Cody Chapman has helped turn dance music into one of Canada’s most powerful global exports. As senior vice president at Wasserman Music, he represents some of the biggest names in electronic music — including Swedish House Mafia, Rezz, Fisher, DJ Snake, Chris Lake and Zeds Dead — while helping define what modern artist development looks like in the genre. A longtime advocate for artist development, he’s played a role in taking acts from small club circuits to some of the biggest festival and arena stages in the world.

Recent highlights under his direction include Fisher’s 40,000-capacity Out 2 Lunch shows at San Francisco’s Moscone Center — the venue’s first-ever concert — Swedish House Mafia’s debut at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Rezz’s record-setting 15,000-capacity Tacoma Dome performance and Zeds Dead’s Deadrocks annual drawing more than 30,000 fans. He’s also helped create and expand artist-led properties like Abracadabra, Black Book and Niteharts, turning them into touchstones of global dance culture. “Canada’s music scene has always been defined by its diversity, and what motivates me most is how global our reach has become,” Chapman says. “Canadian artists are topping genre charts and headlining international events, all while sporting our colors with sincere pride. It feels like that momentum will only continue to grow.”