Audible Magic’s Leadership

Kuni has over 20 years experience in music, digital media, telecommunications and technology. Previously, Kuni worked at Rumblefish/HFA, a subsidiary of SESAC, a global music rights organization. He focused on business and corporate development in the areas of digital rights management, music licens ing, content identification and monetization. He was also an investment banker focused on technology, media, and telecommunications. Kuni has completed strategic M&A transactions with YouTube / Google, AT&T, Intuit, Target Corp., GE, FICO, and others. Prior to his banking career, Kuni worked in Operations at Intelsat, the largest satellite services firm in the world, and as a design engineer for Loral Space & Communications designing and building satellites for DIRECTV, EchoStar, SiriusXM and more. Kuni holds an MBA from Georgetown University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University. During college, Kuni’s and other team members’ signatures were launched into space when he worked on the 1st NASA Mars Pathfinder mission.

Janis Wilson has over 20 years in finance experience. Her experiences include M&A due diligence, IPO, treasury, software revenue recognition, and SEC reporting. Prior to coming to Audible Magic she has worked for such companies as SanDisk, Xilinx, Oncore Manufacturing, Dialogic (formerly Veraz Netwo rks) and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Most recently she was the VP Corporate Controller for Oncore Manufacturing and part of the due diligence team during Oncore’s acquisition by Natel Engineering prior to its change to NeoTech. She was also a member of the IPO team for Veraz Networks. She has a BS degree in Business with a concentration in Accounting from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo as well as an active CPA license from the state of California.

Erling has over 25 years experience in audio and video identification, audio signal processing, and network appliances. He is the principal inventor of Audible Magic’s digital fingerprinting and its search and retrieval technology. Prior to Audible Magic, Erling was Chief Engineer with Yamaha Music Technologies where he did research on the analysis and synthesis of audio, musical instruments, nanotechnology, distributed objects, and graphical user interfaces. He has been awarded many patents covering his work at the boundaries of computers and media. Erling holds a BS degree from the California Institute of Technology in EECS, as well as a Masters and PhD in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley, working on algorithms and computer architectures for sound separation, FFTs, and stochastic sampling. He has published a wide range of papers in signal processing, computer architecture and computer graphics. Erling is also a respected composer of operas and orchestral and electronic works that have been performed across the US and Europe, giving him a real world connection to the rapidly changing world of music publishing, recording and marketing.

With more than 20 years experience managing high-performing teams in the technology and operations space, Gary has built and managed organizations across a wide range of industries, including internet service provider, healthcare information technology, massively multi-player online gaming, and elec tronic publishing. He has managed large teams across multiple geographies, including a managed service organization which provided follow-the-sun support to Fortune 500 companies. Previously, he was the Senior Director of Information Technology Operations for HighWire Press, a leading provider of electronic publishing technology for scholarly and academic publishers. He holds a BA degree in Business, Information Systems Management from Western Governor’s University.

Andrew has over 17 years of experience working in business, technology, and creative roles within the music and media industries. He currently leads Audible Magic’s teams responsible for Product Management, Customer Solutions and Content Operations, helping provide music rights management solutions to digital platforms through industry-leading automatic content recognition, music delivery, rights clearance and reporting services. Prior to Audible Magic, Andrew worked on the groundbreaking mobile music services at the Earthlink and SK Telecom joint venture Helio, and managed those services through acquisitions by Virgin Mobile and Sprint. He was a founding member and General Manager of several music production and licensing businesses servicing the film and television markets, working exclusively with companies like Universal Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing, and APM Music for global distribution. He also worked as a custom music score producer for film and television, collaborating with Oscar and Emmy-winning directors on projects for Netflix, HBO, PBS, Fox and more, earning two Emmy nominations of his own. Andrew holds a BS in Music Industry from the University of Southern California.

David Nicomini is an accomplished entrepreneur, innovative thinker, and technology enthusiast. With a career spanning over a decade, David has demonstrated a unique ability to blend technical expertise with strategic vision, driving significant advancements and growth within the companies he has bee n part of.Davids early career was marked by a series of successful roles in startups, where he quickly established a reputation for his problem-solving skills and leadership capabilities. David co-founded a startup, Dubset, which focused on developing cutting-edge software solutions aimed at tackling the issues surrounding long form music content and the licensing of that media format.David’s expertise is not limited to entrepreneurship; he is also a sought-after speaker and mentor in the tech community. He regularly shares his insights on topics such as startup growth, technology trends, and digital transformation at industry conferences. His ability to anticipate market needs and trends has made him a valuable advisor to many emerging tech companies.Currently, David Nicomini is the VP of Sales and Business Development at Audible Magic. David’s vision continues to drive the company’s mission to harness the power of technology to solve complex problems and improve the workflow of artists, rights holders, creators and platforms a like.