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of modern music publishing

Popvik Entertainment is a Swedish boutique music consultancy with 40 years of experience in the international music publishing and entertainment industry.

Relations & Projects

Services


Music Industry Consulting

Popvik and Hans has been starting, building, and developing entertainment businesses on a national as well as international level.


Catalogue Investments

Hans has during his 45 years been active in catalogue acquisitions and dispositions on a national as well as international level for more than SEK 100 million.


Artists & Songwriter Management

Popvik has over the years been acting both as an Artist Management – but mostly as Business Management for Artists and Composers.

About

POPVIK AB is a consulting and management company owned and ran by music veteran Hans Desmond, helping clients with music business development, contacts, management, as well as buying and selling intellectual properties.

Hans Desmond

Hans, alongside his father Lennart, managed and developed Warner Chappell Music Scandinavia from 1978 to 2007. Together, they grew it into the largest music publishing company in the Nordics, leading the market in pop, classical, and print music publishing.

In 2007, Hans, along with partner Sanji Tandan, acquired the independent music publisher Scandinavian Songs. As CEO, Hans concentrated on developing writers for the Japanese market, achieving over 25 number-one hits, as well as sub-publishing. In 2015, they sold the company to Cosmos Music Group, where Hans continues to serve as Senior Advisor and board member.

Additional experiences

2007 – 2018: Director of the board at First State Media Group in Jersey, catalogue aquisitions.
2012 – 2017: Co-founder and board member of Swedish Frames, film production company.
2012 – : Co-founder and CEO of 79 Pictures, film production company.
2015 – 2022: Chairman of the board Notpoolen/Notfabriken, printed music and print-sales company.
2017 – : Board member of NäMMU, STIM commitee.
2018 – : Board member of Viggo Foundation, non-profit organization.

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Contact

POPVIK AB
Odengatan 24
113 50 STOCKHOLM
Sweden