Michele Smith (Production)

Michele Smith is a 2023 Grammy® Award-winning compilation producer who serves as Vice President of Legacy and Estate Brand Management at Craft Recordings, the catalog label of Concord, the largest independent global leader in the development and acquisition of recorded music, music publishing and theatrical performance rights. Named as a 2024 “Hero Behind The Culture” by the Living Legends Foundation, Michele procures licensing and preserves the legacies of Stax Records, The Estate of Billie Holiday and The Estate of Tammy Wynette. She proactively works with Concord Originals, Concord’s Film & TV team, to develop viable productions pertaining to each of those important legacies. She is an Executive Producer on the four-part HBO docuseries, "Stax: Soulsville USA," and she was an Executive producer on the 2019 documentary, "Billie," about the legendary musical and social icon, Billie Holiday. Michele also pursues the non-musical interests and opportunities around significant anniversaries for all of...Read More