StubHub has hired Rich Holtzman to join the Partnerships and Business Development team as the Head of Music Business Development. Holtzman is responsible for overseeing all of StubHub’s partnership opportunities in the music space, building solid relationships among the music industry, and ultimately delivering more value to artists and the ecosystem.
StubHub, which recently launched an official partnership with the Jennifer Lopez: All I Have Las Vegas residency, will have a three-day and evening showcase at South by Southwest and has now appointed Holtzman to this role, has a reinvigorated focus on developing meaningful partnerships within the music industry.
Holtzman brings over 20 years of experience within the music industry, most recently as an artist manager for Red Light Management, which boasts one of the largest and most successful artist rosters in music. His journey in the music industry began while still in college at IRS Records where he held several positions in promotion, marketing and A&R until later he moved on and became Label Manager/GM of a number of prominent music labels including 4AD, Atomic Pop and iMusic. In 2010, he joined The Artists Organization (TAO), a boutique artist management company where he managed several artists and helped develop partnerships for clients with Fortune 500 companies including Honda, Electronic Arts, J.Crew and more, quickly earning the position of Partner at TAO and eventually moving to Red Light Management. Holtzman will be based in Los Angeles.