Experience
Nari Matsuura is a partner and co-leader of the firm's Music Economics and Valuation Services Practice. She has transformed the custom and practice of music valuation and supports most of the institutional funds transacting in this market. In 2022 alone, she led over 400 music asset valuations valued at over $9 billion.
Nari performs full-scale valuations of music publishing and recorded music assets on behalf of buyers, sellers, and lenders. Her valuation clients include major music funds, music publishers, record companies, private equity firms, banks, business managers, estates, as well as the creators themselves.
Nari has over 20 years of experience as an economist in the music industry, including valuation, litigation economics, process evaluation, performance income forecasting, cost analysis, strategy, evaluating new business opportunities, and developing license models.
Previously, Nari was a partner at Massarsky Consulting, which joined Citrin Cooperman in 2022. Prior to joining Massarsky in 2001, Nari was a concert pianist and recording artist, widely recognized for her performances in major venues throughout North America and Asia
CREDENTIALS
Education
Master of Business Administration, Cornell University
Bachelor of Music, The Julliard School
Master of Music, The Julliard School
Affiliations
Board Member, Argento Chamber Ensemble
Artistic Advisor, BMI Foundation
Presentations & Publications
Panelist at Billboard Pro Spotlight Series, Mondo, Association of Independent Music Publishers, Digital Music Forum, American Association of Independent Music, New York Media Festival, and CMJ Music Marathon.
Quoted in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Billboard, AFP, and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Honors and Awards
Billboard’s Women in Music List (2024, 2023)
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Outside the office
Nari enjoys playing the piano, reading, and spending time with her family.
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