Downtown's Songtrust Division Announces New Technology Hires, Promotions

In a continued effort to enhance its technology offering, Downtown Music Publishing's Songtrust division has announced a number of new hires and promotions. The announcement comes on the heels of Downtown's recent performance license with YouTube whereby the company will be directly licensing, processing and distributing public performance royalties for its clients. 

• Grace Carey has joined the Songtrust team as a Developer, where she will be contributing code to build and maintain the Songtrust application. Her responsibilities will include full-stack development and dev-ops work. Carey brings 5 years of experience developing applications with a focus on usability. Most recently, she was a full-stack developer VaynerMedia, where she helped build a suite of internal business and reporting tools.
• Michael Lorenz, formerly a Junior Developer, has been promoted to Product Manager, where he will be working closely with Songtrust's Operations and Development teams to expedite releases, improve the quality of software, and spearhead new features for clients across all of Downtown's platforms.
• Kyle Thiede has been promoted Manager, Publishing Operations. In his new role, Thiede's will maintain and develop client relations and partnerships, as well as collaborate with Development to build new features and drive system quality. Prior to working at Songtrust, Kyle worked at BMG Rights Management and EMI-Sony/ATV.

All three will be reporting to Downtown's VP of Tech and Songtrust GM, Joe Conyers III. Commenting on the news, Conyers said, "Songtrust's growing team will help us create new and innovative products to better serve our clientele. Grace, Michael and Kyle are incredible talents who will help us take Songtrust into it's next stage."

About Songtrust:

Established in 2011, Downtown's Songtrust division is a leading developer of copyright management and royalty collection technology. Designed for clarity, speed and accuracy, the Songtrust platform enables copyright owners to effectively monetize, protect and enhance the value of their song catalogs, uncovering revenue derived from over 100 countries and more than 20,000 unique income sources worldwide.

About Downtown Music Publishing:

Founded in 2007, Downtown Music Publishing is one of the world's leading rights-management firms, with offices in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, London, and Amsterdam. The company's catalog spans over seven decades of popular music, encompassing some of the world's most beloved songwriters and artists including The Beatles, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, The Kinks, Randy Newman, Hans Zimmer, Bruce Springsteen, Mötley Crüe, One Direction, Hardwell, Santigold and Carla Bruni. The company also represents such renowned publishing catalogs as Cy Coleman's Notable Music, the legendary Latin music catalog, Fania, the UK's Kassner Music, and Germany's Budde Music. The company's technology platform, Songtrust, powers global royalty collection from over 100 countries and more than 20,000 unique income sources worldwide.