Harvey Mason Jr.

Because a lot of what I do is gather the information and decide from here what I think is right. It's almost like making music, to tell you the truth. I was a songwriter and producer for years, and If you're making music for everybody else and you're trying to guess what's next and you're trying to make people happy, you're going to make the same music that everyone else is making.

But if you're making music that turns you on, that excites you, that you love as a creator, and then you come out, as long as your tastes are aligned with the consumers, you'll win. So I feel the same way in the way I like to run our organization. A lot of listening, a lot of collaborating, and then trying to make smart, swift, thoughtful decisions.

But if you're making music that turns you on, that excites you, that you love as a creator, and then you come out, as long as your tastes are aligned with the consumers, you'll win. So I feel the same way in the way I like to run our organization. A lot of listening, a lot of collaborating, and then trying to make smart, swift, thoughtful decisions.

But if you're making music that turns you on, that excites you, that you love as a creator, and then you come out, as long as your tastes are aligned with the consumers, you'll win. So I feel the same way in the way I like to run our organization. A lot of listening, a lot of collaborating, and then trying to make smart, swift, thoughtful decisions.

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Definitely a sea change, transformational turning point in our organization. Yeah. it was a very difficult decision to be honest, because CBS has been a great partner. They've done amazing work with us, I believe for 54 shows. And when I came into this role, I realized that we had four years until there would be a renegotiation.

Definitely a sea change, transformational turning point in our organization. Yeah. it was a very difficult decision to be honest, because CBS has been a great partner. They've done amazing work with us, I believe for 54 shows. And when I came into this role, I realized that we had four years until there would be a renegotiation.

Definitely a sea change, transformational turning point in our organization. Yeah. it was a very difficult decision to be honest, because CBS has been a great partner. They've done amazing work with us, I believe for 54 shows. And when I came into this role, I realized that we had four years until there would be a renegotiation.

And I really had a vision and a plan for where I thought the Academy would needed to go, and partially that's why they have me in this role is to come figure out what that vision is and make sure we're executing on it, aligning with the board of trustees and our executive leadership and the executive committee, we know what has to happen.

And I really had a vision and a plan for where I thought the Academy would needed to go, and partially that's why they have me in this role is to come figure out what that vision is and make sure we're executing on it, aligning with the board of trustees and our executive leadership and the executive committee, we know what has to happen.

And I really had a vision and a plan for where I thought the Academy would needed to go, and partially that's why they have me in this role is to come figure out what that vision is and make sure we're executing on it, aligning with the board of trustees and our executive leadership and the executive committee, we know what has to happen.

And the idea behind who is going to be our partner to help us get there was a big part of that decision-making process. And we met with several people. And ultimately ended up going with a different partner because of the fact that it really aligned with our future vision and where we wanted to go and how we wanted to continue to build and grow the organization.

And the idea behind who is going to be our partner to help us get there was a big part of that decision-making process. And we met with several people. And ultimately ended up going with a different partner because of the fact that it really aligned with our future vision and where we wanted to go and how we wanted to continue to build and grow the organization.

And the idea behind who is going to be our partner to help us get there was a big part of that decision-making process. And we met with several people. And ultimately ended up going with a different partner because of the fact that it really aligned with our future vision and where we wanted to go and how we wanted to continue to build and grow the organization.

But more importantly, how we could serve more people and execute on our mission in a broader, wider, deeper scale. So we're really excited about the future.

But more importantly, how we could serve more people and execute on our mission in a broader, wider, deeper scale. So we're really excited about the future.

But more importantly, how we could serve more people and execute on our mission in a broader, wider, deeper scale. So we're really excited about the future.

That was really the decision-making factor. I wanted to know what our options were and make sure that we were exploring all possibilities. I'm in this role temporarily for however long I'm here, but I'm really a fiduciary and a steward of the brand. I think it's an institution that needs to be protected. It's a not-for-profit. We're not doing this other than to serve music people.