Episode 108: Pete Ganbarg

No matter where you are in your career, you’ll benefit from listening to 3Q. 3Q provides a window into the careers of some of the best in the music business. Every episode is an insider's view of the realities of life as a music executive. Topics include issues of empowerment, uncertainty, trust, finances, etc; issues that will impact you both personally and professionally. The executives we interview represent every aspect of the industry including but not limited to A&R, Marketing, Music Supervision, Artist Management, Promotion, and more.About Pete: Pete Ganbarg is a 2X Grammy Award-winning record producer and A&R executive who is currently President of Pure Tone Music. Most recently President of A&R for Atlantic Records, Pete has spent the past 35 years as a senior A&R executive for major label groups, including Arista, Epic, and SBK/EMI. Some of the artists that Pete has worked with in his career include Santana (the 9X Grammy-winning album “Supernatural”), Lin-Manuel Miranda (the Diamond-certified “Hamilton” cast album), as well as contemporary stars (Twenty One Pilots, Christina Perri, Melanie Martinez), all-time classic artists (Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, America), and hit Broadway cast recordings and film soundtracks (Dear Evan Hansen, Mean Girls, The Greatest Showman).Pete’s two GRAMMY Awards come from his role as producer on the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Dear Evan Hansen and the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Jagged Little Pill. Additionally, he was named International Music Person Of The Year for 2023 by the music industry organization MUSEXPO and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.As a music publisher, Ganbarg operates Songs With A Pure Tone and Margetts Road Music, joint ventures currently in partnership with Warner Chappell Music. Songs published by Pure Tone include 2024's Grammy-winning Record of the Year, "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus, as well as hits by Benson Boone, Charli XCX, Beyoncé, Lizzo, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, OneRepublic, Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, Andy Grammer, and more.