SXSW 2012

Co-founder, Buzzdeck
Next Step Inc
Denzyl is a 35-year music & entertainment industry entrepreneur with a proven track record of building ideas and leading companies in both traditional and digital media. In the 80's and 90's he built a successful artist-management, production and music-licensing company - Next Step Inc. In 1996, (in addition to creating one of the first online flower companies - hanaflowers.com), Denzyl founded one of the first pioneering pure digital labels (www.awal.com) which was acquired by Kobalt in 2011. In 2002, Denzyl signed on as a strategic advisor and music synergist to Apple and has been integral to the global success's of iTunes ever since its launch in early 2003. In 2004 he moved to London to set up iTunes EU. In 2007 he was part of the immensely successful iTunes Festival (now in it's 6th year) and has worked on over 300 global live events for iTunes. Denzyl is a co-founder of Buzzdeck (www.buzzdeck.com) along with his AWAL partners, Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby.