HISHAM DAHUD
MUSIC. TECHNOLOGY. CULTURE. WHAT’S NEXT.
I’VE SPENT NEARLY 20 YEARS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTISTS AND INDUSTRY.
I’ve built companies around artists.
Developed and marketed artists.
Taught artists.
And today, I am one.
That perspective shapes the work I do now:
helping music, technology, and creator-focused companies better understand artists, build trust with creative communities, and create products, partnerships, and programs artists genuinely want to engage with.
GREAT clients LEAD TO GREAT projects
AND i write about where it’s going:
the ZAG
“they zig. we zag.”
A private letter about music, technology, culture, and where this whole thing is going.
I send things I think actually matter… what’s changing, what independent artists should know, and my own thoughts on what it all means. Sometimes it’s a roundup. Sometimes it’s an essay. Sometimes it’s just something I can’t stop thinking about.
No content machine. No algorithm. No endless feed.
Just an email from me to you.
Personal. Private. Free.
Want a taste? View the archive.
MY WORK AS AN ARTIST.
RIŽIK is my live electronic music project — built around physical performance, human musicianship, and the tension between artist and machine.
No backing tracks.
No hiding behind the laptop.
Electronic music, made physical.
What people are saying.
“Hisham's expertise in digital strategy is only topped by his boundless love of music. In an industry rife with cynicism and burnout, I've never seen his enthusiasm and optimism waver. Always a delight to work with him.”
— Joshua Glazer, Los Angeles
“Hisham has tremendous knowledge of the music business and a modern approach TO MUSIC marketing.”
— Ali Samdpour, Washington D.C.
“I was treading water until Hisham gave me the direction I needed, both theoretically and practically. It was the full-contact approach I needed."
— Spencer Richard, Edmonton, AB, CA
“I'm a better professional because I had the opportunity to work with Hisham. He doesn't need to say much to accurately communicate what you need to hear. HE can change a life with a phrase.”
— Gabe Bo, São Paulo, Brazil
