Norman Chesky

Norman Chesky is a music entrepreneur and executive producer of two Grammy award winning albums. He is the co-founder and co-owner of Manhattan Production Music and Chesky Records. Chesky also co-founded HDtracks, a music download service. He was a Trustee of the Recording Academy and is a co-founding member of the Production Music Association (PMA).
Career.
Chesky co-founded and co-owns Manhattan Production Music. He served as a Trustee of the Recording Academy from 2002 to 2007.
Chesky Records.
In 1986, Norman Chesky and his brother, David Chesky, co-founded Chesky Records. Norman Chesky serves as the president of the record label. Chesky Records was the first company to use 128x Oversampling and the first independent American record label to record using Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) technology. Norman Chesky was the executive producer of "Portraits of Cuba" and "Tropicana Nights", two Grammy award winning albums under Chesky Records. In 2016, Chesky co-produced the critically acclaimed Jazz debut of Macy Gray, "Stripped".
Production Music Association.
Norman Chesky became a co-founding member of the Production Music Association in 1997. The association was founded by a group of composers and publishers who opposed a proposition to cap performance royalties on music used in commercials, promos and announcements.
HDtracks.
Norman Chesky and David Chesky co-founded HDtracks, a high-resolution music download store in 2008. According to Audioholics, HDtracks is the world's first high resolution digital music site to offer DRM-free music in multiple formats. Norman Chesky serves HDtracks' president.