WHO IS SILVIA?

Want to know more? Then you have come to the right place....

If you want to know how I could help you and your business, drop me a line.

THIS IS ME

I am a senior music industry expert with 35 years’ experience, 20 of these in global leadership positions, including 

CEO Association For Electronic Music  (AFEM)

CEO Association of Independent Music (AIM)

UMC Division Marketing Director Universal Music Group

Global SVP Recordings BMG 

Global Head of Operations AWAL

Global Head of Operations Audio Network. 

I currently serve on the Executive Board of AFEM, Global Advisory Board for In Place Of War and I am Chair of Trustees for Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation.

Previously I have been Chair of mental health charity Music Minds Matter, Trustee for Help Musicians and Board member of trade organisations UK Music and Impala

Music has been my life and passion since I was a little - learning instruments, singing, performing, DJing and writing music. My love of music is what drives my work in the music business - not the 'glamour' or the 'money'. For me its a vocation: I can't imagine doing anything else 

Understanding how important music is to so many people's lives, and in so many ways, has driven my curiosity to explore and work with as many artists from as many genres and countries as I can. Classically trained, raised on jazz, soul and pop, I really found my tribe through club culture and dance music, especially my beloved jungle and drum'n'bass - via hip hop, metal, indie rock, ambient, electronica, house, garage, techno and what used to be called 'world music' .....which we all now know of as, just, *music*

I've sung at the Royal Albert Hall and St Mark's Basilica in Venice, DJed at Glastonbury, Homelands and Miami, and you'll still find me bouncing at festivals, gigs, clubs and raves throughout the year

My mission is to work with great people on amazing projects, helping build a better brighter fairer music industry

My varied  career has covered all areas of the global music business ecosystem including....

recorded music ☺︎ publishing ☺︎ performance and broadcast income ☺︎ music technology systems  & development ☺︎ sync and licensing ☺︎ royalties and rights management ☺︎ physical and digital sales ☺︎ direct to fan strategy ☺︎ marketing & promotion ☺︎ operations and commercial strategy ☺︎  live & events ☺︎  contract negotiation ☺︎ coaching & mentoring ☺︎ conference participation & curation ☺︎ and more.... 

Through that journey I've built a unique 360 knowledge of this music business ecosystem, with strong commercial and strategic knowledge, and a vast and varied global industry network

What you can expect from working with me -  energy, enthusiasm, humour, creative-thinking, problem-solving,  industry connections, human-centricity, transparency and authenticity

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

TRAINING

2021 + 2024

Mental Health First Aid qualification

2016

Coaching for Business | The City University, London

2016

Leadership Diploma | Bertelsmann University

1992

WINS Negotiation | Hemsley Fraser

1987-1990
B.Sc. Hons Music | The City University, London

EXPERIENCE

I have endless curiosity and a huge thirst for knowledge, so I have turned my hand to many varied roles across a number of music companies over the last 4 decades  - you can check my full music business history here

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GET IN TOUCH

email: silvia@vbxmusic.com

Instagram: @silvias.voicebox

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-montello-174dnb

Opening hours for contact: 

weekdays 09:00  to 19:00

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