As a young man, Chess worked at Arc Music Group, the publishing arm of Chess Records, managing the blues catalog.[7] He later became creative director of the company,[8] He also held the Creative A&R International position where he managed the company's international operations. He worked with the company's catalog and focused on remix projects, digital licensing and synchronization licensing.[9]
Career
In 2002, Chess co-founded Sunflower Entertainment Group, a specialty music publishing house that focuses on independent Latin music and classic publishing catalogs, with Marshall Chess and Juan Carlos Barguil.[5] Sunflower was established under Arc Music.[4]
Chess was featured in Billboard's annual "30 Under 30 Power Player" list for 2009.[7][9]
In 2015, Chess worked with music producer Liza Richardson to include over 40 songs from Sunflower's Columbian catalog in the Netflix series Narcos.[2][10]
In April 2016, Chess and business partner Juan Carlos Barguil started Spirit Music Latino, a joint venture with indie music publisher Spirit Music Group. Spirit Music Latino is a division of Spirit Music focused on Latin songwriters, artists and catalogs.[11][12][13]
Personal life
In 2018, he married Shana Renée Scala.[1]Together, they have a son, Jackson Leo Chess (b. 2019).
^ abcReyes, Nina (September 8, 2018). "A Couple Destined to Be a Hit". The New York Times. Mr. Chess, 37, is a founder of the Sunflower Entertainment Company and Spirit Music Latino, both music publishers in Manhattan. He graduated from Manhattanville College.
