Pete Gardiner Email Address

Vice President Licensing

BMG Rights Management is the youngest major international company in the music industry.

I am VP Global Licensing - Masters Catalogue at BMG (BMG having acquired my previous employer, Union Square Music), licensing and managing music masters on a worldwide basis. I have over thirty years experience in the music and home video businesses and considerable skill in dealing with artists, licensees, retailers, brands and licensors, combined with an extensive interest in and knowledge of, music. BMG is a fast growing music rights management company, configured for the digital age and ever changing commercial environment. It owns and administrates master recording rights for a large number of companies and artists including Sanctuary (Black Sabbath, The Kinks, Motorhead, Pye Records, Beserkley Records and Bronze), Mute (Nick Cave, Erasure, Yazoo & Goldfrapp), Trojan Records, Strictly Rhythm, Skint/Loaded (Fatboy Slim), Union Square Music (Madness, Nazareth, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Richard Clayderman), Slade, Dave Clark 5, Ready Steady Go, Morrissey, Infectious (Alt-J, Drenge & Temper Trap), BBR Music Group (Jason Aldean), S-Curve, Bethlehem Records, Chrysalis Copyrights & Echo, Vagrant Records, RBC (home to Chief Keef, Gucci Mane, E-40 & Lil Reese) & World Circuit (Buena Vista Social Club, Ali Farka Toure). I have vast expertise and experience in rights management, acquisition and exploitation, allied to considerable knowledge of the music and home entertainment markets - including presenting, pitching, negotiating, business affairs, royalty management, account management, artist & management liaison and product development. As the market for music constantly changes and evolves, I have also developed my skills in digital rights, sample licensing, podcasts, image rights and image licensing. For further information contact me at pete.gardiner@bmg.com