As CEO of Audiam, John leads client acquisition, licensing and business development. Prior to Audiam, John spent twelve years with The Harry Fox Agency as the head of client services managing the team providing support to thousands of leading publishers and digital music providers. He directed the implementation of HFA’s Rumblefish licensing administration services for online music and music video services, lyrics, tablature and royalty settlements. He has been named one of Billboard’s Digital Power Players since 2019. Previously, John spent over fifteen years in record label marketing, publicity and product management roles at Atlantic Records, SST, MCA, Roadrunner and Live Nation Artists. He also hosts the This Music Hour radio show every Monday on Radio Free Brooklyn.

Stephen H. Block is the Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for HFA, Rumblefish, and Audiam. Previously Stephen was HFA’s Vice President of Business Affairs and Deputy General Counsel.

Since joining HFA in 2006, Stephen and his team have focused their efforts on developing and negotiating new media deals involving HFA and music publishers’ Internet businesses, including first-of-a-kind licensing and intellectual property administration arrangements for user-generated content, lyrics, tablature, background music, sheet music, synchronization and mechanical licensing. This work has led to the exponential growth of HFA’s rights administration services for publishers and digital music services providers alike. Stephen and his team also provide strategic advice and oversee HFA’s transactions and related matters.

Before joining HFA Stephen was the Executive Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel of several related companies, Digital Club Network, The Orchard and eMusic. Prior to that he was the Managing Partner of the intellectual property law firm Kahn & Block. Stephen started his career as a commercial litigation associate at Spector & Scher.

Stephen received his JD from the Cardozo School of Law where he was the Managing Editor of the Arts & Entertainment Law Journal and graduated magna cum laude from the Honors Program at Georgia State University.

Prior to Harry Fox, Michael was an associate in the litigation department of the international law firm Nixon Peabody. Before joining Nixon Peabody, Michael worked for the Honorable Richard J. Sullivan, formerly a District Court Judge in the Southern District of New York.

Michael received his JD from St. John’s University School of Law where he was an Articles Editor for the St. John’s Law Review. At St. John’s, Michael was a finalist for the Grammy Foundation’s Entertainment Law Initiative writing competition. His article argued for the existence of a New York state common-law performance right for pre-1972 sound recordings.

Prior to law school, Michael worked for independent music publishing companies as