BeatBread Forms Advisory Board for Growth Leadership
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- BeatBread, the leading music funding platform for independent artists, labels, and songwriters, has announced the formation of an advisory board to guide the company through its next phase of growth. The board comprises industry leaders including Scott Sellwood, Johan Ahlström, Oana Ruxandra, Jeremy Sirota, and Adam Parness.
The advisory board is composed of senior figures from across the music, technology, and finance industries. The board will provide strategic guidance to CEO Andreea Gleeson and the executive leadership team on beatBread's long-term strategy, product development, market positioning, and go-to-market priorities as the company advances its vision to build the next generation of financial infrastructure for the independent music economy.
The formation of the advisory board comes as beatBread continues to expand its reach and offerings. Since launching in 2020, the platform has funded more than 2,000 clients across six continents, providing funding ranging from $1,000 to more than $10 million for existing catalogs as well as new and unreleased music. Powered by proprietary underwriting technology, chordCashAI, beatBread offers flexible funding solutions designed to give clients greater control over ownership, deal terms, distribution, and marketing.
The advisory board's members bring deep expertise spanning independent music, publishing, streaming, technology, AI, music rights investment, and institutional finance. The board includes Scott Sellwood, Director of Music Business Development at Meta and former General Counsel and SVP of Business Affairs at RightsFlow; Johan Ahlström, co-founder of Kobalt Capital and a strategic advisor to growth companies; Oana Ruxandra, Founder and CEO of PopHatch and former Chief Digital Officer and EVP of Business Development at Warner Music Group; Jeremy Sirota, Chief Commercial Officer at Suno and former CEO of Merlin; and Adam Parness, former Global Head of Music Publishing at Spotify and an advisor to a range of music rightsholders, investors, and technology companies.
BeatBread's advisory board will meet regularly with Gleeson and the executive leadership team, including an annual strategy summit focused on the longer-term industry trends, growth opportunities, product investment, and go-to-market strategy. The advisory board's members include Scott Sellwood, Director of Music Business Development at Meta and former General Counsel and SVP of Business Affairs at RightsFlow; Johan Ahlström, co-founder of Kobalt Capital and a strategic advisor to growth companies; Oana Ruxandra, Founder and CEO of PopHatch and former Chief Digital Officer and EVP of Business Development at Warner Music Group; Jeremy Sirota, Chief Commercial Officer at Suno and former CEO of Merlin; and Adam Parness, former Global Head of Music Publishing at Spotify and an advisor to a range of music rightsholders, investors, and technology companies.
Collectively, the five advisory board members bring deep expertise spanning independent music, publishing, streaming, technology, AI, music rights investment, and institutional finance. Their collective experience and perspectives will be invaluable as beatBread continues to shape the future of the independent music economy.