Peermusic CEO Jamie Cerreta on His Frontline Focus & the State of Indie Publishing: ‘A Hit Can Come From Anywhere Now’

Jamie Cerreta, the current CEO of Peermusic, reflects on the evolution of the independent publishing industry from his early days working in the field. In his early 20s, Cerreta toured with a band and dabbled in the music business, eventually landing a job at Mercury Records in 1997. His experience at Chrysalis Publishing, where he was tasked with building a roster from scratch, helped him hone his skills in talent acquisition and development.

After Chrysalis was acquired by BMG, Cerreta co-founded Big Deal Music in 2012, focusing on chart-topping hits and working with notable artists such as John Ryan, Julian Bunetta, Dan Wilson, and Teddy Geiger. The success of Big Deal Music eventually led to its sale to Hipgnosis in 2020, and Cerreta has since returned to Peermusic as the president of the U.S. and Canada division, a company that first inspired his career shift.