Martin Bandier To Be Honored By The Recording Academy

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy will present the annual Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday, Feb. 7,  2015 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. The invitation-only event will be held the evening before the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
As part of the celebration, the 2015 Grammy Salute To Industry Icons will honor Sony/ATV Music Publishing Chairman and CEO Martin Bandier. The Recording Academy will present Bandier with the President’s Merit Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the music industry and his numerous philanthropic endeavors. Past recipients include Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, Sir Richard Branson, Clive Davis, Ahmet Ertegun, David Geffen, Berry Gordy, Lucian Grainge, Doug Morris, Mo Ostin, and Antonio “L.A.” Reid.
Bandier has served as chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing since 2007. In November 2011, he was instrumental in negotiating the acquisition of EMI Music Publishing by Sony Corporation of America and an investor group, for which Sony/ATV administers the EMI catalog. The acquisition was a professional and personal milestone, as Bandier previously ran EMI Music Publishing for more than 17 years.
Bandier’s many civic and industry commitments include work with City of Hope, ASCAP, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the National Music Publishers Association, the T.J. Martell Foundation and the MusiCares Foundation. He was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame as the Patron of the Arts Award recipient.