ANTONIO “TOPCAT” RANDOLPH
Artist Partnerships | Strategic Development | Live Entertainment & Touring | Sponsorship & Brand Partnerships | Publishing & Rights
Atlanta, Georgia • antoniotopcat@gmail.com
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Entertainment executive, publisher, producer, entrepreneur, and music-technology strategist with more than 25 years of experience operating across artist development, management, music publishing, production, distribution, rights administration, promotion, and strategic partnerships.
Founder and principal of multiple entertainment and technology ventures, including Peachtree Music Group, Big-N-Mage Publishing, and Digital Alliance Platform (DAP.Direct). Experienced in sourcing and developing artist relationships, structuring multi-party partnerships, negotiating commercial agreements, developing catalogs, and building business infrastructure around creative assets.
A documented songwriter and producer on Soulja Boy Tell ’Em’s “Turn My Swag On,” a commercially successful recording subsequently incorporated into Beyoncé’s “Hold Up” from Lemonade. Publishing records also connect the composition to Big-N-Mage Publishing and EMI Blackwood.
Combines independent music-market intelligence with executive-level business development and technology strategy, translating relationships, intellectual property, catalogs, audiences, and emerging technologies into scalable commercial opportunities. Founder/architect of DAP.Direct, a digital distribution and rights-management platform designed to connect music delivery, catalog administration, rights data, royalty workflows, and emerging AI-enabled infrastructure.
U.S. Navy communications veteran, bringing operational discipline, technical communications experience, documentation rigor, security awareness, and mission-focused execution to complex business environments.
EXECUTIVE COMPETENCIES
Artist Partnerships & Strategic Development
Artist Relations • Manager & Label Relationships • A&R Strategy • Artist Development • Partnership Sourcing • Deal Structuring • Strategic Alliances • Sponsorship & Brand Partnerships • Promoter Relationships • Career Strategy • Market Intelligence • Business Development
Music Publishing & Rights
Music Publishing Administration • Copyright & Licensing • Catalog Development • Catalog Auditing • Royalty Administration • PRO Registration • MLC • IPI • ISRC / ISWC • Split Sheets • Producer Agreements • Co-Publishing • Administration Deals • Recoupment Structures • Rights Management
Entertainment & Live Business
Concert Promotion • Touring Relationships • Event Strategy • Release Campaigns • Artist Marketing • Brand Activation • Production • Media Partnerships • Audience Development • Commercial Rollouts
Digital Music & Technology
Digital Distribution • DSP Strategy • Rights Technology • Royalty Workflows • Metadata Infrastructure • AI Workflow Automation • Catalog Technology • Product Strategy • Platform Architecture • Blockchain-Adjacent Applications • Digital Assets • Music Technology
Executive & Commercial Leadership
P&L Leadership • Revenue Strategy • Business-Unit Development • Negotiation • Investor Materials • Capital Strategy • New-Market Development • Cross-Functional Leadership • Vendor & Partner Management • Operational Strategy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PEACHTREE MUSIC GROUP
Founder & Chief Executive OfficerAtlanta, Georgia | 2000s–Present
Founder and executive leader of an independent entertainment company operating across artist development, management, production, marketing, promotion, consulting, and strategic business development.
Establish strategic vision, operating structure, commercial priorities, and long-term growth strategy for an independent entertainment enterprise.
Develop and maintain relationships across artists, managers, producers, labels, publishers, promoters, media, brands, and industry executives.
Source, evaluate, structure, and negotiate partnership opportunities involving artists, catalogs, production, promotion, distribution, and commercial services.
Direct artist-development strategy encompassing positioning, release planning, branding, marketing, career development, and commercial opportunities.
Develop concert, release, promotional, and career-development campaigns in coordination with creative, production, marketing, publicity, and external partners.
Advise artists and independent companies on business structures, deal strategy, publishing, distribution, marketing, and long-term career development.
Represent the company in executive-level negotiations and relationship development throughout the independent music ecosystem.
Independent industry recognition: Peachtree Music Group was listed in the 2010 Billboard International Talent Guide, identifying Antonio Randolph as President.
BIG-N-MAGE PUBLISHING
President & PublisherAtlanta, Georgia | 2000s–Present
Founder/principal of an independent music publishing company responsible for catalog development, publishing administration, copyright, licensing, songwriter relationships, and royalty operations.
Oversee publishing administration, copyright registration, catalog management, licensing, songwriter development, and royalty administration.
Negotiate publishing, co-publishing, administration, producer, and songwriter agreements.
Structure ownership splits, recoupment provisions, administration arrangements, and multi-party publishing relationships.
Develop and administer catalogs involving songwriters, producers, recording artists, and independent rights holders.
Maintain relationships with PROs, administrators, publishers, producers, artists, and rights-management organizations.
