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Peter Fosso, Founder/President

Founder of Global Music Project, musician Peter Fosso has been in and around music for a number of years and is known for his dedication to music and philanthropic efforts. During the 1990s, Fosso founded Insight Records, a label whose sole purpose was to support up-and-coming local artists. Seattle Women In Rock, the most popular release on the label, was a benefit for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and garnered national reviews including Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly. Another Insight release, The New Seattle Music Scene helped raise awareness for the National Campaign for Freedom of Expression. Both compilation CDs are still available at http://insightrecords.com.

Fosso also has published a local music trade magazine which started as a newsstand publication and then moved to an Internet-only format. He then went on to form Life Like Feel, a Seattle pop/rock group known for their creativity and powerful presentation. The group performed in the Pacific Northwest from 1994-1999 and released their debut self-titled CD on Phisst Records, an independent label, nationally-distributed through Navarre. During that same period, he also launched NetMusic.com, which evolved into a popular music site and became a publicly traded company. (The company later changed its name business model, and is currently trading under the symbol ETYN.)

Currently, in addition to helping manage the day-to-day operations of Global Music Project, Fosso advises companies in their development and is a voting member for the Recording Academy, the organization best known for its annual Grammy Awards telecast. He manages Music2Deal (the international networking site for the music industry) for the U.S., and also serves on the advisory boards of several companies. As founder of Global Music Project he is always looking for ways to grow the organization and spread the word. "My intention," Fosso explains, "is to raise a ton of money and give it away. I want Global Music Project to be a self-sustaining, global money-making machine for charities, promoting artists and bettering the world with every turn of its gears."