MALINI HARIHARAN
HEAD-BUSINESS/A&R HORUS MUSIC
HORUS MUSIC
Malini Hariharan has over a decade of experience working in a variety of capacities in the music industry in India and abroad. After completing a Masters in Music Business from NYU, she moved back to India and dived straight into the robust Indian music
industry working in a number of capacities across disciplines; as a concert programmer at the iconic blueFROG in Mumbai, as a curator for large scale music festivals like Sulafest, Taj Barn Fest, Emerge (Viacom18), in music publishing at Universal Music Publishing India, as the project manager for Enchantation - A Tribal Music project in Arunachal Pradesh and as an A&R rep for Pragnya Music - A label focussing on Indian music traditions. In New York, Malini had the opportunity to work at Sony Music, at The Orchard and helped setup the first So Percussion Summer Institute at Princeton University with So Percussion, one of the leading percussion ensembles from the US.
In 2016, she joined Horus Music, a UK based music distribution company to develop their India business. At Horus Music India, she handles the entire A&R and business development along with publishing and sync for an eclectic roster with their new wing - Anara Publishing. One of the focus areas for the company is to promote the diverse regional and independent music landscape of India and give artistes and labels the right promotional support and guidance to help them find their true place in the constantly evolving digital realm.