Rob Weitzner holds a rich strategic perspective gained during nearly 20 years of diverse music industry experience, beginning with managing his best friends' rock group at age 13. Since then, his career has successfully traversed the traditional and digital dimensions of the business, affording him an expansive 360 degree view of the industry's rapidly shifting dynamics.
Immediately prior to joining IODA in November 2006, Rob was the Head of Membership & Development for the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). Rob was instrumental in the successful launching of the first-ever Independent Label trade body in the US where he was primarily responsible for building a membership community of nearly 200 Independent Record Labels and associated stakeholders.
In previous years, Rob played a key role in the growth of leading industry firms. As the VP, Business Development & Digital Strategy at TVT Records his charter was to leverage the music assets of TVT across all developing channels of digital delivery and broadband distribution, securing and implementing significant deals with, among others, Napster, Rhapsody, Zingy, and MusicMatch. As VP, Business Development and GM, New York for eMusic.com, Rob successfully guided the integration of the company's $38 Million acquisition of Cductive.com, managing all operational aspects of the NY Content Acquisition & Business Development Teams. His career also includes a stint in strategic development at early digital music pioneer N2K Entertainment.
Rob's first professional foray into the industry began in 1987 as the Founding Partner of boutique artist management firm, Monster Management, where he identified and developed such burgeoning talent as Shootyz Groove (Mercury, Roadrunner, Reprise) and Redbelly (Elektra).
