Stephen is the Chief Product Officer at EMPIRE. In this role White leads all technology and product development for the company.

White has held numerous roles across the music industry for over 25 years. Prior to joining EMPIRE White was the Chief Executive Officer at StageIt Corp. White joined StageIt in May of 2020 and lead the company to its successful sale to VNUE.

Prior to joining StageIt White was the Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board for Dubset Media Holdings. White joined Dubset as CEO in February 2015 and lead the company through a repositioning and rebranding, ultimately selling the business to PEX in February of 2020.

White served as chief executive and President at Gracenote from 2012-2014. White held numerous roles for the company across 14 years and played a critical role in growing the company from a small start-up, focusing on music technologies and information, into a digital entertainment leader that touches millions of music and movie fans around the globe. In his role as president, White oversaw all company strategy and operations, and was responsible for growing Gracenote’s core business.

Before joining Gracenote, White was the vice president of product for streaming music start-up Echo.com, which was one of the first companies to combine group content streaming and community features. Prior to Echo.com, White was a senior director and executive producer for CKS, a media consultancy based in Silicon Valley where he lead teams in the creation of web properties such as the Apple online store and GM.com. He began his career as a reporter and writer.