Per Sundin

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Per Urban Sundin (born 1963) is a Swedish music executive who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of Pophouse Entertainment since 2019. [1] [2] Previously, he served as the managing director of Universal Music Sweden and president of Universal Music Nordics from 2008 to 2019. [3]

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Sundin is known for his work with musicians such as Avicii, Tove Lo, Swedish House Mafia, and ABBA. [4] [5] He is also the co-founder of Avicii Experience, a museum dedicated to Avicii with whom he worked closely after signing him in 2010. [6] [7] [8]

He has been credited for his role in the rise of Spotify and music streaming, which is depicted in the Netflix TV series The Playlist . [9] [10]

Early life and education

Sundin was born in 1963 in Sweden. [11] He attended Mid Sweden University, where he graduated with a degree in systems science. [11] [12]

Career

Sundin started his career as a marketing manager at CBS Associated Records, now part of Sony Music, in 1989. [13] He was promoted to the marketing director position in 1991. [13] Soon, he left CBS Records and worked with the national radio channel, Radio City, and Swedish commercial TV channel, TV4, as an artist manager. [13] [12]

In 1998, he rejoined Sony Music Sweden as managing director. [13] [14] Three years later, in 2001, he became the managing director of Sony Music in the Nordic region. [13]

Between 2004 and 2008, Sundin served as the CEO of Sony BMG after the merger between Sony and BMG. [13]

In 2008, Sundin joined Universal Music Sweden as the chairman and CEO. [13] At Universal Music, he was a witness in the trial against The Pirate Bay co-founder, Peter Sunde, in Malmö. [15] [16] In the same year, he became the first music label executive to partner with Spotify and thereby opened the door for the streaming platform. [15] His instrumental role in the rise of Spotify is portrayed in the Netflix drama, The Playlist. [17] [18]

In 2010, Sundin signed Avicii to Universal Music, where Avicii in 2011 released his track, "Levels". [19] [20]

In August 2019, Sundin joined Pophouse Entertainment, an entertainment company co-founded by Conni Jonsson and ABBA-member Björn Ulvaeus, as the CEO. [21] [22] Under his tenure, Pophouse Entertainment has among other things acquired the publishing and recording rights of Swedish House Mafia in March 2022, and bought Swedish podcast producer Perfect Day Media. [23] [24] [25]

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