Rodrigo Domingues (pictured) has been promoted to Managing Director of peermusic Portugal.
Domingues is based in Lisbon and Madrid and reports to peermusic’s Latin Regional President, Rafa Aguilar.
The news was announced today (June 4) by Ralph Peer, II, Chair & Chief Executive Officer and Mary Megan Peer, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of peermusic.
Domingues joined peermusic Portugal in 2001 as a creative consultant with a background in label distribution.
He launched his career in publishing by signing local composers and projects including Theo Pascal, Carmen de Souza, Mafalda Arnauth and Lucia Moniz.
He subsequently oversaw peermusic’s acquisition of one of the most important Fado catalogs in Portugal, the works of Paulo de Carvalho.
In recent years he has been developing the Portuguese No.1 writer, producer and artist Agir.
In addition to his creative work, he was much involved in the creation of PMPA, the music publishers association in Portugal, of which he currently holds the Vice Presidency.
He serves as one of the two publishers on the board of the local Society, SPA.
On the International front he also holds the title of Creative & Sync Manager for Iberia & Latin America coordinating these activities for peermusic’s substantial network of operations in those territories.
“Over the years he has worked with us he has proved to be an excellent creative executive bringing together the work of a number of our international composers to create new hits and developing top songwriters in Portugal.”
Ralph Peer and Mary Megan Peer
“We are very happy to promote Rodrigo to be our Managing Director in Portugal,” said Ralph Peer and Mary Megan Peer in a joint statement.
“Over the years he has worked with us he has proved to be an excellent creative executive bringing together the work of a number of our international composers to create new hits and developing top songwriters in Portugal.
“Simultaneously he has served us and the Portuguese publishing community from his positions on the SPA and MPA boards.”Music Business Worldwide