2025 JUROR
Michael Kurtz Cutting Edge Group
Head of Music // Trailers
Los Angeles
Michael Kurtz is a music industry executive with 13+ years of experience producing, licensing, and supervising music across some of the biggest entertainment franchises and global brands - including Call of Duty, Beyblade, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Lord of the Rings, Apple, Amazon, Google, Nike, and more.
He’s worked at the intersection of creativity and strategy, leading music for major campaigns, shaping original concepts, and collaborating with top-tier studios, agencies, labels, and artists —including Coldplay, Justin Bieber, and The Weeknd. His expertise also extends to managing YouTube operations for several music-driven channels with multi-million subscriber bases, overseeing digital rights management, monetization and sales.
Michael’s work has been recognized with several industry honors, including the Music + Sound Awards, CLIO Music Awards, Music Week Awards, NAMM President’s Innovation Awards, and the Young Talent Awards. His goal is to work on projects that make an impact, are creatively and commercially exceptional, and foster true collaboration - ultimately creating lasting value for media companies, brands, and consumers.
