Music & Technology Conference & Showcase, October 13-16, 2026
October 13-16, 2026 | New York City | Tickets On Sale Nov 24
Thank you to all who joined us to celebrate Mondo's Tenth Anniversary!
Mondo.NYC Speaker
Sam Hendel
Managing Partner, Chord Music Partners & Dundee Partners
Sam Hendel is the Managing Partner of Chord Music Partners and Dundee Partners. He founded Chord in 2021, which is a joint venture with Universal Music Group and serves as Universal’s global catalogue acquisition vehicle. Today, Chord is one of the largest independent music rights platforms in the world, with a growing portfolio of over 65,000 works spanning both legacy and contemporary artists, including The Weeknd, Fleetwood Mac, David Guetta, OneRepublic, John Legend, Diplo/Major Lazer, ZZ Top, and Morgan Wallen. The platform combines institutional capital with Universal’s unmatched global infrastructure, giving it unique access to premium deal flow, world-class active management, and long-term alignment with artists and rights holders.
In addition to Chord, Sam and his family have invested in media and cultural enterprises such as Knitting Factory Entertainment, Partisan Records, Colors Studios, Kino Lorber, and many Broadway plays and musicals. He also founded Jukebox in 2022, a platform that allows catalogue owners and artists to democratize music royalties by offering shares of royalty streams as regulated securities to retail investors.
Sam is a Co-Founder of Dataminr, the world’s leading real-time AI company for event and risk detection. He began his career in investment management, serving as a Portfolio Manager specializing in merger arbitrage and event-driven strategies. Sam is an Associate Fellow of Davenport College at Yale and recently joined the Yale Schwarzman Center Advisory Board.
The Future of Music Investments: A Fireside Chat with Scott Cohen and Sam Hendel
10/17/24, 3:00 PM
Join Scott Cohen, CEO of JKBX, and Sam Hendel, Co-Founder of Chord Music Partners, for a fireside chat as they delve into the current state of music investing. In this 50-minute session, they will cover the changing dynamics of the music investment space, the valuation of music catalogs, and the innovative opportunities JKBX brings to the table. You don’t want to miss this key conversation which is sure to provide valuable insights for anyone interested in the intersection of music, finance and technology.
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the landscape of music investments
Insights into catalog valuations
Emerging trends and opportunities in music royalties
CLE 2023: Fractional Music Interests: Opportunities and Challenges
10/13/23, 7:00 PM
An increasing number of companies are offering sales of fractional music rights, or micro-slices of rights in a composition or recording. These offerings are designed to provide liquidity to creators while simultaneously allowing fans to participate in real ownership of an artist’s work. However, these offering also come with complex legal challenges under both securities law and copyright law. This panel will discuss these legal issues, and how some of the companies in this space are addressing them.
A Fireside Chat Between Chord Music’s Sam Hendel and Apollo’s Paul Sipio: Capital, Creativity & the Future of Music Rights
Join an intimate fireside chat featuring Sam Hendel, Managing Partner, Chord Music Partners & Dundee Partners, and Apollo Global Management Managing Director Paul Sipio. Expect insights into how scaling catalogs, deploying creative financing structures, and leveraging global networks are unlocking next-chapter growth and enhancing value creation for creators, rights-holders and investors. With Apollo’s financial reach and scale and Chord’s proven track record in building a diversified IP portfolio, this session delivers a rare, front-row view of where opportunity, risk and market forces converge in the evolving creative economy.