Former BMLG/Hybe Pres./Strategy & Operations Andrew Kautz has launched Kautz & Associates. “I'm opening a bespoke consulting practice, advising a small number of hand-selected private clients as they navigate not only the music industry but the ever-changing opportunities and challenges that technology and progress present,” he says. Kautz joined Big Machine in 2005, and was elevated to COO in 2013 (CAT 2/1/13). Reach him here; more info here.