Welcome to Rio Caraeff, our new Chief Business Officer

Big news at Musixmatch!
We’re thrilled to welcome Rio Caraeff to the Musixmatch family as our new Chief Business Officer.

In this role, Caraeff will oversee all commercial activity across Musixmatch’s businesses globally, helping to define and execute the company’s strategic growth plans.

He will also be responsible for managing and strengthening relationships with Musixmatch’s clients, partners, IP owners, and other stakeholders.

“With nearly three decades of experience working at the intersection of music, media, and technology, Rio brings to Musixmatch the knowledge and relationships to help accelerate our growth.
He is deeply passionate about the entire music ecosystem and his energy and excitement about his work has enabled his success at some of the most innovative and influential companies in our industry.
I’m thrilled to welcome Rio to the Musixmatch team and look forward to partnering closely as we continue to empower songwriters and artists, while creating a more engaging and personalized listening experience for fans.”

Max Ciociola, CEO Musixmatch

As the CEO of Vevo, Caraeff helped to grow the company into one of the world’s largest all-premium music video and entertainment platforms.
He has also served as Chief Commercial Officer at Syng, an early-stage spatial audio company that creates hardware and software products, and Chief Content Officer for Magic Leap.

Prior to Co-Founding Vevo in 2009, Caraeff spent more than 20 years in
technology, strategy, and new business development across all areas of entertainment for companies including Universal Music Group, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Digital
Media Ventures, and Capitol Records Group.

“Throughout my life, my focus has always been on supporting artists & creators and that ethos entirely aligns with Musixmatch’s mission.
Through the power of its global community, talented team, and state-of-the-art technology, Musixmatch has created one of the largest music datasets in the world.
I couldn’t be more excited to join and build as there has never been a more vital time than now to create opportunities for artists and further our commitment in support of creators.”

Rio Caraeff

Caraeff joins the Musixmatch team at a time of considerable momentum. With support from TPG and following a significant investment from TPG Growth, the firm’s middle market and growth equity platform, Musixmatch has grown in new geographies, launched Musixmatch Pro, a direct-to-artist SaaS product, and onboarded more than one million artists.

“Rio’s strong leadership track record and deep business-building expertise at both start-ups and some of the largest players in the music space will position him for success as he takes on the CBO role.
We are pleased to continue our partnership with Max, Rio, and the impressive team at Musixmatch as we advance our shared goals for the company.”

Jacqui Hawwa, Business Unit Partner at TPG Growth

🎸 Welcome to Band Rio Caraeff!