TORONTO, ON - December 1, 2022 - Today, music and technology company, Venice Music, announces Canadian, Dani Oliva, as their Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs. Founded by Suzy Ryoo and Troy Carter, Venice is a home for artists and executives who want to thrive independently. In his new role at Venice, Oliva will lead Venice’s legal and business affairs strategy with regards to negotiating deals with artists and their teams as well as enabling strong commercial partnerships with streaming and social platforms.
 
“We are beyond proud to welcome Dani to Venice. With his legal expertise as well as the distance traveled in his personal and professional journey, he is an incredible addition to our team and community at Venice.” says Ryoo. 
 
“Dani’s passion for music, community, and music creatives is deeply aligned with our vision at Venice. Suzy and I are very excited for Dani to help lead the path forward alongside our executive team,” says Carter.
 
Prior to joining Venice, Oliva founded Oliva Law Group, P.C. in 2017 and since has worked through business, legal, and administrative issues with his clients, while also providing music consulting services. This year, Oliva received a platinum record (triple platinum in Canada) for his legal work on Ariana Grande’s 2x GRAMMY nominated album, Positions, on behalf of client JustAcoustic. In addition, Oliva also represented DOMi of the 2x 2023 GRAMMY nominated duo, “DOMi and JD Beck"

“I’m joining visionaries Troy Carter and Suzy Ryoo along with an incredibly talented, kind, passionate team of music lovers and professionals at Venice,” says Oliva. “I’ve spent the past twenty years helping music creators build infrastructure to support their careers and I’m excited to continue to do so through community, data, and technology driven solutions at Venice.”

In his 20-year music career, Oliva has made it his goal to serve underrepresented communities through actions such as co-founding Indigenous and LGBTQ+ owned Canadian record label, Alt Eden, with JUNO nominee, Jayli Wolf; co-founding music management company, Muk-Posh, whose roster includes Canadian artist, SYLO, Maddie Jay, and Blair Lee; participating in the Diversity Task Force for the American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, and more. Additionally, he founded Out of Mind music festival (formerly known as HomoBOP!), which pushes LGBTQ+ and BIPOC artists and vendors to the forefront, with successful events in Los Angeles and New York. The next event is Saturday, February 25, 2023, at The Echo in Los Angeles, CA.
 
ABOUT DANI OLIVA
Dani Oliva is a transgender, Canadian, artist advocate, speaker, and music attorney with over 20 years of experience helping talent creators thrive in the music business. Dani is the VP of Business and Legal Affairs for Suzy Ryoo and Troy Carter’s music and technology company, Venice. Previously, Dani founded Oliva Law Group, P.C. in 2017 and since has worked through business, legal, and administrative issues with clients ranging from Grammy Award Winners, Billboard Hot 100 #1 charting songwriters to music merchandising companies.

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ABOUT VENICE MUSIC 
Venice Music is a music & technology company for independent music creatives, professionals, and labels, co-founded and launched by Troy Carter and Suzy Ryoo in January 2021. “Artists need a lot more alongside distribution. We decided to build a more holistic solution,” says Troy Carter. Venice provides a new music ecosystem that grows with music creatives at the various stages of their career. Some of the services that Venice offers includes analytics, marketing, A&R support, educational content such as workshops, seminars, panels, sync and artist services office hours, partner discounts, live showcasing opportunities, and financial services.
 
Venice is also leading in bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3 with the purpose of unlocking more financial value for artists and fostering a direct relationship between artists and collectors. With a virtual community already growing, Venice intends to launch a new physical space for members in Los Angeles. Scheduled to open in 2023, Venice House includes recording studios, writing room, podcast studio, editing bays, outdoor work space, and a pool. The Venice Music community currently includes partners such as Aminé, Brent Faiyaz, KOTA the Friend, Rich Homie Quan, Verité, thuy, Ray Laurel and Riot Games Music.

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