Brandon Silverstein

Brandon Silverstein (born September 10, 1991) is an American music executive, talent manager, and entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer of S10 Entertainment and Avex Music Group, the global music company of Japanese entertainment conglomerate Avex Inc. Avex Music Group was created through a partnership between S10 and Avex. As a freshman at Indiana University, Silverstein co-founded Bounce, an international touring EDM festival.

In 2022, Silverstein’s S10 Films division partnered with Simon Fuller to develop new projects across film and television.

In 2024, Katsumi Kuroiwa, the CEO of Japanese entertainment conglomerate, Avex, announced that the company made a strategic investment into Silverstein’s S10 Entertainment.

S10 Publishing In 2020, Silverstein launched S10 Publishing, and Max Matsuura of Avex Inc. S10 Publishing’s music catalog includes songs from Justin Bieber (Peaches), Selena Gomez, Kid Laroi, Drake, Bad Bunny, and Rihanna,

In March 2025, Avex acquired S10 Music Publishing’s entire catalog of songs, integrating S10 Publishing’s catalog into Avex’s pre-existing networks.

In addition to AMG’s management and publishing services, the entity also serves as a platform to distribute Avex’s Japanese artists into international markets, supporting acts like XG.

Under Silverstein's leadership, AMG signed Bruno Mars to a global publishing partnership in March 2026. The agreement became effective in the summer of 2026 following the expiration of Mars' previous publishing arrangement with BMG/Warner Chappell. In April 2026, AMG launched a $100 million publishing catalog acquisition fund, with its first acquisition being the publishing catalog of producer and songwriter Marco "Infamous" Rodriguez, which includes “Lose Control”, the Billboard Hot 100 number one single by Teddy Swims.

Personal life Silverstein is married to his wife, Julie. in 2019, Variety’s “New Leaders” in 2021, and Music Business Worldwide’s “Worlds Greatest Managers” in 2022. Billboard has honored the executive on multiple occasions, including “40 Under 40" and "Executive of the Week" in 2021, “Latin Power” in 2022, the magazine’s first-ever “Power Players’ Choice Award” and its "Power 100" list in 2023, and 2026.