Conduct catalog reviews designed to identify unregistered works, incomplete ownership information, missing writer shares, and potential royalty opportunities.
Oversee registration, claims, documentation, and rights-management workflows across the life cycle of a composition.
Selected Catalog / Credit Highlight
“Turn My Swag On” — Soulja Boy Tell ’Em
Documented songwriter and producer credit. The composition was subsequently incorporated/interpolated into “Hold Up” — Beyoncé, Lemonade.
Public music-credit and publishing records identify Antonio Randolph among the songwriters associated with the composition and connect Big-N-Mage Publishing / EMI Blackwood within the publishing chain.
Catalog footprint: Public credit databases document hundreds of music-industry credits associated with Antonio Randolph, including songwriting, production, A&R, engineering, and publishing activity.
DIGITAL ALLIANCE PLATFORM — DAP.DIRECT
Founder & Chief Executive Officer | Product LeadRemote | 2022–Present
Founder and product strategist behind a digital music distribution and rights-management platform designed to address the operational fragmentation between music delivery, metadata, ownership, rights administration, and royalty workflows.
Define product vision, platform strategy, roadmap, commercialization, and long-term technology direction.
Lead development of an integrated digital infrastructure serving artists, labels, publishers, and rights holders.
Develop workflows connecting digital distribution, catalog administration, rights data, metadata, royalty operations, and reporting.
Direct architecture and product decisions across distributed technical and operational teams.
Develop AI-enabled workflow concepts for metadata validation, registration, catalog processing, and royalty reconciliation.
Evaluate emerging technologies — including blockchain and digital-asset infrastructure — for potential applications in rights transparency, monetization, ownership, and audience engagement.
Develop strategic relationships with independent music companies, technology providers, service partners, and potential investors.
Create business-development materials, investor narratives, product positioning, and commercialization strategies.
Translate firsthand experience in music publishing and rights administration into technology products designed to reduce operational friction for independent rights holders.
Platform Vision — DAP.Direct: Digital Distribution + Rights Infrastructure
Designed around the convergence of: Distribution → Metadata → Copyright → Rights → Royalties → Catalog → Analytics → Emerging Technology
TOPCAT MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING GROUP
Principal & Executive ConsultantAtlanta, Georgia | 1990s–Present
Long-term advisory practice serving artists, executives, labels, producers, independent companies, and entertainment entrepreneurs.
Advise clients on artist development, management, business development, publishing, marketing, distribution, and strategic partnerships.
Provide executive-level guidance regarding recording, publishing, management, distribution, producer, and service agreements.
Evaluate commercial structures, deal terms, revenue participation, rights ownership, and negotiation strategy.
Coordinate with outside legal counsel when agreements require formal legal review.
Develop release strategies, promotional campaigns, artist positioning, and commercial development plans.
Structure relationships among artists, managers, producers, promoters, labels, publishers, distributors, and service providers.
Mentor emerging artists and independent executives in business strategy, deal literacy, relationship development, and music-industry operations.
7^X MUSIC GROUP
Co-Principal | Artist Venture & Creative PlatformAtlanta, Georgia | Present
Strategic and creative venture spanning music, artist development, recording, branding, apparel, and digital culture — developing creative properties and commercial opportunities at the intersection of global music, culture, technology, and independent entrepreneurship.
UNITED STATES NAVY
Radioman (RM) — Communications SpecialistBremerton, Washington | November 1988 – August 1992
Military communications specialist trained in mission-critical communications systems and operational information management.
Operated communications systems supporting military operations.
Maintained strict documentation, communications, and information-handling procedures.
Applied technical troubleshooting and communications discipline in high-pressure operational environments.
Supported communications operations during the Gulf War / Operation Desert Storm era.
Developed foundational expertise in communications technology, information integrity, security procedures, and mission-critical execution.
Military Training: Communications & Cryptographic Systems
EDUCATION
Eton Technical Institute
Certificate — Computer Business Management | Port Orchard, Washington
Lincoln Senior High School
High School Diploma | East St. Louis, Illinois
United States Navy
Communications & Cryptographic Systems Training
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS & INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS
BMI-Affiliated Publisher
U.S. Navy Veteran
Music Publishing & Copyright Administration
Digital Distribution & Rights Management
Artist Development & Management
Music Production
Strategic Partnerships & Business Development
AI / Music Technology Strategy
EXECUTIVE POSITIONING
A career built at the intersection of creativity, relationships, intellectual property, technology, and commerce. From developing artists and producing commercially successful records, to owning publishing interests and building digital rights infrastructure, Randolph’s career reflects a consistent focus: find the opportunity, build the relationship, protect the rights, create the structure, develop the market, and turn the relationship into a sustainable business.
Core Executive Proposition: Creative credibility. Independent-market intelligence. Relationship capital. Rights expertise. Technology vision. Commercial execution.
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