RANDALL FOSTER - OLE MUSIC PUBLISHING (FILM/TV/AD MUSIC)

Senior Director, Creative Licensing Randall Foster is Senior Director of Creative Licensing at ole. Prior to ole Randall spent nearly 9 years at Naxos of America heading up licensing and business development. Randall is responsible for helping develop ole’s licensing activities into a robust revenue stream placing music in Hollywood blockbusters, TV, independent film, advertising, consumer products, digital media and maximizing each and every business vertical. Randall specializes in music licensing, copyright law and business development, but his true business passions lie in new media and digital music. Randall holds a Master’s Degree in Music Business and Entertainment Industries from the University of Miami. He is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMYs), Chairman of the Nashville Chapter of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), actively serves on committees for the Nashville Film Festival, American Bandmasters Association, Film-Com and the College Music Society and is a past board member of the Society of Leaders In Development (SOLID) and ALIAS (a non-profit dedicated to music education and philanthropic outreach). In addition to these activities, Randall is a member of various trade and music advocacy organizations including the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA), and the NAMM Support Music Coalition. Randall keeps an active lecturing and speaking schedule making appearances at various Universities and conferences.