Ron Sweeney, entertainment attorney, manager, consultant, and former record executive. He may be the biggest music industry legend you've never heard of. In our chat, Ron tells us about growing up in South Central LA, getting his start as a drummer, working with some of the world's best-known acts and coming to prominence as a senior executive with Sony, where he controlled a $70 million A&R budget. He also details systemic racial inequities within the music industry and what he's doing to confront and remedy them.
Ron Sweeney, entertainment attorney, manager, consultant, and former record executive. He may be the biggest music industry legend you've never heard of.
Named one of the top music lawyers by Billboard Magazine on multiple occasions, Ron has done major deals for artists like James Brown, Eazy-E, Sean "Puffy" Combs, and Lil Wayne.
As a senior executive with Sony, Ron controlled a $70 million A&R budget and was directly responsible for signing several platinum and gold-selling acts.
Ron is driven by his strong belief that creative people should own what they create.
In the wake of George Floyd's murder, Ron helped to bring about meaningful change in an industry that has exploited people of color since its beginning.