Brandon Silverstein
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Born | September 10, 1991 |
Nationality | American |
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Spouse | Julie Silverstein[1] |
Brandon Silverstein is an American entrepreneur, investor, and entertainment industry executive. He is the founder and CEO of S10 Entertainment, a record label, artist management, music publishing, film, and investment company.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]While in high school in Tenafly, New Jersey, Silverstein created and promoted independent parties and events in New York City in addition to booking talent for Noah Tepperberg's clubs.[2][5] As a freshman at Indiana University, Silverstein co-founded a music festival with the first iterations taking place on a farm with Avicii and Tiesto headlining.[6][2] In his senior year, Silverstein dropped out of college to pursue his interest in music management. He returned back to New York and established S10 Entertainment & Media. Silverstein and his company S10 later formed a music management partnership with Jay Z and Jay Brown, the co-founders of Roc Nation, leading to numerous collaborations.[7]
Through S10, Silverstein has represented top artists,[8][2] managing the first global number one records for Myke Towers,[9][10] Normani,[11] and Anitta.[2] In 2020 he launched S10 Publishing and formed partnerships with Ryan Tedder and Avex.[12][13][14] Silverstein has also been involved in global hits like Justin Bieber’s "Peaches",[15] which was nominated for “Song of the Year” at the 2022 Grammy Awards[16] and won “Song of the Year” at the 2022 BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards and “Most Performed” at the 2022 BMI Pop Awards,[17] and Tate McRae's "Greedy",[18] which reached number one on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart,[19] the Billboard Global 200[20] and on the Spotify Global chart,[21] and number three on the Billboard Hot 100.[22] Additional hit songs published by the company that contributed to over 12 billion streams[23] include Doja Cat's "Agora Hills",[9] which landed at number one on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart for one week,[24] Jack Harlow's "First Class",[25] Post Malone's "I Like You" (featuring Doja Cat)[25] and Drake and 21 Savage's "Calling for You".[26] In 2022, Silverstein’s S10 Films division partnered with Simon Fuller to develop new projects across film, television, documentary and audio mediums.[27]
Recognition
[edit]The executive has earned a number of industry awards throughout his career, including the Forbes "30 Under 30"[28] in 2019, Variety’s “New Leaders”[29] in 2021, and Music Business Worldwide’s “Worlds Greatest Managers”[30] in 2022. Billboard has honored the executive on multiple occasions, including “40 Under 40"[31] and "Executive of the Week"[32] in 2021, “Latin Power”[33] in 2022, and in 2023, he was awarded the magazine’s first-ever “Power Players’ Choice Award,”[34] part of their annual Power 100 ranking of the music industry's most powerful executives.
References
[edit]- ^ "Music Manager Brandon Silverstein Acquires Angela Lansbury's Iconic Los Angeles Residence".
- ^ a b c d e Sternlicht, Alexandra. "Meet Normani And Anitta's Under 30 Manager Brandon Silverstein". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Havens, Lyndsey (2022-04-21). "Shenseea Signs Global Deal With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Publishing and Avex USA". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ BARRIONUEVO, ALEXEI. "Japanese Label Avex Looks to Conquer U.S. Market From New LA Hub". www.billboard.com/.
- ^ "I deal with things head on; that's my job". Music Business Worldwide. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Kent, Chloe. "6 MORE inspirational stories of college entrepreneurs". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "JAY-Z's Roc Nation Partners With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment".
- ^ Cobo, Leila (2019-08-01). "Anitta Signs Worldwide Management Deal With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ a b Havens, Lindsay (September 22, 2023). "Doja Cat Producer GENT! Signs Co-Publishing Deal With Brandon Silverstein & AVEX USA". billboard.com.
- ^ Garcia, Thania (July 13, 2023). "Myke Towers Signs With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment for Management: 'His First Global No. 1 Is Just the Beginning'". variety.com.
- ^ Spanos, Brittany (2020-02-28). "Normani: A Pop Perfectionist Makes Her Move". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ Millman, Ethan (2021-08-31). "Ryan Tedder is Music's Most Under-the-Radar Mogul". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ "S10 Publishing and Japanese music company Avex extend joint publishing partnership". Music Business Worldwide. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ "Japanese Music Giant Avex's U.S. Division Backs Brandon Silverstein's S10".
- ^ Amter, Charlie (October 20, 2021). "Hitmaker of the Month: Justin Bieber Collaborator Harv Has Enough Juice to Go Around After 'Peaches' Powers 2021". variety.com.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2022".
- ^ Grein, Paul (September 8, 2022). "Megan Thee Stallion & Christopher 'YC' Pearson Tie for Songwriter of the Year at 2022 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards". billboard.com.
- ^ https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=337715
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tate-mcrae-greedy-number-one-pop-airplay-chart-1235546071/
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tate-mcrae-greedy-number-one-billboard-global-charts-1235511896/
- ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/tate-mcrae-greedy-new-single-exes-1234883692/
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2024-01-13/
- ^ ""LALA" LAND".
- ^ "Doja Cat Extends Record for Most Pop Airplay Chart No. 1s This Decade With 'Agora Hills'".
- ^ a b Shafer, Ellise (January 26, 2023). "'First Class' Producer Jasper Harris Signs With Avex USA and Brandon Silverstein Publishing". variety.com.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (October 6, 2023). "Breaking Down Drake's 'For All the Dogs' Features and Producers, From SZA to Bad Bunny (but No Nicki Minaj)". variety.com.
- ^ Angermiller, Shirley Halperin,Michele Amabile; Halperin, Shirley; Angermiller, Michele Amabile (2022-05-11). "Brandon Silverstein's S10 Films Partners With Simon Fuller". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Brandon Silverstein". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Willman, Chris (2021-11-10). "Hollywood's New Leaders of 2021". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "'I deal with things head on; that's my job.'". Music Business Worldwide. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Billboard Staff (2021-08-26). "40 Under 40: Billboard Reveals 2021 List of Trailblazing Young Music Executives". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Rys, Dan (2021-07-30). "Executive of the Week: S10 Entertainment Founder/CEO Brandon Silverstein". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ Billboard Staff (2022-09-14). "Billboard's 2022 Latin Power Players Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Stutz, Colin (2023-02-02). "Billboard's First Power Players' Choice Award Goes To Brandon Silverstein". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-04-18.