential the long run holds for us.”
“As a supervisor of impartial artists, and an impartial music enterprise proprietor myself, I’ve seen first-hand the super influence Paul has created in his time at AIM.”
Andy Musgrave, Supernature
Andy Musgrave, Founder & CEO at Supernature, stated: “As a supervisor of impartial artists, and an impartial music enterprise proprietor myself, I’ve seen first-hand the super influence Paul has created in his time at AIM.
“The impartial house is stronger than ever, and that’s testomony to Paul’s tireless work, not solely preventing for the rights and honest therapy of creators inside the trade, however offering open entry to priceless assist and academic assets for these climbing the ladder.
“Paul’s revolutionary mindset and fierce dedication has been inspiring for myself as a pacesetter, and I sit up for seeing what he does subsequent.”
Kevin Brennan, Labour MP for Cardiff West and Chair of APPG On Music, commented: “As CEO of AIM Paul had been an brisk advocate for impartial music. He has assiduously made the case for the indies to parliamentarians and policymakers.
“Although we haven’t all the time seen eye to eye on the element of reforms that the sector has to make in an effort to assist the expertise pipeline, Paul has all the time made his case thoughtfully and courteously.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
