Mike Caren, CEO, APG: 'I hate the word rules.'
An interview with Mike Caren, the founder of APG.Mike Caren started his career in AaR 21 years ago, aged 17, at Atlantic subsidiary Big Beat Records. Since then, he has signed or co-signed over 20 artists that have achieved gold or platinum status. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Co-President alongside John Janick of the relaunched Elektra Records (Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Cee Lo Green). He established Artist Partners Group in 2013 as a sister company to Artist Publishing Group, which is administered by Warner/Chappell. In addition to APG, he has a global remit as Warner Music Group’s Creative Officer.
