Who we are

Didier Zerath is an experienced senior music industry executive with significant experience at operating and corporate level in independent and major record companies.

Before creating The DZ Factory, he held the following positions:

Marketing Director Europe Capitol Records / EMI Music Continental Europe in London
Marketing Director Warner Music France
Marketing Manager EMI France
Product manager BMG France

In such capacities he initiated and implemented French or Pan European marketing campaigns for artists such as:

Whitney Houston, Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Crowded House, Megadeth, Richard Thompson, Madonna, Prince, REM, Eric Clapton, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phil Collins, Bonnie Raitt, Neil Young, Morcheeba, Alanis Morissette to name but a few.

Key dates:

1999: Artist Manager
1999: Creation of “Music Manager Forum France”
2000: Creation of the « International Music Manager Forum » IMMF
2012: Creation of the « The DZ Factory»
2013-2015: Treasurer and Head of the European IMMF committee
2014-2023: Creation and Presidency of the Artist’s Managers Alliance-AMA France
2015: Member of the Directorate General for Education and Culture/European Commission working group
2018: DGEAC/European Commission expert team
2017-today: Professor at the “Burgundy School of Business”. MECIC program. Cultural project management Master.
2017-today: Speaker/Panellist/Moderator: Midem, MaMA, Medimex, Coliseum, GMA, Mu:Con, International Showcase Festival, Canadian Music Week, MIL, Most Wanted Music
2020: Creation of a working group addressing music industry and sustainable development issues and challenges

2021: Creation of “The Noise Shack” label distributed by Ingrooves/Virgin Music Group and “The DZ Factory” publishing

Didier Zerath holds an Executive MBA from HEC and a Master’s degree in Marketing

Trilingual: French, English, German.