Ben Maddahi

Ben Maddahi is the current president of Unrestricted. Unrestricted is an A&R consulting company, producer & songwriter management company and publishing company. Via Unrestricted, Ben currently consults for Island Records (Shawn Mendes, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato) and Songs Music Publishing (Diplo, Lorde, The Weeknd). Maddahi was formerly president of Artist Publishing Group (APG), and A&R at Atlantic Records as well as was on the management team for world-renowned DJ and producer David Guetta.

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• Ben maddahi of apg talks common mistakes newcomers make
• Ben maddahi of apg music that will sell vs good music
• Producer and Songwriter Management
• Accolades
• Select AR Credits
• TV Appearances
• References

Maddahi began his career in the music industry as an intern and consultant at Atlantic Records, and has since succeeded in several facets of the music industry, ranging from record label and publishing A&R to producer and songwriter management. Maddahi worked with APG's founder and CEO, Mike Caren, for 4 years before becoming partners with him in December 2010. Caren concurrently serves as President of Global A&R for Warner Music Group. After being with APG for 9 years, Maddahi left to start his own consulting, publishing and management company, Unrestricted.

Maddahi's A&R credits include songs such as: "See You Again (Wiz Khalifa song)" by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, "Titanium" by David Guetta feat. Sia, "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) by Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris, "Wild Ones" by Flo Rida feat. Sia (musician), "Timber (song)" by Pitbull (rapper), "One Last Time" by Ariana Grande, "Yeah 3X" by Chris Brown, "Wiggle (song)" by Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg, and several others.

He is also responsible for helping put together songs for artists such as Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Big Sean, Future and others. Ben has served as co-A&R for Flo Rida, and co-signed artists such as Charlie Puth, Spenzo and Max Elto to Atlantic Records^[1].