Stabal Media has appointed Diid Osman as its new Head of Artist and Industry Relations.
With a background working directly with artists, managers, promoters and labels, Osman will work with Stabal Media CEO, Doug Ross to lead the company into the next phase of its growth including the launch of global music television platform Stabal TV, the development of the company’s world-class livestream concert arm Stabal Live and the expansion of its in-house production facility Stabal Production.
Diid joins Stabal with a wealth of experience in the music and technology space with leading global artists and will work directly with artists to develop exciting content models, live opportunities and next generation fan engagement.
Osman spent 30 years in the music industry, starting off as a major label recording artist at the original Fiction label in 1990. He subsequently became a founder member of platinum selling RCA act, Sleeper and concluded his playing career as a session player with Food/Parlophone artist, Dubstar.
Diid comes with an extensive history in live and recorded music at the highest level both as a former major label recording artist and subsequently as an artist manager at leading artist management companies including Modest! and Marsupial, where he developed and signed acts to labels including Infectious, Epic USA, Atlantic, EMI/Capitol, SonyBMG and Mercury; as well as deals with Sony Publishing and Universal Publishing.
Diid joins Stabal with a mission to harness the live music experience and deliver best in class content for fans and to expand revenue for artists. “It’s an exciting time to join Stabal at this stage of their evolution. I am looking forward to driving the company’s ambitions to revolutionise digital music content production and distribution across core streaming channels,” Osman said. “I will be engaging with the artist, management and rightsholder community to communicate and convert Stabal’s model for growing revenue for these stakeholders with quality filmed content in the streaming landscape.”
Stabal Media CEO, Doug Ross said: “We are delighted to welcome Diid to our growing team and believe his music industry experience will be invaluable during our rapid expansion period. We believe we have an outstanding commercial offering that works for all key stakeholders; labels, publishers, management, artist, and PRO’s and we believe Diid is the direct conduit we need to the industry.”
