Seb Webber co-founded CrowdSurge, a ticket management company, served as Creative Director for Jay Z's streaming platform TIDAL, and founded the electronic music label FMLY with Universal Music Group.
13 Facts About Seb Webber
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In 2010, Webber was named as one of Billboard's "30 Under 30" and is a member of the American Association of Independent Music.
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At 17, Seb Webber completed school early and moved to London to pursue a university degree and work in the music industry.
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Seb Webber decided to continue with his degree while working at XL Recordings graduating in 2007 with a BA.
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In 2005, Seb Webber was promoted to Product Manager at XL Recordings by owner Richard Russell.
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In Los Angeles, Seb Webber signed new acts, for which in 2010 Billboard magazine named him one of their "30 Under 30" music business stars.
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In 2011, after CrowdSurge was expanded through funding from investors including Benjamin Bronfman, Seb Webber sold his shares in the company to Leonard Blavatnik, the owner of Warner Music Group, at a valuation of $30 million.
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In 2009, Seb Webber started to independently manage dubstep producer and DJ Rusko, NASA and Sam Spiegel.
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Seb Webber resultantly invested in and joined British Columbia based artist management company SQE Music, founded in 2010 by Nathan Beswick and Duncan MacRae.
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In September 2012, Seb Webber left SQE to join Red Light Management.
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In February 2014, Seb Webber joined SponsorsOne's Advisory Team to help guide the company's tech acquisitions and talent partnerships.
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In 2015, Seb Webber became the Creative Director for Jay Z's streaming platform TIDAL, helping the company forge a path in the early days of the streaming era.
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Seb Webber completed his first project as executive producer for Italian DJ Giorgio Morodor's 2015 studio album Deja Vu which features collaborations with Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Kelis, Sia, Charli XCX, Mikky Ekko, Foxes and Matthew Koma, among others.