ABOUT
Kara DioGuardi is a Grammy nominated songwriter, CEO and co-founder of Arthouse Publishing/Records and Briidge, the first music platform that matches music creators based on their skillset, location and personality. As one of the most successful contemporary songwriters, she has received 23 BMI awards for most performed songs, including BMI’s 2007 Songwriter of the Year award. Her songs have appeared on more than 160 million records. Kara’s performed as a judge for two seasons on American Idol and taught as a Herb Albert Visiting Scholar at Berklee College of Music for the past 8 years.
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 Perry, Florida Georgia Line, Morgan Wallen, Charli XCX, Fletcher, Kesha, and many more.
Kara’s work as an innovative business executive and philanthropist spans multiple industries.