David Rosenberg

David Rosenberg

Director Music Licensing, Partnerships and Operations @ Twitch

About

Experienced 2x founder, business executive and lawyer with a demonstrated history of success in the intersection between technology and media. Diverse background in tech, business and law, with expertise in building consumer facing subscription services, music and entertainment content licensing, negotiating and structuring strategic distribution partnerships, and forecasting the financial impact of those arrangements on a digital business. Have served in the highest executive positions at a number of media technology and music streaming services, large and small.

Country

United States

City

Manhattan Beach

Industry

Music

Skill

Partner Programs, Go-to-Market Strategy, Annual Planning, Partner Relationship Management, Performance Metrics, Presentations, Easily Adaptable, Vendor Relations, Product Road Mapping, Executive Visibility, Presentation Skills, Communication, Sports Leagues, Licensing, Digital Media, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Mergers, Copyright Law, Legal Research

Experience

Twitch

Director Music Licensing, Partnerships and Operations

Twitch

LinkedIn
2025-8 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Oversee and manage all elements of music on Twitch, including content licensing (label & publishing), label relations, content operations, strategy and third party strategic partnerships.

Twitch

Principal - Music Partnerships

Twitch

LinkedIn
2022-4 - 2025-10 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Head of content licensing for all recorded music needs and music partnerships. Responsible for all things Twitch DJ, including product strategy, partnerships, licensing and content.

Techstars

Mentor Techstars Music

Techstars

LinkedIn
2023-3 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos
Showcase

Advisor

Showcase

LinkedIn
2022-10 - Present · 4 yrs
Gimme Radio

Advisor/Co-Founder

Gimme Radio

LinkedIn
2021-4 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos
Gimme Radio

COO and Co-Founder

Gimme Radio

LinkedIn
2017-6 - 2021-4 · 3 yrs 11 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Gimme Radio is the premiere destination for music fans. We are building the only digital service that understands the value in connecting fans with artists, through their mutual love of music. Today we consist of two sectors - Metal & Country. But that is just the start to where we see opportunity. We are backed by the music industry through incredible label partners, equity financed, and alumni of the 2018 class of Techstars Music. Industry investors include Sony Music, Concord Music Group, 5B Artist Management, and Wacken Open Air Festival. My day to day responsibilities are to manage the Operations, Finances, Data/Business Analytics, Financial Modeling, and Long Term Corporate Strategy of the business, in addition to serving all Legal, Strategic Partnership and Content Licensing needs (label, publishers, societies). I also manage our e-commerce platform, which is on pace to grow revenue by 300% this year (2020) through innovative digital and physical product offerings. Oh, and we sponsored a NASCAR!

Zoom

Head of Content Partnerships

Zoom

LinkedIn
2021-1 - 2022-4 · 1 yr 4 mos

Head of content strategy, business development and content operations related to Zoom's inbound content licensing, including oversight of all music negotiations with record labels, publishers and global performance rights societies.

Google

Head of Distribution Partnerships (Americas & APAC), Google Play

Google

LinkedIn
2015-2 - 2017-6 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Mountain View, California, United States

Manager and Head of global business development team responsible for driving new user acquisition and long-term retention through strategic distribution partnerships for Google Play's owned entertainment services (Google Play Music, Movies, and Books). Partnerships targeted large scale handset and TV OEMs, wireless carriers, OTT players and brand partnerships. Managed globally distributed team of business development executives and partner managers throughout North & South America, and APAC. Responsible for developing team strategy around sourcing, pricing, deal models, and contract terms. Noteworthy Deals: * Samsung Electronics. Largest partnership in Google Play history in which Google Play Music received primary (and exclusive) placement on all Samsung handsets globally, resulting in millions of trials of GPM * Softbank. First-ever foreign music streaming deal in Japan with a Japanese carrier, resulting in jump-starting Google Play Music's Japanese launch and allowing GPM to gain a significant market share lead on Apple and Spotify * San Francisco Giants. Key branded partnership in-stadium deal

Apple

Legal Counsel

Apple

LinkedIn
2014-7 - 2014-12 · 6 mos

Cupertino, California, United States

Oversight of all legal issues related to acquisition of Beats Music, including the management of all music content licensing deals and existing distribution partnerships. Closed Apple's first-ever music streaming distribution deal (a free trial partnership with Live Nation).

