David Hazan

For over 30 years David Hazan has been a leading force in the intersection of music, entertainment, events, and tech, committed to growing the businesses and brands of his clients, ranging from startups to legacy media.

David’s deep experience in music marketing includes senior executive positions at The Orchard, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, VH1/MTV Networks, Putumayo World Music, and Wind-up Records. More recently David served as Head of North America for Midem, a leading industry event serving the global music community.

Current and past tech, brand, media, and event clients include  Jukebox, SoundExchange, AudioShake, Dot Music, Bandzoogle, found.ee, Stay22, and GigSalad among many others.David is a frequent speaker, interviewer and moderator at leading global industry events and has curated 50+ physical and virtual panels in recent years including Music Tectonics, MusicBiz, SXSW, NIVA, Mondo NYC, Indie Week,  IEG, FestForums, Midem, MU:CON and Canadian Music Week where he also produced the CMW and O’Cannabiz hackathons. He has also hosted 8 sessions on the Smartest People in the Room interview series