Meet the core team
At Uhmbrella, we are a passionate and innovative team of professionals dedicated to revolutionizing copyright protection and attribution in the music industry. Combining deep expertise in artificial intelligence, music law, and technology, our leadership drives the development of cutting-edge solutions that empower creators and rights holders.
Drew Lemoine Belardo
CEO & Co-Founder
As a visionary and multi-venture entrepreneur, Drew excels across various domains. Professional music producer, audio engineer, and former hip-hop artist. He also has experience managing a record label and is adept at brand building with a strong sense of design. Beyond music, he has ventured into agriculture, owning a coffee farm and establishing his own coffee brand.
Sabian Hibbs
CTO & Co-Founder
Accomplished software and audio engineer specializing in artificial intelligence, statistics, and audio applications. Contributed to speech detection and transcription research with OpenAI’s Whisper, Google’s ASR, Mozilla DeepSpeech. Experienced in developing data pipelines for game audio-visual projects.
Hamish Wright
COO/CFO & Co-Founder
With over a decade of international finance, operations and leadership experience Hamish has worked both in ‘hyper growth’ Private Equity backed startups, as well as a Global PLC. Notably he led the financial professionalization at scale of a firm that grew from 30 to 500+ in only two years
Manny Uwak
Head of Design
With more than 8 years of collective experience as a product designer and marketing expert, Manny has overseen campaigns for independent artists and record labels within the music industry, both in Africa and beyond. Additionally, he has been an integral member of the design team at Access Bank, one of the largest banks on the continent.
Cliff Fluet
Advisor
Partner at Lewis Silkin LLP, a leading law firm for creative, innovative, and brand-focused businesses. He has over 25 years’ experience in advising clients on digital media, brand entertainment, technology, and innovation, as well as leading the firm’s Media & Entertainment practice and sitting on the Management Board responsible for innovation. Also a recognized expert and leader in his field, ranked in the Legal 500 in its Hall of Fame.