Brandon Silverstein Explained

Brandon Silverstein
Birth Date:10 September 1991
Nationality:American
Spouse:Julie Silverstein[1]

Brandon Silverstein is an American entrepreneur, investor, and entertainment industry executive. He is the founder and CEO of S10 Entertainment, a record label, artist management, music publishing, film, and investment company.[2] [3] [4]

Career

While in high school in Tenafly, New Jersey, Silverstein created and promoted independent parties and events in New York City in addition to booking talent for Noah Tepperberg's clubs.[5] As a freshman at Indiana University, Silverstein co-founded a music festival with the first iterations taking place on a farm with Avicii and Tiesto headlining.[6] In his senior year, Silverstein dropped out of college to pursue his interest in music management. He returned back to New York and established S10 Entertainment & Media. Silverstein and his company S10 later formed a music management partnership with Jay Z and Jay Brown, the co-founders of Roc Nation, leading to numerous collaborations.[7]

Through S10, Silverstein has represented top artists,[8] managing the first global number one records for Myke Towers,[9] [10] Big Sean,[11] Normani,[12] and Anitta. In 2020 he launched S10 Publishing and formed partnerships with Ryan Tedder and Avex.[13] [14] [15] Silverstein has also been involved in global hits like Justin Bieber’s "Peaches",[16] which was nominated for “Song of the Year” at the 2022 Grammy Awards[17] and won “Song of the Year” at the 2022 BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards and “Most Performed” at the 2022 BMI Pop Awards,[18] and Tate McRae's "Greedy",[19] which reached number one on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart,[20] the Billboard Global 200[21] and on the Spotify Global chart,[22] and number three on the Billboard Hot 100.[23] Additional hit songs published by Silverstein and the company that contributed to over 40 billion streams include Doja Cat's "Agora Hills",[9] which landed at number one on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart for one week,[24] Jack Harlow's "First Class",[25] Post Malone's "I Like You" (featuring Doja Cat),[25] Tommy Richman’s "Million Dollar Baby",[26] which landed at number one on Billboard’s Global 200[27] and Hip Hop/R&B charts,[28] and Drake and 21 Savage's "Calling for You".[29] In 2022, Silverstein’s S10 Films division partnered with Simon Fuller to develop new projects across film, television, documentary and audio mediums.[30] S10 Publishing’s catalog also includes music from Bad Bunny and Rihanna.[31]

In 2024, Katsumi Kuroiwa, the global CEO of Japanese entertainment conglomerate, Avex Inc., announced at an investor’s conference in Tokyo that the company made a strategic investment into Silverstein’s S10 Entertainment, seeking to give its Japanese artists access to top management teams in exchange for increased entry into the Asian market for S10’s artists.[31] [32]

