Arjun Pulijal, President @ Capitol Music Group
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Beck, Paul McCartney, Troye Sivan, Maggie Rogers, Katy Perry, Sam Smith, Halsey, Masego, Doechii, Norah Jones — just a few of the greats on Arjun Pulijal’s star-powered artist roster. In our latest episode, Simi speaks with the esteemed President of Capitol Music Group.
Capitol Music Group is a premier American front line umbrella label owned by Universal Music Group. As President, Arjun oversees the company’s multiple labels and all areas of artist development including creative, marketing, and operations. Based in Hollywood, Arjun joined the company in 2013 as the Director of Marketing. In 2016, he ascended to the role of Vice President and was promoted to Senior Vice President Head of Marketing in 2020.
Prior to Arjun’s work at Capitol Music Group, he spent 7 years in New York at Epic Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. There he served as Director of Marketing & Artist Development, Manager of Digital Marketing, and started his career in A&R (Artists and Repertoire). Arjun graduated with a degree in Music and Computer Science from NYU in 2006. In this episode, he reflects on his adolescent dreams of being a musician and his ascent in the music business — now stewarding one the most prominent, star-powered labels in the industry.
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