Jeremy is a true music industry veteran, and attributes his 40-year career to his problem-solving nature.

Jeremy has held Board level Music Industry positions at Managing Director/President level for companies including Virgin, Warner Bros, RCA, BMG and currently Warner Music Group.

His company, JEMARCO LLP, provides Global Management services, plus Non-Executive and Chairman roles to the Entertainment Industry.

Jeremy’s career has been marked by resilience and adaptability, allowing him to navigate the industry’s highs and lows. He has worked with some of the biggest artists and labels over the last four decades. Despite the industry’s cut-throat nature, he remains passionate about music and is still active in the business, serving as Special Advisor to Warner Music’s Global Catalogue business, Rhino, and EastWest.

One of his first jobs in the business was as a junior product manager at Polydor. He worked with various artists, including Bryan Ferry and Whitney Houston, and experienced the advent of CDs and MTV, which significantly boosted the industry.

In the 1990s, he became the youngest-ever Managing Director at WEA at age 29. He later moved to BMG, where he assembled a team of executives and revitalized RCA’s roster, leading to significant success with artists like Take That, M People, and Kylie Minogue. However, the decade was challenging for the music industry, which saw its size halve due to piracy and consolidation.

Despite the challenges, Jeremy’s love for music remains unchanged. He continues to find excitement in every new song and change in the industry, keeping him engaged and active in his career. His story is a testament to resilience, adaptability, and a deep-seated passion for music.

Jeremy has often commented on the changes in the music industry, describing the last decade as a challenging period that saw the industry’s size halve, as companies consolidated and sold up, and the diversity in the industry decreased. He contrasts the current state with the 1980s, when there were around 20 record companies, managing directors, promotion heads, and A&R teams.

Now, technology allows for quicker communication with every digital service provider, radio station, media outlet, band, and manager. However, Jeremy questions whether this speed has led to better outcomes.

“You can do things much more quickly, but can you do them better?”

Jeremy identifies one of his proudest moments as the success of Ed Sheeran, who he credits with driving a decade of success for Warner. He modestly downplays his role in Sheeran’s global success, instead attributing it to the efforts of Max Lousada, Ben Cook, Ed Howard, Victor Aroldoss, Stuart Camp, and Gaby Cawthorne. He highlights Sheeran’s extraordinary promotional efforts and stamina, likening him to Prince in his ability to perform tirelessly.

Jeremy’s personal sense of achievement stems from his work with Lousada on Warner’s global priorities system and his role in building and mentoring the international and global marketing teams.

He now enjoys working on catalogue projects with legendary artists and executives from earlier stages of his career, considering time as the most precious commodity one can give an artist.

Reflecting on his journey, emphasizes that the positives have significantly outweighed the negatives. He believes that experiencing failures is essential to truly appreciate success.