Brian Richards
Artisan
Founder
Artisan is a leader in investment banking for the global music industry, with over 100 music transactions completed to date.
As a trusted advisor to some of the most influential participants in music investment, we typically work with larger-scale record labels, music publishers, artists, writers, and music aggregators across their transaction mandates.
We provide highly specialized transaction services to the industry and its growing network of investors, with a robust sell-side practice as well as one of the only dedicated practices for established and emerging music companies seeking to raise capital, both debt and equity, with 35 financing completed to date.
With over 20 years of experience in the sector, we are deeply connected, and maintain relationships with dozens of buyers, as well as hundreds of asset managers, senior lenders, family offices, and private equity firms actively investing in the industry.
Artisan is led by Brian Richards, who was previously a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of MESA, a premier investment bank in the media and entertainment industries which was acquired by Houlihan Lokey.