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Tres Williams
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Tres Williams is a senior music and media industry professional with over 25 years of experience. Tres offers specialized legal and business consulting services to companies of all sizes, creators, managers, and artists. In 2021, Tres founded The Rights, Inc. – a technology company dedicated to simplifying music licensing – and was the company’s CEO from 2021 through its acquisition by Soundstripe at the end of 2024. From 2011-2020 Tres managed iHeartMedia’s Business Affairs group and was responsible for strategic dealmaking, primarily as related to iHeartMedia’s relationship with the music and entertainment industries. Tres began his legal career at the Zomba group of companies, managing business affairs for key album projects for artists such as Outkast and Britney Spears.
Tres then practiced music and technology law at eMusic.com for several years. During this time, Tres also negotiated several key deals for eMusic’s sister company, independent digital distributor The Orchard. From 2008 to 2011 Tres was the general counsel of music tech startup Thumbplay where he was instrumental in launching its cloud-based music subscription service as well as its eventual sale to Clear Channel Radio (now iHeartMedia). Tres holds a JD from Brooklyn Law School, and both BS and BM from Appalachian State University.