ABOUT
Lior Tibon is the CEO and Co-Founder of Duetti, a music company that enables a wide range of artists, songwriters and other collaborators to sell music catalogs, individual tracks, or parts thereof, an opportunity previously only accessible to a small group of A-listers.
Duetti raised over $635M in funding for the independent music community, and is backed by leading investors including The Raine Group, Flexpoint Ford, Nyca Partners, Viola Ventures and Roc Nation.
Prior to Duetti, Lior was the COO of TIDAL, the artist-centric global music streaming service. In January 2015, he joined the core team that launched TIDAL under the ownership of Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter and its original artist owners, and led the company's major strategic business, revenue and operational efforts for over 7 years, up until his departure in May 2022. In April 2021, Block (formerly known as Square) acquired a majority ownership stake in TIDAL.
Lior previously worked in the investment banking division of Deutsche Bank in London.
PANELS
Capital Meets Independence: Duetti CEO Lior Tibon on the Changing Economics of Independent Music
Institutional capital is increasingly looking beyond blockbuster catalogs toward the independent music ecosystem, bringing new sources of funding — and new questions about ownership, valuation and who ultimately benefits.
Duetti co-founder and CEO Lior Tibon joins us for a timely conversation about what’s driving investor interest in independent music and what it means for artists and other rights holders. Drawing on his experience across music, technology and investment, Lior will explore how new approaches to capital can provide independent creators with greater flexibility and choice, how the market is evolving as more money enters the space, and where opportunity — and potential tension — may lie ahead.
A candid look at the changing relationship between capital and independents, and what it could mean for the next generation of music businesses and creators.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 2:00 PM