Christoph „Hadl“ Hassel

songwriter // producer // label manager // publishing manager Piano / vocals / bass / keyboard / guitar / Cubase

Songs on several #1 and gold albums are on Christoph's songwriting side, but his activities in the music industry go beyond being an author and survey the business from different perspectives. It all started with classic band life and European tours - then writing and productions for national and international acts were added. In a period of three years, as an author, he was able to place titles on top 30 albums for over 100 weeks and achieve a total of over 10 million streams. His productions made it onto television in the US, UK, JP, all German TV channels and also reached 7- digit numbers in streaming. A current self-directed band project can be found on over 60k playlists. The business side of the music industry is also a field in which he is very familiar. The expertise he has acquired through his own career enables him to manage a label and a publishing house (including some global hits). Through these activities he got to know sales structures, billing,
contracts, rights clearing, syncs and the world of collecting societies (as well as KSK) in detail. Christoph knows the music business from many positions - as a self-taught artist from DIY to major, from JuZe concerts to EDM playlists, from self-releases to chart albums. Mental health should be the focus of all considerations – as should recognizing and overcoming abusive constellations.

Pic by Capadol