Terry McBride (born 1960) is a Canadian music manager. He is the
CEO and one of three founders of the
Nettwerk Music Group, which includes Nettwerk Productions (independent record label), Nettwerk Management (artist and producer management), Nettwerk One (publishing), and Artwerks (graphic and fashion design).
Biography
Founded in McBride's apartment in 1984 after dropping out of the
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...
,
Nettwerk has corporate offices in Vancouver, Boston, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Hamburg and London. Nettwerk Management's clients include
Stereophonics,
K-os,
Lissie and
Katherine Jenkins. Since 1984, Nettwerk has released over 500 albums and sold over 150 million copies worldwide.
McBride has spoken publicly about advances in digital technology, intellectual property rights and the future of music distribution. In 2008, McBride co-authored a paper for the British University of Westminster's "Musictank" entitled "Meet the Millennials".
In 2004, McBride became interested in
yoga. With Lara Kozan, he launched a chain of wellness centers called
YYoga.
In 2008, he re-launched Nutone Music. Its repertoire includes devotional chant,
World Music
"World music" is an English phrase for styles of music from non-English speaking countries, including quasi-traditional, Cross-cultural communication, intercultural, and traditional music. World music's broad nature and elasticity as a musical ...
, and
Mantra music.
McBride's latest endeavor, Polyphonic, founded in partnership with the
MAMA Group and ATC will invest directly into artist businesses, offering an alternative to the traditional label-driven investment model of the music industry. Launched with an initial capitalization of $20 million, Polyphonic will seek to partner with artists and their management, providing the capital to enable them to operate their own businesses, retain their own copyrights and take a fair share of any profits that are generated.
At the
2003 Juno Awards McBride received the
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award, recognizing an outstanding individual who has contributed to the growth and advancement of the Canadian music industry.
In 2015, McBride joined The 14th annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers. He was also a judge for the 12th and 13th Independent Music Awards.
Awards
In 2003, Nettwerk Management was the recipient of
Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year award.
McBride has also twice been awarded the
Pollstar Industry Award for Personal Manager of the year for his work with
Sarah McLachlan (1997) and
Avril Lavigne /
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey (band m ...
(2002).
Notes
References
Digital Music Forum: Terry McBride biography
Further reading
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External links
McBride's BlogNettwerk Management RosterWall Street Journal Blog: Record Exec Says Music's Future Is in the Clouds Canadian Business Q&A: Nettwerk Music Group's Terry McBrideNutone MusicYYOGA
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1960 births
Living people
Canadian music industry executives
Canadian music managers
Canadian chief executives
Music festival founders
Businesspeople from Vancouver