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Joel Simon
CEO/CCO
JSM Music, Inc.

NEW YORK, USA // JSM is a global commercial music production leader for the world's most influential and compelling brands. Located in its newly completed 10,000 sq. foot facilities in NYC’s Financial District, JSM is one of the world’s most comprehensive recording and creative resources boasting a full staff of diverse composers and arrangers. Embracing new ideas and technologies, with the goal of working towards powerful creative and quantifiable solutions for its clients, JSM has paved the way in musical equities and sonic branding.

Led by CEO and CCO Joel Simon, JSM’s collaborations have been awarded 92 Cannes Lions including several coveted Titanium, Grand Prix, Glass & Integrated. JSM recently won the 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial for Sandy Hook Promise “Back-To-School Essentials” Additionally, winner of dozens of Clio’s, Sports Clio’s, The 2020 Grand Clio for Storytelling, The 2016 Super Clio, 32 AICP, Webby Awards, Cresta and Immortal Awards, 38 Addy’s, Andys, Effies, One Show Pencils, 2021 Immortal Awards Music and Sound Company of the Year North America, 2021 Immortal Awards Music and Sound Company USA, 2020 ADC Music and Sound Company of the Year, 2019 LIA Music and Sound Company of the Year.

A former Crain’s Business 40Under40 honoree, Simon has judged work for the global advertising and music industries; Cannes, Clio, Webby, Immortal, ADC, AICP, One Club, Billboard Music Awards.