Dani Oliva is a Canadian music executive and entertainment attorney based in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] Dani is better known as a music advocate, he has been providing legal services,[3] consultation and advice in the areas of music, IP, business.[4] Dani Oliva is the first visible transgender person to serve as an executive at a major music company.[5]

Dani Oliva
Born
Toronto, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Occupation(s)music executive, entertainment attorney
Years active2010–present
Websitehttps://olivaesq.com/about/

Career

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Dani Oliva was born in Toronto and raised in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Dani graduated from the University of Toronto. In 2017, Dani founded Oliva Law Group, P.C.

Notably, Dani co-founded a nonprofit Motion Creative in 2020. Motion Creative has organized several education webinars and programs to raise funds for the MusiCares COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund with Grammy winning special guests and nominees including Dua Lipa, Sarah Hudson, Sabrina Carpenter, Tove Lo, Fred Ball, Leland.[6]

In December 2022, Venice Music, a music and technology company has appointed Dani Oliva as Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs.[7][8]

Awards and honors

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In 2022, Dani received a platinum record (triple platinum in Canada) for his legal work on Ariana Grande’s 2x Grammy nominated album Positions on behalf of client JustAcoustic. Dani also worked with DOMi of 2023 2x Grammy nominated duo "DOMi and JD Beck".[9]

References

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  1. KING, ARIEL (1 December 2022). "Venice Music Names Dani Oliva As New VP Of Business & Legal Affairs - Pollstar News". Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. Legrand, Emmanuel (1 December 2022). "Venice Music appoints Dani Oliva as Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs". Creative Industries News. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. Schwartz, Drew. "Jay-Z Is Suing a Photographer for 'Exploiting' His Image. Does He Have a Case?". www.vice.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. Oliva, Dani (21 February 2014). "Rock Music Ain't What It Used To Be - Except Maybe For This". HuffPost. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. ADAMCZESKI, RYAN (22 December 2022). "Meet Dani Oliva, the First Trans Executive at a Major Music Company". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. "Dani Oliva | Canadian Music Week". Canadian Music Week. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. Bulletin, The FYI (6 December 2022). "The FYI Bulletin: Dec. 08, 2022". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  8. DALUGDUG, MANDY (1 December 2022). "Dani Oliva appointed VP of Business and Legal Affairs at Venice Music". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. DALUGDUG, MANDY (1 December 2022). "Dani Oliva appointed VP of Business and Legal Affairs at Venice Music". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

Other websites

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