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Investment, Art, & Cultural Impact: Conversation with Babyface & Sherrese Clarke | Global Conference

Babyface, Sherrese Clarke, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Ayesha Rascoe, Aisha Rasko

Legendary producer Babyface and Harborview CEO Cherise Clark discussed a divergent investment philosophy in the music industry, contrasting Babyface's slow-growth instincts with Harborview's data-driven strategy that targets under-penetrated global markets and specific demographic segments. This approach prioritizes diversified, high-yielding assets across genres like Latinx streaming and legacy heavy metal to achieve double-digit returns while mitigating risk through quantitative analysis rather than personal bias. The panelists concluded that despite technological advancements in streaming and AI, long-term value remains anchored in the irreplaceable human emotion of creative works and the need to view genre labels as commercial rather than artistic barriers.