Advisory Board member James Leach is Vice President of Creative Services & West Coast Operations for SESAC. Since joining the company in 2001, James helped launch the Los Angeles office and has established a solid reputation as a respected music industry executive.
Originally from Montclair, New Jersey, he moved to Los Angeles as a teenager. He majored in broadcast management with a minor in TV production at Pepperdine University. He began his career at Famous Music, where he was responsible for signing hit writer/artist/producer, Akon. Then he worked at Michael Jackson’s prestigious ATV Music for seven years, mostly as Director of Creative Affairs.
Following his work with Michael Jackson, Leach entered the music supervision field, serving as Music Consultant & Coordinator for the groundbreaking urban TV series, New York Undercover. In addition, he later worked as Music Supervisor for Fox Television for two years, before joining SESAC.
James has served on the Los Angeles board of the AIMP, was a former LA Chapter Governor of The Recording Academy, former President & current board member of the California Copyright Conference and has received various music Industry acknowledgements, including the Entertainment Advocate Award from the Living Legends Foundation. His signings include but are not limited to Harvey Mason Jr., Nate ‘Danja’ Hills, Ab-Soul, Jacob Luttrell and the legendary George Clinton.
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