Recognition

The executive has earned a number of industry awards throughout his career, including the Forbes "30 Under 30"[33] in 2019, Variety’s “New Leaders”[34] in 2021, and Music Business Worldwide’s “Worlds Greatest Managers”[35] in 2022. Billboard has honored the executive on multiple occasions, including “40 Under 40"[36] and "Executive of the Week"[37] in 2021, “Latin Power”[38] in 2022, and in 2023, he was awarded the magazine’s first-ever “Power Players’ Choice Award,”[39] part of their annual Power 100 ranking of the music industry's most powerful executives.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Music Manager Brandon Silverstein Acquires Angela Lansbury's Iconic Los Angeles Residence . 22 May 2023 .
  2. Web site: Sternlicht . Alexandra. Meet Normani And Anitta's Under 30 Manager Brandon Silverstein . 2022-03-23 . . en.
  3. Web site: Havens . Lyndsey . 2022-04-21 . Shenseea Signs Global Deal With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Publishing and Avex USA . 2022-05-03 . . en-US.
  4. Web site: BARRIONUEVO . ALEXEI . Japanese Label Avex Looks to Conquer U.S. Market From New LA Hub . www.billboard.com/.
  5. Web site: 2022-02-02 . I deal with things head on; that's my job.. 2022-02-28 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: Kent . Chloe . 6 MORE inspirational stories of college entrepreneurs . 2022-03-01 . . en-US.
  7. JAY-Z's Roc Nation Partners With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment . .
  8. Cobo . Leila . 2019-08-01 . Anitta Signs Worldwide Management Deal With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment . 2022-03-07 . Billboard . en-US.
  9. Web site: Havens . Lindsay . Doja Cat Producer GENT! Signs Co-Publishing Deal With Brandon Silverstein & AVEX USA . billboard.com . September 22, 2023.
  10. Web site: Garcia . Thania . Myke Towers Signs With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment for Management: 'His First Global No. 1 Is Just the Beginning' . variety.com . July 13, 2023.
  11. Havens . Lyndsey . Big Sean Signs Management Deal With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment . . July 29, 2024.
  12. Spanos . Brittany . 2020-02-28 . Normani: A Pop Perfectionist Makes Her Move . 2022-03-03 . Rolling Stone. en-US.
  13. Millman . Ethan. 2021-08-31 . Ryan Tedder is Music's Most Under-the-Radar Mogul . 2022-03-03 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2022-01-19 . S10 Publishing and Japanese music company Avex extend joint publishing partnership . 2022-03-03 . Music Business Worldwide. en-US.
  15. Japanese Music Giant Avex's U.S. Division Backs Brandon Silverstein's S10 . .
  16. Web site: Amter . Charlie . Hitmaker of the Month: Justin Bieber Collaborator Harv Has Enough Juice to Go Around After 'Peaches' Powers 2021 . variety.com . October 20, 2021.
  17. Web site: Grammy Awards 2022 . .
  18. Web site: Grein . Paul . Megan Thee Stallion & Christopher 'YC' Pearson Tie for Songwriter of the Year at 2022 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards . billboard.com . September 8, 2022.
  19. Web site: BRANDON SILVERSTEIN PUB SECURES A GENT! AGREEMENT . September 27, 2023.
  20. Trust . Gary . Tate McRae Notches First No. 1 on Pop Airplay Chart With 'Greedy' . . December 8, 2023.
  21. Trust . Gary . Tate McRae's 'Greedy' No. 1 on Both Billboard Global Charts . . November 27, 2023.
  22. Aramesh . Waiss . 'Greedy' Hitmaker Tate McRae Has Another One . . November 17, 2023.
  23. Billboard Hot 100 . . January 13, 2024.
  24. Doja Cat Extends Record for Most Pop Airplay Chart No. 1s This Decade With 'Agora Hills' . .
  25. Web site: Shafer . Ellise . 'First Class' Producer Jasper Harris Signs With Avex USA and Brandon Silverstein Publishing . variety.com . January 26, 2023.
  26. Web site: Stassen . Murray . Brandon Silverstein's S10 Publishing and Avex USA strike worldwide co-publishing deal with Kavi, producer on breakout Tommy Richman hit 'Million Dollar Baby' . May 22, 2024.
  27. Trust . Gary . Tommy Richman's 'Million Dollar Baby' & Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' Hold Atop Billboard Global Charts . . June 3, 2024.
  28. Web site: Fekadu . Mesfin . Tommy Richman's "Million Dollar Baby" Will Compete for Rap Grammys . . October 16, 2024.
  29. Web site: Aswad . Jem . Breaking Down Drake's 'For All the Dogs' Features and Producers, From SZA to Bad Bunny (but No Nicki Minaj) . variety.com . October 6, 2023.
  30. Web site: Angermiller . Shirley Halperin, Michele Amabile . Halperin . Shirley . Angermiller . Michele Amabile . 2022-05-11 . Brandon Silverstein's S10 Films Partners With Simon Fuller . 2023-04-18 . Variety . en-US.
  31. Dilts Marshall . Elizabeth . Japanese Music Giant Avex's U.S. Division Backs Brandon Silverstein's S10 . . May 9, 2024.
  32. Web site: Stassen . Murray . Avex USA makes strategic investment in Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment . May 10, 2024.
  33. Web site: Brandon Silverstein . 2022-03-23 . Forbes . en.
  34. Web site: Willman . Chris . 2021-11-10 . Hollywood's New Leaders of 2021 . 2022-03-23 . Variety . en-US.
  35. Web site: 2022-02-02 . 'I deal with things head on; that's my job.' . 2023-04-18 . Music Business Worldwide . en-US.
  36. Billboard Staff . 2021-08-26 . 40 Under 40: Billboard Reveals 2021 List of Trailblazing Young Music Executives . 2022-03-23 . Billboard . en-US.
  37. Rys . Dan. 2021-07-30 . Executive of the Week: S10 Entertainment Founder/CEO Brandon Silverstein . 2022-03-03 . Billboard . en-US.
  38. Billboard Staff . 2022-09-14 . Billboard's 2022 Latin Power Players Revealed . 2023-04-18 . Billboard . en-US.
  39. Stutz . Colin . 2023-02-02 . Billboard's First Power Players' Choice Award Goes To Brandon Silverstein . 2023-04-18 . Billboard . en-US.