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 function 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 file firms within the UK.
The BPI‘s present CEO, Geoff Taylor, lately announced 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 turn out to be that successor.
That consequence would imply Pacifico’s profession had seen him act as knowledgeable lobbyist for 3 distinct music sectors typically on opposing sides of business 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 file firms.
Final month, as head of AIM, Pacifico applauded the UK’s Competitors and Markets Authority’s determination not to 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 difficult – and underlines the necessity for organisations throughout music to work collectively to safe optimistic outcomes for the sector,” he mentioned.
“Finally, AIM’s neighborhood of inventive entrepreneurs need to be assured they’re combating a good struggle, and we are going to proceed to work throughout business and authorities to assist guarantee UK music stays world-leading.”
In a press release at the moment (August 15), AIM mentioned that, throughout his tenure as CEO, Pacifico had “reworked” the org “by reinvigorating and refocusing its function as the house and voice of a a lot wider spectrum of UK music enterprise builders, reaching a brand new technology of inventive 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 inventive 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 tip of the yr. AIM says that recruitment is at the moment underway for his successor.
“I got here to AIM six years in the past confronted with the problem to refresh it as some of the energised and related voices in music to characterize each the established but additionally the up-and-coming inventive entrepreneurs in our sector.”
Paul Pacifico, AIM
Of his exit from AIM, Pacifico mentioned: “I got here to AIM six years in the past confronted with the problem to refresh it as some of the energised and related voices in music to characterize each the established but additionally the up-and-coming inventive entrepreneurs in our sector.
“I really feel I’ve accomplished 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 workforce.”
Added Pacifico: “I’m massively grateful for the assist from the neighborhood, my board and my unimaginable workforce during the last 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 unbiased music neighborhood.
“I sit up for the street forward and the alternatives that little doubt await.”
“AIM’s board, workforce and membership are essentially the most numerous they’ve ever been, now we have levelled out entry to sources and alternatives for inventive entrepreneurs, and Paul’s affect 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 carefully 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, workforce and membership are essentially the most numerous they’ve ever been, now we have levelled out entry to sources and alternatives for inventive entrepreneurs, and Paul’s affect and legacy are towering embodiments of this.
“I’m actually unhappy to see him go away, and I want him the most effective in his future endeavours.”
“As he now strikes on, we are able to replicate on how lucky now we have been to have had the good thing about his skills, and what thrilling potential the longer term holds for us.”
Martin Mills, Founder & Chairman at Beggars Group, mentioned: “It’s no overstatement to say that AIM has reworked the file business, and never simply within the UK. That it has accomplished 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 are able to replicate on how lucky now we have been to have had the good thing about his skills, and what thrilling potential the longer term holds for us.”
“As a supervisor of unbiased artists, and an unbiased music enterprise proprietor myself, I’ve seen first-hand the super affect Paul has created in his time at AIM.”
Andy Musgrave, Supernature
Andy Musgrave, Founder & CEO at Supernature, mentioned: “As a supervisor of unbiased artists, and an unbiased music enterprise proprietor myself, I’ve seen first-hand the super affect Paul has created in his time at AIM.
“The unbiased area is stronger than ever, and that’s testomony to Paul’s tireless work, not solely combating for the rights and truthful therapy of creators throughout the business, however offering open entry to precious assist and academic sources 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 unbiased music. He has assiduously made the case for the indies to parliamentarians and policymakers.
“Although we haven’t at all times seen eye to eye on the element of reforms that the sector has to make with a view to assist the expertise pipeline, Paul has at all times made his case thoughtfully and courteously.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
