Kara DioGuardi is an 11 time Grammy-nominated songwriter, Co-CEO/Founder of Arthouse Entertainment Publishing & Records, and CEO/Founder of Briidge App, the first music platform that matches music creators based on their skillset, location and personality. Kara’s songs have appeared on more than 160 million records, for which she has received 23 BMI Awards, the 2007 BMI Songwriter of the Year Award, the 2009 NMPA Songwriter Icon Award, and the 2011 NAMM Music for Life Award. Kara performed as a judge on Seasons 8 and 9 of American Idol. She has also taught as a Herb Albert Visiting Scholar at Berklee College of Music for the past 8 years (and counting).

A trailblazer for women in the male-dominated field of music publishing, DioGuardi founded Arthouse Entertainment two decades ago with her business partner, Stephen Finfer. The company evolved from publishing DioGuardi’s songwriting catalog into a home for long-term artist development in the songwriting/recording space, building careers for three-time Grammy-nominated artist/songwriter Ingrid Andress, GAYLE, Jason Derulo, and acclaimed songwriter/artist Jon Bellion (Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, Halsey, Maroon 5), to name a few.

In addition to the aforementioned artists’ catalogs, Arthouse past and present copyrights include hits from Bruno Mars, Eminem, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Halsey, Rosé, Christina Aguilera, Chloe x Halle, Camila Cabello, Carrie Underwood, Jason Derulo, Katy Florida Georgia Line, Morgan Wallen, Charli XCX, Fletcher, Kesha, and many more.