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# SoundExchange Head John Simson To Step Down
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/soundexchange-head-john-simpson-to-step-down/
- Published: 2010-07-01T18:03:08.000Z
- Updated: 2010-07-01T18:03:08.000Z
- Description: (UPDATED) SoundExchange annnounced late today that Executive Director John Simson will be leaving the organization by the end of the year. He will remain until a successor is found according. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/07/soundexchange-head-john-simpson-to-step-down.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

(UPDATED) SoundExchange annnounced late today that Executive Director John Simson will be leaving the organization by the end of the year. He will remain until a successor is found according to the statement. As a manager in the 1990’s, Simson had lobbied to pass the Digital Performance Rights in Sound Recording Act of 1995\. He was SoundExhange's first full-time employee and launched the new collecting society in 2000\. 

[![image from www.mykmixradio.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201348524fc5f970c-200wi)](http://www.mykmixradio.com/images/soundexchange%5Flogo%5Flqpm.gif?ref=hypebot.com) A desire to return to his "creative roots" was given as the reason for his departure, but SE has been criticized in some sectors of the industry for a lack of transparency and allegedly slower than needed payments to artists. A recent campaign spearheaded by SoundExchange VP Brian Calhoun has aggressively sought out artists, managers and record labels; and worked to improve communications and provide better service.