Danny Barros
Founder & CEO
Danny is a GRAMMY®-winning producer and music executive with more than 20 years of experience across music marketing, live events, artist development, and record label operations.
About Hitskope
About Hitskope — Grammy-Winning Leadership & Major-Label Veterans
Webuiltthecompany
wewishedexisted.
After spending decades inside the major labels, publishers, and sync houses —
we knew exactly what independent artists were missing.
So we built it.
Where we came from
We've been
in the room.
Our leadership team's credentials run through the majors that define this industry — the three companies that set the standard everyone else tries to meet.
Sony Music.
Warner Music Group.
Universal Music Group.
We didn't learn the business from the outside.
We ran it from the inside.
Every person on the Hitskope leadership team spent years in the companies that run this industry. We ran A&R, managed catalogs, produced GRAMMY®-winning records, closed sync deals, administered publishing rights, and structured the back-office operations that keep labels running.
We left those rooms because the execution standard the majors reserve for their top 1% never made it down to the artists who deserved it. So we took everything we learned — and we brought it to you.
The blueprint
What each model actually delivers.
Three companies. Three operating models. The work a major does, the work a distributor does — and the work Hitskope combines into one.
The Major Label
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Global distribution✓
Release strategy✓
Dedicated team✓
DSP & radio pitching✓
Sync licensing✓
Publishing admin✓
Rights management—
Artist owns masters—
Transparent reporting—
No catalog lock-inCoverage7 / 10
The Traditional Distributor
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Global distribution—
Release strategy—
Dedicated team—
DSP & radio pitching—
Sync licensing—
Publishing admin—
Rights management✓
Artist owns masters✓
Transparent reporting✓
No catalog lock-inCoverage4 / 10
The Hitskope Model
Hitskope.
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Global distribution✓
Release strategy✓
Dedicated team✓
DSP & radio pitching✓
Sync licensing✓
Publishing admin✓
Rights management✓
Artist owns masters✓
Transparent reporting✓
No catalog lock-inCoverage10 / 10.
The blueprint isn't a gimmick. It's the actual structure of Hitskope. Everything a major offers. Everything your current distributor doesn't.
By the numbers
The track record.
A team that operates at the highest level.
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Platform PartnersLeadership
Meet the team.
GRAMMY® winners, major-label veterans, and Billboard executives — now on your side of the table.
Kitt Wakeley
Cofounder & President
Kitt is a 2x GRAMMY®-winning composer, 7x Billboard #1 artist, and producer known for major orchestral productions and sold-out performances at venues like Carnegie Hall.
Neal Zamil
CFO
Neal has more than 35 years of operations experience across major and independent labels, including leadership roles at Elektra, Downtown Records, 300 Entertainment, and Alamo Records.
Heather Bright
Head of Artist Relations
Heather is a 2x GRAMMY®-nominated songwriter, artist, producer and executive whose work spans major pop records, charting dance releases, and over 1.5 billion streams.
Richard Nash
Head of Business Development
Richard brings over 35 years of major label operations experience, with senior roles at Atlantic, Elektra, EMI/Capitol, and Sony RED.
Jess Furman
Head of Publishing & Web3
Jess is an Emmy-nominated creative executive and Billboard-recognized industry leader with deep experience in licensing, publishing strategy, and Web3 technology.
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