Peter Thea is an accomplished music business executive. Experienced in A&R, artist development, business operations, talent acquisition and label/artist management. Currently (and for the past six years), President of Peter Thea Consulting, Inc., a boutique consulting and management firm working with entertainment companies, recording artists, producers/writers and industry executives. Consulting clients include Made In Memphis Entertainment, Beatroot Music Distribution, Breaking Sound, Breaking Sound Distro, LIVE TMG, among others. Management clients include Elijah Blake, Jean Marie Horvat (engineer) Finn Matthews, among others.

Experience:

• Recording engineer with engineering credits with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Aerosmith, Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, among others.

• Entertainment lawyer whose clients included Cash Money Records, Teddy Riley, Blackstreet, Godsmack, and Criss Angel.

• Executive Vice President/Head of A&R at Jive Records (home to Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Usher, Justin Timberlake/N’SYNC, PINK, Chris Brown and others).

• Executive Vice President at Universal Music (Republic, Island, Def Jam and Motown Records) and Warner Bros Records.

• Executive Vice President, Creative Operations at Warner Bros Records

• Head of Beyoncé’s record label and management company, Parkwood Music.