Based in: Los Angeles, CA
Industry Segment: News & Information - Digital Music
Occupation: Founder & Publisher, Digital Music News
Contact: paulr@digitalmusicnews.com

Biography

Paul Resnikoff is the founder and publisher of Digital Music News (digitalmusicnews.com), a premier industry source for news, information, and analysis. Digital Music News has quickly grown from its humble roots as a small, executive news service to the most widely read information source in the field.  

Prior to starting Digital Music News, Paul Resnikoff headed the digital music initiative at internet portal Lycos. In that role, Resnikoff crafted long-term content relationships with several major labels, including the former BMG and Sony Music Entertainment.  Prior to Lycos, Resnikoff managed international and domestic marketing campaigns for Epic Records (Sony Music Entertainment) in New York.

Resnikoff's interest in digital music comes from his passion for playing and writing music. He grew up playing French horn and bass guitar and dabbles in music composition. 

In terms of listening, Resnikoff prefers Classical (Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Barber, Vivaldi, Mussorgsky), Rap (Styles P., Black Moon, Lost Boyz), Dancehall Reggae (Elephant Man, Buju Banton, Sean Paul), and Metal (Sepultura, Hatebreed). Other favorites include The Doors.

Aside from music, Paul also enjoys traveling (most recently Iceland, Austin, TX, Germany, Sweden, Belize, Costa Rica, and Mexico) and is an avid tennis player.  He is also known to eat lots of chocolate cake and root for the Washington Redskins.

Paul Resnikoff earned his degree in Economics and Music from Stanford University.