Richard Jankovich

Richard Jankovich (born 7 August 1972) is an American entrepreneur, musician and author in Los Angeles. He runs the music promotion company Shoplifter. Founded in 2013, Shoplifter provides record labels and artists with a variety of promotional channels. Known primarily for In-Store Radio/Overhead Music campaigns, Shoplifter has worked over 2,000 releases for artists such as Billie Eilish, Boygenius, Olivia Rodrigo, Kelly Clarkson, U2, 5 Seconds Of Summer, OneRepublic, Imagine Dragons, Dayglow, Charlie Puth, Coldplay, Jennifer Lopez and others. Clients include Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music, Beggars Group, Secretly Canadian, Hollywood Records and more.

Jankovich's musical acts include Burnside Project, Big Mother Gig, Pocket and Mon Draggor. His releases have been covered by Rolling Stone, Spin, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Billboard, NPR, BrooklynVegan and more. A sync licensing stalwart, his songs have appeared in movies like The Medallion, Pink Skies Ahead, Ira and Abby and Seamless as well as countless television programs on NBC, CBS, ABC and MTV including the theme song for Showtime's Queer as Folk.

As a musician, he has collaborated with Britta Phillips, Aloe Blacc, Robyn Hitchcock, Tanya Donelly, Steve Kilbey, Mark Burgess, Dave Smalley, Craig Wedren, Rick Moody, Of Montreal, Dicky Barrett, Kristin Hersh, Glen Phillips, and more. His songs and remixes have been released by Bar/None Records, Sony Records, Polyvinyl Record Co., Tirk Recordings, China Record Corporation, Friendly Fire Recordings and 24 Hour Service Station as well as his own imprint, Fraga Music/Sweet Sweet Records.

In 2013, his first book Hit Brands: How Music Builds Value For The World's Smartest Brands was released on Palgrave Macmillan. He has lectured at University of Southern California and spoken at South by Southwest.