What I wanted to do on behalf of the entire songwriter community is to really establish music as an asset class and create a market, i wanted to demonstrate to the financial community that these great proven songs have very predictable, reliable income and therefore they are investable.

Merck Mercuriadis

Merck Mercuriadis (born October 2, 1963) is a British-Canadian music industry executive, artist manager, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Hipgnosis Songs Fund, a publicly-traded music IP investment company and the founder and CEO of Hipgnosis Songs Limited, the investment advisor to the fund and an artist management and music publishing firm.Mercuriadis has managed artists including Nile Rodgers, Beyoncé, Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Morrissey, Pet Shop Boys, Macy Gray, Mary J. Blige, Joss Stone, Jane's Addiction, and Catherine Wheel. He served as the director and CEO of Sanctuary Group PLC from 1986 to 2007.

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