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 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.

Stephen Finfer is a multi-faceted entrepreneur, music executive, personal manager, producer, and attorney, who serves as Arthouse Entertainment’s Co-CEO.

Finfer co-founded Arthouse with business partner and management client, seminal songwriter/TV personality/A&R veteran, Kara DioGuardi, in 2000. Arthouse has consistently published the biggest songs in the world every year, over several decades. The pair’s long-term development strategy for finding talent early and mentoring them to their full potential, has produced some of the most sought-after and critically acclaimed writers in recent years, including artist/songwriter GAYLE, artist/songwriter/producer Jon Bellion, 3x Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress, and producer/songwriter/artist Pete Nappi.

Prior to Arthouse, Finfer founded TVT Music Publishing, where he signed hit songwriters Scott Storch, Lil John, and Ja Rule, among others.

Finfer also served stints as Senior Director, Creative Affairs at Famous Music Publishing/Paramount Pictures and General Manager/East Coast at Universal Music Publishing. Earlier in his career, he established and led a law firm and management company who’s clients included Dr. Dre/Death Row Records, Master P/No Limit Records, Capitol Records, Priority Records, Loud Records, and Selena Quintanilla.

Finfer earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University, and his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Law.

Finfer has produced for television, including a series for USA Networks.