Dick Huey

New York City-based Dick Huey leads Jaxsta’s global partnership initiatives for acquiring metadata from rights owners, and for metadata licensing / business development. Jaxsta is an official music credits platform that has launched in private beta and will launch publicly in 2019.

Dick began his music career strategizing and creating the new media department at independent label powerhouse the Beggars Group from 1997-2002, conceptualizing the group’s new media approach, and licensing its groundbreaking catalog of independent music.

He founded the digital strategy, marketing and music rights licensing service company Toolshed in 2002. Toolshed clients have included SoundExchange, Spotify, Merge Records, Red Bull Music Radio, the Beggars Group, and many other key independent and major record labels. 

He brings twenty five years experience working with consumer brands, media, tech, sports and entertainment companies – and more than 350+ premier artists including Arcade Fire, Ani DiFranco, Amy Ray, Aimee Mann and Spoon. 

He served for twelve years on the Soundexchange board representing Matador Records, and serves as current Board Chairman and past Executive Director of the Future of Music Coalition in Washington D.C.

He began his career as a performer and music manager, and managed artists and signed them to the Beggars Group and Glitterhouse Records.

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