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Investment, Art, & Cultural Impact: Conversation with Babyface & Sherrese Clarke | Global Conference
- Content with resonant IP is expected to generate revenue across all platforms, with live human experiences viewed as irreplaceable due to AI's inability to replicate emotional depth or "soul."
- Technology, including AI, is anticipated to ensure human safety from replacement rather than drive it, while specific IP is projected to sustain relevance across new mediums like gaming and platforms such as Twitch to reach diverse age groups.
- Investment strategies prioritize a diverse, multi-angle talent approach and "long duration assets" to achieve a "pinwheel of talent," close blind spots, and secure longevity.
- Portfolio growth is driven by following quantitative math to remove personal bias, aiming for double-digit returns for pensioners and intrinsically protecting against market volatility.
- Current market performance includes a 28% net levered return last quarter and a 1.3 times multiple on capital deployed approximately two years ago, with income continuing to grow despite global trade tensions.
- Strategic investment focuses on under-penetrated, high-growth markets, specifically the Latinx population and the global dominance of Hip-hop and R&B in streaming, which are viewed as open and untapped revenue sources.
- Historical trends indicate that 90s R&B and Black music have historically influenced a wide range of pop artists, and future returns rely on assets attached to work that can adapt to various distribution channels.
- Conservative investment approaches are planned to ensure longevity, avoiding narrow talent lanes to maximize return on investment while targeting high generative cash yield sets to support retirement dignity.