Graphite Music was founded in 2001 by Ben Turner, specialising in artist management & the culture surrounding it: brand partnerships, film & TV, web3 and curated events, based between London and Los Angeles. 

 

Turner is the artist manager for techno and technology icon Richie Hawtin, a.k.a. Plastikman, and his many pioneering projects. The company also represents leading female electronic artists ANNA (Brasil), Ela Minus (Colombia), Miss Monique (Ukraine) and Sama’ Abdulhadi (Palestine). 

 

Graphite has long history of assisting and advising brands in the music space – including long-term work for Diageo / Smirnoff; W Hotels; Prada; Miu Miu; H&M; Sony Ericsson; Philips; MTV; Budweiser; LIV Golf and music platforms such as RockCorps and Apprentice Nation.

 

Turner is the head of an influential global network in the music industry. He is a co-founder with Pete Tong in the International Music Summit in Ibiza (every April), a powerful networking and discussion platform described as "the TED of music conferences". It has hosted summits in LA; Shanghai and Singapore.

 

In 2013, he formed the Association for Electronic Music with music attorney Kurosh Nasseri, a not-for profit 501(C)(3) trade body designed to represent the genre globally. Its intention is to preserve, protect and promote the electronic music industry worldwide. It has over 250 paying members and is an influential platform for advocacy and change.

 

Plus Eight Equity Partners is an early stage venture capital firm that has partnered with electronic music industry leaders to invest in groundbreaking music technology companies. Led by Richie Hawtin, Turner is on the Advisory Board and also an investor. The portfolio includes Endel; LANDR; Lynq; Merchbar; NGE; Pacemaker; Rap Tech Studios; Splice; Subpac; Triller; Versus Game; Vntana.

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In 2021, Turner and partners Richie Hawtin, Deadmau5, Dean Wilson (720 Management) and Inder Phull launched Pixelynx – developing an ecosystem of products designed to help artists and fans express their ideas, showcase their fandom and connect in new ways. Decentralised, interoperable modules sit at the heart of its network and connect artists’ IP to a growing ecosystem of integrations. Pixelynx is an Animoca Brands company.