# Ben Katovsky Joins Pipeline as CEO

> Ben Katovsky becomes Pipeline's CEO to boost music industry capital access.
- Title: Ben Katovsky Joins Pipeline as CEO · Music Business Worldwide
- Summary: Ben Katovsky becomes Pipeline's CEO to boost music industry capital access. Ben Katovsky joins Pipeline as CEO to expand capital access for music creators…
- Keywords: ben katovsky, pipeline, matt spetzler, recognition music group, hipgnosis song management, bmg, kobalt music group, merlin, clarty partners, music, business, Ben
- Source: Music Business Worldwide — https://musicbusinessworldwide.com/ben-katovsky-joins-matt-spetzlers-pipeline-as-ceo
- Published: 2026-10-14T23:01:08+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ben katovsky, pipeline, matt spetzler, recognition music group, hipgnosis song management, bmg, kobalt music group, merlin, clarty partners, music, business
## Ben Katovsky Joins Pipeline
Ben Katovsky becomes Pipeline's CEO to expand capital access for music creators and rights holders.
## Pipeline's Mission
Pipeline aims to give music companies, rights holders, and creators access to capital, investment expertise, and technology typically available to industry's largest players.
## Katovsky's Background
Katovsky has spent more than two decades in music rights, most recently leading Recognition Music Group with over 45,000 songs and 145 catalogs.
## Spetzler's Experience
Spetzler has overseen more than $10 billion in music transactions and $7 billion in exits since 2022, including kobalt music group.
## Pipeline's Recent Moves
Pipeline partnered with merlin for advances against digital royalties and acquired clarty partners for valuation technology and royalty systems.
## Future Plans
Pipeline will expand capital access for music creators through its new model, with katovsky leading the next phase of growth.

> Pipeline is building a different model for how companies and creators can access capital, giving songwriters, artists, labels, and publishers greater flexibility and control over how they grow
## Key takeaway

Ben Katovsky joins Pipeline as CEO to expand capital access for music creators and rights holders.