Edward Bruce
Founder & Music Executive
Edward Bruce is an award-winning entrepreneur, former platinum music executive, and co-founder of Blackspire Partners, a global PR and communications firm, and STARX MEDIA, a creator revenue agency. Based in the UAE, he works across media strategy, technology, and the creator economy — with a career spanning music, technology, and banking. Wikipedia →
Awards
2018-Present
Dec 2025
Scottish EDGE (Young) Award
Awarded for entrepreneurial achievement in Scotland
Mar 2025
Clutch's Top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
Blackspire Partners ranked #40 globally
Sep 2018
Platinum & Gold Album Sales Certification
Contributions to 'Selfocracy' awarded in Belgium & France
Experience
From music and banking to global PR and the creator economy
2021 - Present
Founding Partner
Blackspire Partners
2024 - Present
Head of Corporate Operations
STARX MEDIA
2020 - 2022
Software Engineer GA
Barclays Investment Bank
2016 - 2021
Director
TMG
Music credits
Artists I've worked with across events, management, A&R, and label services
Giggs
Touring
Skepta
Touring
AJ Tracey
Touring
Dizzee Rascal
Collaboration
Shogun
Management & Label Services
Faze Miyake
Label Services
Merky ACE
Label Services
Brands & platforms
Companies and platforms I've worked with throughout my career
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Red Bull
Music & Events
Sony/RCA Records
Sessions & Production
Boiler Room
Events & Video
BBC
Radio & TV
Spotify
Distribution & Charting
Meta
Platform Partnerships
Machinima
YouTube Partnerships
In the media
Press, interviews, and features
Why old-school PR doesn’t work in GCC - and who’s replacing It
Gulf Times
Lewis Webster & Edward Bruce: How Blackspire Partners’ music industry roots are reshaping PR & marketing
Rolling Stone
Blackspire Partners: The Agency Defining Brand Authority in Global Luxury
L'Officiel Monaco
Blackspire Partners expands Gulf operations with regional lead Omar Abdelmonem
Arabian Business
Taking PR By Storm: Edward Bruce On Blackspire Press
Notion
Music Executive Edward Bruce Doubles Down On PR With Blackspire Press
The Source
How Edward Bruce Built an International Executive Music Production Brand from Scratch
Hip-Hop Since 1987