Ben Katovsky has joined Pipeline as chief executive officer.
Katovsky will work alongside co-founder and chairman Matt Spetzler, operating across Pipeline’s offices in London, New York and Los Angeles.
Finance platform Pipeline aims to give music companies, rights holders and creators access to the capital, investment expertise and technology “traditionally available to the industry’s largest players”.
Katovsky has spent more than two decades in music rights, most recently serving as CEO of Recognition Music Group, which agreed the sale of its entire catalogue to Sony Music Publishing in July 2026.
Pipeline is building a different model for how companies and creators can access capital, giving songwriters, artists, labels and publishers greater flexibility and control over how they grow
Ben Katovsky
Katovsky previously spent seven years at BMG, latterly as chief operating officer.
Pipeline launched in January this year with more than $200 million in capital and has since formed a partnership with Merlin to offer its members advances against digital royalties.
In March, it acquired music valuation firm Clarty Partners, whose founders – former BMG executives Stéphane Hubert and Pierre Suignard – also joined Pipeline.
Ben is one of very few people who has built, financed and run a world-class rights business at scale
Matt Spetzler
Matt Spetzler said: “We started Pipeline because there is enormous value in music IP, and too many of the companies that own it haven’t had the backing to realise their ambitions. Ben is one of very few people who has built, financed and run a world-class rights business at scale, delivering very strong outcomes for investors while caring for the music and the people behind it. He is the perfect person to lead Pipeline into its next phase.”
Ben Katovsky commented: “I’ve spent my career at the intersection of music, technology and investment, working with some of the most innovative companies in our business. Pipeline is building a different model for how companies and creators can access capital, giving songwriters, artists, labels and publishers greater flexibility and control over how they grow. Matt and the team have built something impressive and I’m excited to be joining them to empower the music and wider creative industries.”
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