Sean Leonard

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I am a highly accomplished music and technology executive with extensive experience driving innovation at the intersection of art, technology and commerce. As a studio engineer in the 90’s I worked with an incredible spectrum of artists ranging from underground punk bands to major international acts such as U2 ("Achtung Baby"), AC/DC ("Razor's Edge"), Van Morrison & John Lee Hooker ("Too Long In Exile"), Sinead O'Connor, The Breeders ("Last Splash") and many more. Recognizing the shortcomings of the traditional music industry, I stepped away from the studio in '97 to focus on creating technology driven opportunities for artists, labels and fans. I rode the Internet 1.0 wave pioneering digital music as a founding member of the trailblazing internet-only record label, GoodNoise While there I signed Frank Black (Black Francis/The Pixies) in the Spring of '98 as the first major artist to release an album for paid download in the MP3 format. I played a pivotal role in the evolution of GoodNoise to (the then publicly traded) eMusic.com, which saw us successfully raise over $120MM in funding. While there I gained extensive experience in digital strategy, market analysis, emerging and stan

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