Meaningful connections: the key to the music industry | Mr. Morgan | TEDxWhistler

President of OVO Sound and creator of M3 Entertainment, Mr. Morgan is a legend in the music industry and a proud Canadian. In this insightful interview, Mr. Morgan sits down with Executive Producer Anoop Virk to share his journey through the music industry and the importance of meaningful connections he made along the way.
Mr. Morgan is president of OVO Sound, the record label that represents popular artists like Drake, PartyNextDoor, Majid Jordan, Dvsn, and many others. A native of Toronto, Canada, Mr. Morgan started his career as a DJ where he picked up the “Mr. Morgan”
moniker. After moving to New York he joined Atlantic Records, then took on the role of SVP of A&R (artists and repertoire) at RCA Records and Warner Records respectively before helping to launch OVO Sound. Mr. Morgan also created M3 Entertainment, which manages some of the biggest producers in music including Noah “40” Shebib, Supa Dups, Vinylz, and Nineteen85. Mr. Morgan has been a strong supporter of the music scene in Toronto and is
passionate about bringing Canadian music to the world stage. Mr. Morgan is president of OVO Sound, the record label that represents popular artists like Drake, PartyNextDoor, Majid Jordan, Dvsn, and many others. A native of Toronto, Canada, Mr. Morgan started his career as a DJ where he picked up the “Mr. Morgan” moniker. After moving to New York he joined Atlantic Records, then took on the role of SVP of A&R (artists and repertoire) at RCA Records and Warner Records respectively before helping to launch OVO Sound. Mr. Morgan also created M3 Entertainment, which manages some of the biggest producers in music including Noah “40” Shebib, Supa Dups, Vinylz, and Nineteen85. Mr. Morgan has been a strong supporter of the music scene in Toronto and is passionate about bringing Canadian music to the world stage. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@odetobirth]

Woah such an incredible conversation and story from Mr. Morgan.. Hearing the pieces that propelled his career is certainly an inspiration. The interview flowed so beautifully! What a boss interviewer!!

[@jimmyjagessar749]

Excellent thanks 🌴🎶🙏

[@paulpark4861]

Learned so much, from a legend in the music biz

[@arexarae]

An incredible interview from two powerhouses! Amazing to learn more about Mr Morgans story and beautifully interviewed by Anoop Virk. Can't wait to see what is next for these two!

[@JevonAlexander]

This was really good!!

[@prezidentjeff]

The OG!!!

[@writerkraft3407]

Amazing conversation and insights

[@moodyabdul]

Love the insights and how natural OVO was formed

[@SAINTCLARENCE]

OG fr fr

[@dhedbeats5530]

Ha! We DJ’d his first gig together, our grade 10 prom! lol

[@PhotoboothTO]

We need Mr Morgan on Joe Rogan next

[@jameels227]

Dope interview! Great stories! Great inspo! Man, I should have gone the music route instead of going to school for business. Perhaps it’s not too late.

[@djkarim]

Good one MORGAN

[@zachscohan]

Legend

[@MONTREALITY]

💎💎

[@photosofmyface]

Tight

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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jgrand187]

Lafleur!