| Website | myspace.com/frank |
| Birthplace | Old Bridge, NJ |
| Birthdate | 7/24/78 |
| Brown University, B.A. | 2000 |
| Business Economics | |
| UCLA, M.B.A. | 2006 |
| Entertainment Management, Entrepreneurial Studies |
Frank Hajdu is the Vice President of Business Development for MySpace Music, MySpace Inc.’s landmark joint venture with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, SonyBMG Music Entertainment, Sony ATV, and EMI Music. As the head of the Business Development team, Frank is responsible for formulating strategy regarding deal structure, site monetization, and user- and artist-facing products as well as executing content, e-commerce, technology, and M&A transactions.
As a founding member of MySpace Music, Frank played an integral role in the creation of the business and product architecture of the new venture. Frank’s role is cross-disciplinary, working alongside a broad range of MySpace Music departments including Product, Marketing, Technology, and Finance to create progressive music business models and user experiences which align the interests of labels, artists, and music fans. Frank has been instrumental to the execution of such landmark content partnerships as those with the four major labels as well as leading indie aggregators The Orchard and IODA. He has also brokered MySpace Music’s digital sales partnership with Amazon MP3 as well as its copyright protection solutions with Audible Magic.
Frank’s team continues to explore and consummate numerous content, e-commerce, and technology partnerships while simultaneously developing do-it-yourself promotional and monetization tools for major, independent, and unsigned artists. MySpace Music aims to build upon MySpace’s historically artist-forward approach by helping hard-working musicians to grow their fanbases, market their content effectively, and properly monetize their digital content and physical goods.
Prior to joining MySpace in 2006, Frank held positions within Elektra Entertainment Group’s Artists & Repertoire department as well as Credit Suisse’s Private Equity division. Frank holds a B.A. in Business Economics from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
