Downtown Music has named Molly Neumann President of CD Baby's creator division. Neuman succeeds previous CD Baby president, Scott Williamswho will remain as a consultant to Downtown and CD Baby.
In addition to Neuman's appointment, it was announced that CD Baby COO Christine Barnum leaves the company.
Neuman is handling CD Baby from Downton Music's parent company, Downtown Music Holdings, where she was head of marketing. She has nearly three decades of experience in a variety of leadership roles, including serving as president of Downtown Music subsidiary Songtrust. He also served as head of music at Kickstarter and interim president at the American Association of Independent Music. Neuman is a founding member of the influential band Bratmobile.
In her new role, Neuman will manage CD Baby and Soundrop, another direct-to-creator brand owned by Downtown.
“Molly's appointment marks an important milestone for Downtown Music,” he said Pieter van Rijn, CEO of Downtown Music, in a statement. “Following her highly successful tenure at Songtrust and then in Downtown's marketing and communications team, Molly is ideally suited to lead CD Baby in this new chapter. Her visionary leadership and deep understanding of the independent music landscape will elevate our direct-to-creator offerings and help us advance our mission to support and empower artists at every stage of their careers. We are extremely grateful for Scott and Christine's contributions to CD Baby during their respective tenures. They exemplify our commitment to independent music creators and to providing the highest standards of service to our partners across the spectrum of rights and at every step of the creative journey.”
Added Neuman, “I'm excited to begin this next chapter of growth at CD Baby and Downtown. I'm passionate about giving independent artists the tools and opportunities they need to succeed. I look forward to working with the talented teams at CD Baby and Soundrop to drive innovation and growth and continue to build a vibrant ecosystem for creators around the world. I am extremely grateful to Justin Kalifowitz, Andrew Bergman and Pieter van Rijn for their support and this tremendous opportunity.”
