Jake Beaumont Nesbitt (UK)

Jake Beaumont Nesbitt (UK)

Manager, International Music Managers Forum

Jake is an artist manager from London, UK, he also advises artists and technology companies on business strategies.

Jake has worked with self-releasing, and signed artists in South Asia, Europe, and the USA. He has taken self-funded, self-releasing artists to #2 album chart success (NL), major label deals (UK), and large indie label deals (USA). Focusing on rights optimization he has set up registrations and memberships for major copyrights, and rights creators (clients have included Unchained Melody; Rihanna, Beyonce and The Clash), and developed rights tech.

Jake has worked on Data, Tokenization, Web3 and Metaverse innovation around fan/consumer engagement and organisation, including the first launch of a social token by a registered charity (Project Zero), ticketing (DE) IP usage monitoring and consumer creativity (NO); speaking on these topics globally including Digital Entertainment Worldwide, Music Biz, Music Ally Sandbox, and HoZo Vietnam.

With a background in financial markets, he consults for rights tech, and rights holders: Jake has been part of music industry stakeholder dialogues with WIPO, EU, UK, and US policy makers; and regularly speaks on artist management, and creative industries topics around the world. Jake is Director of Innovation & Education at the International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) connecting artists and managers from 60+ countries to discuss technologies and share business insights.

As part of Project Zero Jake supports Ocean conservation projects, he is trying to relax more when free diving, and exert more when cycling