Nick Turner
Digital Media Entrepreneur and Executive
A technology innovator and entertainment marketer since 1994 when he produced the first ever live video concert broadcast by a band on the Internet, he has wide ranging experience in the music and entertainment industries, including all aspects of online and traditional marketing, business development, sales, social media, e-commerce, content programming, online advertising and the application of new technologies that allow marketers and brands to leverage the digital economy!
His most recent three year tenure as Founder in Residence at Google's Area 120 allowed him to build innovative, entertainment and commercial products; mixing Google's proprietary data with his real world entertainment experience and contacts to bring significant value to Google, and Google's largest clients and customers.
He has spoken at numerous media and technology conferences, including at the Mashable, 'Produced By', Vidcon and Pollstar conferences.
Prior to Google, from 2012 to 2018, Turner was the Co-Founder of an OTT (On Demand Television) programming and distribution company, TV4 Entertainment, which had distribution partnerships with Hulu, Amazon, Roku, and others.
Until early 2012, he was Senior Vice President of Digital Media at Relativity Media, who produced movies including The Social Network, The Fighter, Immortals, Limitless, Mamma Mia, The 300 and others, where he oversaw a team dedicated to building sustainable online platforms, and created opportunities that redefined the way movies are marketed and distributed.
He was also at Live Nation, the world¹s largest concert promoter, as SVP Business Development and Artist Acquisition and consulted with Vevo, overseeing much of the marketing, branding and programming for its successful launch, that quickly saw it quickly become the largest music video channel in the US.
Prior to being involved in technology, he was a successful touring and recording musician, a music manager and record company executive. Most notably, he was the drummer for London based surf punk, garage band The Barracudas and 80 'punk supergroup' and early MTV favorites The Lords of The New Church.
