Daniel Klaus

Who is Daniel Klaus?

At 18 years old, Klaus founded Passion Music Group, an independent

Canadian label and music publisher, establishing himself as a

successful entrepreneur and business leader in the music industry from

an early start. Designing Passion Music Group’s model to allow creative

freedom for its artists, Klaus served as president and CEO until their

catalog was acquired by BMG Music in 1998. Most recently before

co-founding Music Nation, Klaus co-founded and served as CEO/President

of Fabric Group, an innovative media strategy firm advising on digital

content strategy, artist development, rights issues, and music

publishing. With the company, Klaus developed content services and

negotiated agreements for technology and content companies. Fabric

Group’s other clients included Bertelsmann, MusicMatch, Sony Pictures

Mobile, Cheyne Capital Management, Goldman Sachs, Verizon and Yahoo!.

Klaus also launched BrandFarm, an incubator that accelerated business

for companies such as Room 12 and 911Gifts.com (Red Envelope).