• Mission Statement
• Board Members
  • Martin N. Bandier
  • Caroline Bienstock
  • Helene Blue
  • Lionel Conway
  • Bob Doyle
  • John Eastman
  • Roger Faxon
  • Neil Gillis
  • Dave Johnson
  • Dean Kay
  • Leeds Levy
  • Evan Medow
  • Ralph Peer II
  • Matt Pincus
  • Peter Primont
  • David Renzer
  • Irwin Z. Robinson
  • John Rudolph
• President's Corner
• Gold & Platinum Awards
• HFA

Martin Bandier

Martin N. Bandier is Chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a position he assumed on April 1, 2007. Bandier oversees Sony/ATV’s global music publishing activities, including talent and copyright acquisitions, day-to-day operations, and the development and implementation of the company’s long-term strategic initiatives.

Mr. Bandier’s move to Sony/ATV matches one of the most renowned music-publishing executives in the industry with the company that controls some of its most valuable catalogue assets and boasts a stellar roster of the most active and popular current artists and writers. The Sony/ATV catalogues include some of the biggest names in music, from the Beatles, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Willie Nelson, Steven Stills and Hank Williams to Babyface and John Mellencamp. Its growing current roster of chart-toppers includes Beck, Destiny’s Child, Fall Out Boy, John Mayer, Sarah McLachlan, Rascal Flatts, KT Tunstall and Gretchen Wilson. Most recently, Mr. Bandier oversaw the Sony/ATV Music Publishing acquisition of the Lieber Stoller catalogue with more than 40 Top 40 hits and some of the greatest songs recorded by Elvis Presley.

Prior to joining Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Mr. Bandier ran EMI Music Publishing for over 16 years. Under his leadership, it became the world’s largest and most successful music publishing company, as he acquired the rights to some of the most famous songs ever written and signed many top songwriters and artists.

Mr. Bandier’s involvement in the music industry dates to 1975, when he, Sam LeFrak and Charles Koppelman formed the Entertainment Company, where he achieved hits with a number of best-selling songs. He went on to co-found the Entertainment Music Company and SBK Entertainment World, where he modernized music publishing by expanding the use of the catalogue in commercials, films, sound recordings and stage productions. He also set up an advanced collection system for SBK’s vast copyright holdings. SBK sold its music publishing interests to Thorn EMI in 1989, and Mr. Bandier was appointed head of the combined music publishing division, EMI Music Publishing. He catapulted the company to new heights with the purchase of a number of major catalogue acquisitions, taking it from the fourth largest music publishing business to the number one ranking.

Mr. Bandier’s civic commitments include membership on the boards of the United Jewish Appeal, City of Hope and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, and he serves as a trustee of the T.J. Martell Foundation. His many industry achievements include numerous and consecutive years as Publisher of the Year, by ASCAP, BMI and Billboard Magazine. In June of 2003, Bandier was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame as Patron of the Arts. Bandier is also a trustee of Syracuse University and a 1994 Arents Award winner. He recently founded a music and entertainment industry degree program at Syracuse University, which the university named The Bandier Program for Music and Entertainment Industries; the first incoming freshmen begin in fall 2007.

Martin Bandier has two daughters, Allison and Jennifer. He and his wife, Dorothy, live in New York with their son, Max.