Seb Webber

Sebastian "Seb" Webber is a British, Los Angeles–based, music industry executive. He is the co-founder of Godless Studios. He co-founded CrowdSurge, a ticket management company, served as Creative Director for Jay Z's streaming platform TIDAL, In 2010, Webber was named as one of Billboard's "30 Under 30" and is a member of the American Association of Independent Music.

Early life Born in Hertfordshire, England, Webber attended the John Henry Newman School and The Knights Templar School in Baldock, North Hertfordshire. At 17, Webber completed school early and moved to London to pursue a university degree and work in the music industry. Working as a DJ, he started putting on FONO nights (For One Night Only) around London, an event that combined a two-hour set from a live indie rock music band, followed by a two-hour set of house music played by Webber.

In 2004, he enrolled at the University of Westminsters' Commercial Music course, but shortly afterwards was offered an intern position in the mailroom of XL Recordings by owner Richard Russell. Webber decided to continue with his degree while working at XL Recordings graduating in 2007 with a BA (Hons). Basement Jaxx, M.I.A, Peaches, Radiohead and The White Stripes. In Los Angeles, Webber signed new acts, for which in 2010 Billboard magazine named him one of their "30 Under 30" music business stars. launched CrowdSurge in 2006. CrowdSurge is a web-based app that cuts out the ticket agency in the selling of artist-controlled concert tickets. An immediate and continuing competitor to TicketMaster, early clients included Coldplay, Foo Fighters and Paul McCartney. In 2011, after CrowdSurge was expanded through funding from investors including Benjamin Bronfman, Webber sold his shares in the company to Leonard Blavatnik, the owner of Warner Music Group, at a valuation of $30 million.

In 2009, Webber started to independently manage dubstep producer and DJ Rusko,

In February 2014, Webber joined SponsorsOne's Advisory Team to help guide the company's tech acquisitions and talent partnerships.

In 2015, Webber became the Creative Director for Jay Z's streaming platform TIDAL, helping the company forge a path in the early days of the streaming era. The album's second single "Right Here, Right Now" featuring Kylie Minogue topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs in April 2015 while the third single "Déjà Vu" featuring Sia reached number one, in the US, on the Billboard Dance Chart. For the single "Déjà Vu" featuring Sia, Webber also worked as executive producer for the music video (short) directed by Swedish actress Alexandra Dahlström.