Diplo and Andrew Bergman Hit the Ground Running With Bison Music

From left, Tom Lee, Andrew Bergman, Diplo, Jenny Ilibassi and Juba Lee (Anthony Mongiello)

Diplo and former Downtown Music Holdings CEO/Chairman Andrew Bergman have launched Bison Music, an independent music publisher, with offices in New York and L.A. Bergman will serve as CEO, alongside COO Tom Lee, CCO Juba Lee and General Manager Jenny Ilibassi.

Diplo formed the company, whose roster includes previously signed acts Picard Bros., Leclair, MAESIC, Nitti, Kaien Cruz, BomboCat, Akira Evans and Groupthink. It also boasts credits on music by BTS, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and JENNIE, among others.

“For me, there’s still nothing more exciting in music than discovering a great song from someone you’ve never heard of,” Bergman said. “That’s always been at the core of what makes music publishing a great business. And it’s what excited me about partnering with Diplo, one of the leading creative forces in the modern music business, and tmwrk, his management team and longtime business partners.”

Diplo added, “At a moment when it feels like music needs an injection of originality, our writers are in a position to shape where music goes next. Andrew and I are creating a home for those writers, with a team that knows how to develop them and a company built to back them for the long term.”

Now, if you’ll excuse us, we gotta go stretch for Diplo’s Run Club 5K.