Ritch Esra

Ritch Esra is an American music business executive and presenter. He is best known as an A&R executive for Clive Davis at Arista Records, for presenting and moderating panels, and for MUBUTV (Music Business Television).[1][2][3]

Ritch M. Esra
Esra in 2008
Occupationmusic business executive, author, educator

Career

Esra started his career in 1978 at Record World, one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States.[4] He joined A&M Records in 1980, coordinating and promoting releases with radio stations, as well as overseeing product supply.

From 1981 to 1987, Esra was director of West Coast A&R at Arista Records.[5] There, he signed the Thompson Twins and worked with the songwriting and publishing staff for artists including Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick and Jermaine Jackson. He coordinated music for the Ghostbusters and Perfect soundtracks.

From 1988 to 1991, Esra worked on independent projects. He also produced educational content.[6]

In 2012, he co-founded Music Business Television (MUBUTV), an online platform dedicated to producing educational content.[4]

Music Business Registry

Since 1992, Esra compiles the Music Business Registry, a directory containing The A&R Registry, The Publisher Registry, The Music Business Attorney Registry, The Artist Managers Registry and The Film and Television Music Guide. The directory is updated every 8 weeks.[3][6][7][8]

Panels and symposiums

Esra regularly speaks at music business panels and symposiums. He organized the Independent Music Conference in Los Angeles which was supported by BMI.[6][9][10][11]

Higher education

Esra began teaching music business courses in 1986. He has taught at Trebas Institute of Recording Arts, UCLA Extension, SAE Institute and Musicians Institute.[4][12]

References
  1. Gavin Report (PDF). March 27, 1987. p. 50.
  2. Billboard (PDF). November 23, 1991. p. 17.
  3. "RITCH ESRA". Musicians Institute Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. "MUBUTV | About Us". www.mubutv.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. G, John Scott (2005-03-28). "A&R Think Tank: New Realities of Finding New Recording Artists | Music Industry Newswire - music + technology magazine". Music Industry Newswire. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. Tarquin, Brian (2014-03-04). The Insider's Guide to Music Licensing. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-62153-407-5.
  7. Billboard (PDF). June 21, 1997. p. 14.
  8. Owsinski, Bobby (2011-11-01). Music 3.0: A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age 2nd Edition. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4584-2916-2.
  9. Music, Manitoba. "WCMA Announces Keynote Interview, Nic Harcourt". Manitoba Music. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  10. Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal, Special Edition (PDF). 19. 2008. p. 97.
  11. Jazz, All About. "Jazz news: Women in Music Film Music Panel, October 25". All About Jazz News. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  12. RPM (PDF). March 27, 1995. p. 30.
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