Beats Music

Executive Director Business and Legal Affairs

Beats Music

LinkedIn
2013-12 - 2014-7 · 8 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

Member of executive team responsible for providing advice on all inbound and outbound licensing related to Beats Music (i.e. all music content and partnership distribution deals), as well as operational advice related to the financial impact of licensing on the subscription business. One of the key members on the acquisition deal team related to the acquisition of Beats Music by Apple Inc for $3B. Responsible for the drafting and negotiations of all music content licensing matters related to the operation of the service, including the licensing of all label and publishing content for Beats Music (US and ex-US) prior to launch of streaming service and all content issues post-launch. Oversaw the development of all reporting and analytics tools, with the data ops and finance teams, as it related to all contractual obligations. Additionally responsible for the negotiations and drafting of all major partnership initiatives for the service, including AT&T (and a first of its kind family plan), Southwest Airlines, and Telstra. These deals helped Apple Music gain a strong-hold in certain key territories at launch.

Napster Music

Vice President, General Counsel

Napster Music

LinkedIn
2012-11 - 2013-11 · 1 yr 1 mo

San Francisco Bay Area

General Counsel, member of Executive Management team, Corporate Officer and Corporate Secretary. Responsibilities included advisement and strategy related to licensing of all audio content worldwide (label and publishing), corporate expansion into the EU and Latin America, management of company's intellectual property portfolio, negotiations and drafting of partnership deals, and advisement on all corporate and M&A matters. Frequent panelist on music streaming and copyright issues. Key Deals: * Negotiated and closed all major label music streaming deals globally (rights expansions, territory expansions, bundle deals, and all subsequent renewals) * Negotiated and closed all international society deals related to Rhapsody's expansion into the EU and Latin America * Negotiated and closed key carrier bundle/partner deals with Telefonica, O2, Vivo, e-Plus, MetroPCS, and Verizon * Negotiated and closed key M&A agreement and partnership deal with Telefonica related to acquisition of leading Latin America streaming service, Sonora

Napster Music

Senior Counsel, Legal and Business Affairs

Napster Music

LinkedIn
2011-2 - 2012-11 · 1 yr 10 mos

*Senior legal counsel responsible for negotiations of all major label rights negotiations, as well as performing rights related deals * Management and oversight of all Intellectual Property (TMs, Patents). Instituted company's first-ever patent program * Oversight of all litigation matters * Member of deal team providing diligence on acquisition of Napster Inc.

Live365 (A SoundStack Company)

General Counsel

Live365 (A SoundStack Company)

LinkedIn
2009-7 - 2011-2 · 1 yr 8 mos

General Counsel and member of management team. Primary responsibilities included management of counsel, experts and strategy related to litigation of sound recording royalties in front of the Copyright Royalty Board (Webcasting III); oversight of royalty compliance; and negotiations of all business transactions (both content and technology transactions). Served as Live365 board rep for industry trade organization (DiMA).

Education

Duke University

Duke University

LinkedIn

Master's Engineering Management

1998 - 1999 · 1 yr
NYU Stern School of Business

NYU Stern School of Business

LinkedIn

Specializations in Finance and Entertainment

2006 - 2008 · 2 yrs
University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)

University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)

LinkedIn
1999 - 2002 · 3 yrs
Duke University

Duke University

LinkedIn

Civil/Environmental Engineering

1994 - 1998 · 4 yrs
Lake Forest High School

Lake Forest High School

LinkedIn

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