Sarah Liversedge Platz

Sarah has a First-Class degree In Composition from Bath Spa University. Following graduation, she embarked upon a media career at BBC as Floor Manager for UK Television before side-stepping into a TV Researcher role in Entertainment. She then moved over to the commercial arm of the BBC as Programme Liaison Executive to then be appointed as Deputy Head of Music Publishing and then promoted to Head of Music. In this role she played a major part in developing and expanding what became one of the leading media music publishing companies in the UK. In 2004, Sarah founded independent music publishing company BDi Music and recently celebrated its 20th year - a thriving multimillion-pound music publishing business garnering many accolades including a Grammy and four Ivor Novellos Awards. She is also Co-Director & Director A&R at Bucks Music Group, Co-Director of The Movement London (a co-venture publishing company with multi-platinum producer Jake Gosling) and sits on the Board of Directors for The Music Publishers Association, Ireland. In 2013 she was nominated for a Music Producer’s Guild Award in the Unsung Hero category and she also received an ASCAP Award in recognition as exclusive publisher of Ed Sheeran’s hit song ‘Lego House’. In 2014 she was included on the Roll Of Honour at the Women in Music Awards - she is also the proud co-publisher of 2016 Grammy award winning Song Of The Year, ‘Thinking Out Loud’. Sarah has received global representation recognition at the ASCAP Awards as publisher of ‘Thinking Out Loud’. In 2017 Sarah was presented a Gold Badge Award from the Ivors Academy and in 2022 she received an honorary doctorate from Bath Spa University. In 2024 Sarah received a prestigious Gold Badge from the UK Music Publisher’s Association in recognition of her services to the music publishing sector. Sarah is a passionate and experienced music publisher who develops the careers of unbeatable, innovative and creative Artists, Producers, Songwriters and Composers.