Peter Wells left a teaching career at Rutgers University in his home state of New Jersey to join the professionals and entrepreneurs gathering in Silicon Valley. He began as a technical writer and editor at Cisco Systems during their meteoric rise between 1996 and 2000. An enthusiastic music fan and pianist, Peter approached eMusic.com in early 2000, convinced them to rethink their classical music strategy, and was brought on as a key player in label relations, content acquisition and contract negotiations until its acquisition by Universal-Vivendi.
In 2005, Peter joined friends Jeff Price and Gary Burke to found TuneCore, dedicated to providing tools, access, infrastructure and knowledge to artists and labels worldwide under a revolutionary new model which puts 100% control and earnings into the hands of the artist. For nearly four years, Peter has shaped, built and represented TuneCore, appearing in numerous articles, blogs and forums. Recently, he gave the keynote address at this year's HomeMade Music Symposium and was a guest panelist at the 2009 New Music Seminar in New York City, the 2009 Cutting Edge Music Music Business Conference in New Orleans, and a panelist on the business side of CMJ in New York.
Today, Peter's prominent role at TuneCore is volume sales, label relations, support and corporate strategy.
Hear from Peter on Saturday June 19 during the plenary discussion on music distribution.
