HARI ASHURST-VENN

Hari is Head of Music at Lickd, a London-based tech company building micro-licensing solutions to help unlock music licensing for YouTubers, influencers and Podcasters. He is responsible for the content curation strategy, and managing and developing key relationships within the music industry. Prior to joining Lickd he was Partnerships Lead at Blockchain start-up JAAK and Head of Creative Services for start-up DSP Lucid Tunes, helping to secure the company’s first catalogue licenses and commercial partnerships.

Hari brings nearly a decade’s worth of music industry experience, beginning with the foundation of influential indie label Double Denim Records in 2010. In 2014, and following time as a contributor to both the BBC and Pitchfork, Hari took his management company to Red Light Management working with artists such as Ash Koosha, Kero Kero Bonito, Outfit and Sarathy Korwar.