STEVE KNILL

EVP Music & Entertainment, GMR Marketing

As EVP of Music & Entertainment at GMR Marketing, Knill leads a global team in developing new programs with brand and agency clients. 
 Steve has negotiated and managed numerous music programs for clients such as MillerCoors, Kraft Foods, VH1, Chrysler Group, Mercedes-Benz, Lowe's, Hersheys, Pepsi, Nokia, Samsung and Timberland, among others.
Before joining GMR, Knill held various marketing and promotion positions at music labels and artist management firms. His career started as a recording and touring musician.
GMR houses a full service music/audio content creation and marketing services offering incorporating a next generation music publishing business with vast capabilities in music strategy, audio identity, custom music creation, library and indie music curation along with publishing and royalty collection services for our clients.

Mary Kate got her start in licensing in 2009 at The Beggars Group. She later served as Vice President at Lip Sync Music for four years. In 2014 she moved to Nashville, TN to build the creative licensing department at Words & Music. She has placed songs and helped facilitate the creation of custom music for several ads including Audi, Google, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Target, Reebok, Starbucks and Samsung.