Early life and education
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Following graduation from Brooklyn Law School, he joined the New York firm of Battle, Fowler, Jaffin and Kheel.[1][5][6][7] In 1969, Bandier became General Counsel to the LeFrak Organization, where he rose to Senior Vice President.[1][5] In 1975, he formed The Entertainment Company with Sam LeFrak and Charles Koppelman as his co-principals.[1][5]
In the early 1980s Bandier and Denise LeFrak divorced, and in 1984 Bandier and Koppelman dissolved their partnership with LeFrak and formed the Entertainment Music Company and the Entertainment Television Company.[1][5] In 1986, the partners purchased the Combine Music Catalog.[1] That same year, Bandier and Koppelman teamed with financier Stephen Swid to form SBK Entertainment World, Inc. and purchased the 250,000 title CBS songs catalog for the then-record price of $125 million.[1][5] In 1989, Bandier helped engineer the sale of SBK's song catalog to EMI Music and the creation of SBK Records.[1] By the end of the first year at EMI, the company was named Billboard Magazine's number one music publisher.[1]
In 1991, EMI Music Publishing Worldwide, then the world's largest music publisher, named Bandier – until then its vice chairman – chairman and chief executive.[8] He was also president and chief operating officer of the SBK Records Group, a record label that EMI operated with its parent.[8] In 2005, Bandier asked EMI to sell him its publishing unit, and when it refused he resigned in 2006. A few months later he took over as head of the music publishing entity Sony/ATV.[5] In 2009, he was chief executive of Sony/ATV.[5] In 2007, Bandier assumed the position of chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing responsible for overseeing its 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.[9] In 2012, Sony/ATV Music Publishing consortium acquired EMI Music Publishing, reunited Bandier with his former company catalog he helped build.[10]
Bandier stepped down from the Chairman/CEO of the company in March 2019 and was succeeded by Jon Platt.[11][12]
In 1990, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[1] In 1994, he won the Arents Award.[9] In February 2015 he received the President's Merit Award as a Grammy Icon at the Clive Davis Pre Grammy Gala in Los Angeles. He was the first music publisher to receive the award.[9]
In 2017, he received a Lifetime Service Award from the National Publishers' Association.[24] In May 2019, he was named BMI Icon at BMI's 67th Annual Pop Awards.[25]
Bandier has been married twice. He met his first wife Denise LeFrak, daughter of housing developer Samuel LeFrak, during college at Syracuse.[5] They had two children before divorcing: Allison Bandier Koffman and Jenifer Lee Bandier.[26][27]
His second wife is Dorothy Harris. They have one son: Max Harris Bandier.[28][29] The couple are members of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, Florida.[30]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1990 Award and Induction Ceremony Induction Ceremonies". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ Fabrikant, Geraldine (November 21, 1991). "EMI Music Publishing Fills Chairman's Post". New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ Stephanie English (March 1991). "On Our Short List". Syracuse University Magazine. Vol. 7, no. 3. p. 8. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Loughlin, Wendy S. (April 26, 2017). "'A Conversation With Martin Bandier '62' to Be Held May 1 at Newhouse School". SU News. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Creswell, Julie (August 22, 2009). "Turning Music Into Dollars at Sony/ATV". The New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b O'Grady, Harold. "BLS LawNotes". ISSUU. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ a b Cassy, John; Teather, David (March 2003). "The man who sold the world music". The Guardian. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ a b Fabrikant, Geraldine (November 21, 1991). "EMI Music Publishing Fills Chairman's Post". New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Grammy.com November 12, 2014 Press release: Pre-GRAMMY Gala To Honor Martin Bandier
- ^ "Sony/ATV-led group swoops for EMI Music Publishing for $2.2bn". Music Business Worldwide. November 11, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Martin Bandier confirms he'll be leaving Sony/ATV in March 2019". Music Business Worldwide. September 17, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Aswad, Jem; Halperin, Shirley (September 25, 2018). "Jon Platt to Officially Succeed Martin Bandier at Sony/ATV Music Publishing". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Trakin, Roy (September 14, 2018). "'Songs of Hope' Raises $400,000 for Cancer Research, Honors 2018's Top Music Makers". Variety. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ King, Ashley (September 18, 2018). "Sony/ATV Music Publishing Chief Marty Bandier Is Officially Leaving". Digital Music News. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Iconic Music Publisher Martin Bandier To Be Honored With Visionary Leadership Award: Songwriters Hall of Fame". www.songhall.org. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Alumni: New York City". nyc.syr.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Randy (May 17, 2018). "'Music is a growth business again' — Sony/ATV Music Publishing CEO Martin Bandier". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (November 19, 2020). "Martin Bandier Establishes Scholarship for Diverse Students at Syracuse University's Bandier Program". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Loughlin, Wendy S. (November 19, 2020). "Martin Bandier '62 to Establish Marquee Scholarship Program for Students Pursuing Careers in the Music Industry". SU News. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Hanley, James (April 3, 2017). "Martin Bandier Program joins Newhouse School". Music Week. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Sugiyama, Satoshi (April 19, 2017). "Bandier program's move to Newhouse creates tension". The Daily Orange. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Duffy, Thom (March 25, 2019). "Billboard's 2019 Top Music Business Schools: Taking Classes From The Grammys To SXSW". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Duffy, Thom; Daniel, Danica (April 27, 2020). "Revealed: Billboard's 2020 Top Music Business Schools". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ NMPAorg (July 10, 2017), NMPA 2017: Martin Bandier Accepts Lifetime Service Award, retrieved June 18, 2019
- ^ Desk, TV News. "Sting, Imagine Dragons, and Martin Bandier Honored at BMI's 67th Annual Pop Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ New York Times: "WEDDINGS; Allison Bandier and Jeffrey Koffman" April 9, 1995
- ^ New York Times: "WEDDINGS;Jennifer Bandier, W.J. Diggins 3d March 17, 1996
- ^ Zuckerman, Joshua (June 17, 2018). "Alexandra McDonough, Max Bandier". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Palm Beach Daily News: "Sony/ATV CEO Martin Bandier pays $3.3 million of Il Logano Condo by Augustus Mayhew, November 3, 2009
- ^ Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County: "2012 Honor Roll retrieved October 18, 2014