Julie Greifer Swidler is an American attorney and music industry executive.[4]
Julie Swidler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julie Greifer [1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Union College Cardozo School of Law |
| Occupation(s) | Executive vice president and general counsel (global) Sony Music |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Employer | Sony Music |
| Board member of | RIAA, Union College, T.J. Martell Foundation |
| Spouse | Michael Swidler (1988 - Present) |
| Awards | Lifetime Music Industry Award, TJ Martell Foundation Billboard Power 100 (2020,2021,2022,2023).[2][3] |
Career
editSwidler is the executive vice president and general counsel of Sony Music Entertainment, a position she has held since 2008.[5] [6]
Swidler is on the Recording Academy task force on diversity and inclusion, which examines barriers and biases affecting women and other underrepresented voices in the music industry.[7] She is a member of the board of directors of the RIAA,[8] the UJA-Federation of New York's Music for Youth initiative, and the TJ Martell Foundation.[9] She was the first woman to receive the Grammy Foundation Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award.[10][11]
Honors
editSwidler is a 2016 recipient of the Grammy Foundation's ELI Service Award.[12] Swidler received the Lifetime Music Industry Award from the T.J. Martell Foundation in 2017.[13]
In 2020, Swidler received The Presidential Award by the Music Business Association.[14][15] She appeared on the Billboard Power List in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Michael Swidler Wed To Julie Greifer on L.I." The New York Times. 1988-09-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "The 2020 Billboard Power List Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ DiGiacomo, Frank (2023-02-02). "Billboard's 2023 Power 100: Executives List Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Sony BMG Promotes Swidler". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ "Julie Swidler: Women In Music 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "ELLE's Women In Music Power List". ELLE. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Recording Academy names 16 people who will make up its diversity 'task force' - Music Business Worldwide". Music Business Worldwide. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ "Board & Executives - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ "Rumor Mill - T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION TO HONOR SWIDLER, STENNETT, BOOM". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ Variety Staff (2018-06-28). "Grammys' Next In Line? Five Candidates Who Could Replace Neil Portnow". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ Sisario, Ben (2018-02-05). "Top Female Music Executives Send Rebuke to Grammys Leadership". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Julie Greifer Swidler – Digital Music Forum". www.digitalmusicforum.com.
- ^ "We are proud to honor Julie Swidler,... - The T.J. Martell Foundation". Facebook. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "Sony Music's Julie Swidler to receive 'Music Biz' Presidential Award". Music Biz Nation.
- ^ "Sony Music's Julie Swidler to Receive Music Biz Presidential Award (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Billboard Staff (2022-01-26). "The 2022 Billboard Power List Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-26.