This week in Ibiza, Spain, the International Music Summit (IMS) dance music conference hosted a rare keynote interview with Max Lousada, the CEO of Recorded Music at Warner Music Group.
During his appearance at the event, where he was interviewed by legendary DJ Pete Tong, Lousada reflected on his career in the music industry, and his own history with dance music.
Speaking broadly about working in music, Lousada told the audience that the “excitement of watching an artist grow, and a [fan]base grow and music grow, I never get tired of that.”
He added: “That journey of seeing artists experiencing everything for the first time: If you’re in it, it is really, really good.”
Lousada also offered insight into WMG’s dance music strategy. In recent years, part of that strategy has included the acquisition of prominent Netherlands-born dance music company Spinnin Records in a nine-figure deal in 2017.