
Sean McGoldrick - Born and bred in
Brooklyn, Sean has been in the music business for nearly two decades.
After earning a B.A. from the University of Michigan, Sean spent
3 years as an analyst at Bear Stearns & Co., honing his financial
skills before turning to his true goal: a career in the music industry.
Sean started his music business career as an intern
at Com3, a small Brooklyn indie label, before moving to Roadrunner
Records. Hired as the company accountant in 1990, Sean was promoted
to Controller in 1993, then Director of Information Technology (IT)
in 2000. As head of Roadrunner’s IT department, Sean helped build
and implement Roadrunner's in-house digital distribution system,
used to deliver music to over 20 different providers.
In addition to co-founding and running AMP, Sean is
a consultant to the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM).
Christian Misutka - After earning
a B.A. in accounting from Pennsylvania State University, Christian
moved to New York City to start his music career. Being an avid
fan of music (and all aspects thereof) his goal was to grow as a
musician while building a career on the business side of the industry.
Christian got his start in the music industry working for the MTV
and VH1 studio libraries, learning all there is to know about the
storage, transfer, duplication and delivery of the “old media” (that
being VHS, Beta, Digi-Beta, etc.). After a year he moved on to Roadrunner
Records to expand his horizons.
Originally hired for his accounting background, Christian started
in the finance department. He went on to run Roadrunner’s production
and IT departments before settling in as Director of New Media in
2002. As head of New Media, Christian was responsible for creating
and marketing the label’s and artists’ web sites; creating and implementing
online marketing plans for all releases; marketing and reporting
all digital sales; and bringing in new business. During this time,
Christian was also a member of New York’s Independent New Media
Professionals Association.
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