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Bennett Appointed Senior VP At MTV
May 21, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Nancy Bennett has been appointed to the newly created position of senior VP of creative and content development for MTV Networks Music and Logo Group's Program Enterprises division. Bennett, who will be based in Los Angeles, will report to Je ...
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Pandiscia Upped At EMI
May 15, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Dominic Pandiscia, formerly senior VP of sales at the Capitol Music Group, has been named the senior VP/GM of EMI Global Music Services with the EMI Commercial Development Group. In his new role, Pandiscia will assume sales and profitability respo ...
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Tanous Upped At WMG
May 13, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Will Tanous has been promoted to executive VP and chief communications officer for the Warner Music Group. Previously senior VP of corporate communications, Tanous will continue to lead the company's media relations, internal and external com ...
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Gannett Upped At Sony BMG
April 30, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Chris Gannett has been promoted to VP of strategic marketing for Sony BMG's Commercial Music Group. Gannett reports to David Santaniello, senior VP of strategic marketing for the group, and is based in New York. In his new role, Gannett will ...
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Gavin Named COO Of BMG Label Group
April 30, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Ivan Gavin has been appointed COO of the BMG Label Group, according to sources. Gavin will be based in New York and report to Barry Weiss, chairman/CEO of the BMG Label Group. Most recently, Gavin was COO of EMI Recorded Music North America and pr ...
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Clark Rises At Nashville Business Management Firm
April 28, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Roger "Duane" Clark has become a VP and owner/shareholder of financial and business management firm Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy. The firm represents Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Gary Allan, Gnar ...
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Spiralfrog Adds Rieger To Exec Team
April 25, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Free ad-supported service SpiralFrog has appointed Russ Rieger to the newly created position of VP of strategic initiatives. In this role, Rieger will be responsible for securing and maintaining strategic partnerships within the music, media and a ...
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EMIMP Promotes Durie
April 23, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 EMI Music Publishing (EMIMP) has promoted Kristin Durie to VP of music services & licensing. Durie will lead the music services' New York-based TV licensing division. She will be managing the publisher's relationships with the major ...
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Bienstock Joins NMPA Board
April 23, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 The National Music Publishers' Assn. board of directors has appointed Caroline Bienstock, president/COO of Carlin America, to the board has joined the National Music Publishers' Assn. board of directors. She replaces her father, Freddy B ...
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Last.fm Names Yeung VP of Marketing
April 22, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Last.fm named Orlena Yeung VP of marketing. Yeung comes from Microsoft's Xbox division, where she was global brand manager. In her new position, she will oversee all aspects of Last.fm's marketing strategy. She will report to Last.fm co- ...
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MOG Adds Brough As VP
April 21, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 MOG, a social networking service for music, added Alex Brough as VP of sales and strategic partnerships. He comes to the company from MTV Networks, where he ran the company's West Coast sales operations. He will work out of MOG's Los Ang ...
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Frasher Segues To BNA As VP
April 21, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Arista Nashville director of national promotion Bryan Frasher segues to Sony BMG Nashville sister label BNA Records as VP of promotion. He replaces Rick Moxley, who exited the label on April 16. Frasher, who has been with Arista since 2004 and dir ...
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Daniels Joins Sheppard Mullin
April 21, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Philip Daniels has joined the Century City, Calif., office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton as a member of the firm's entertainment & media transactional practice group. Daniels represents clients in the fields of music, new media ...
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Bortnick Joins Kobalt
April 09, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Kobalt Music Group has appointed Bob Bortnick to the position of senior VP of creative. Bortnick, based in New York, will be involved with writer relations, catalog acquisitions, creative services and writer/artist development. He will report to S ...
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C3 Presents Taps Pitzer For Its Management Division
April 03, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Jason Pitzer, formerly an agent with Nashville-based booking agency Progressive Global Agency (R.E.M., Widespread Panic), has moved to C3 Presents. He will work in the company's management division. Pitzer, who worked with PAG for more than 1 ...
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Brenek Upped At Disney
April 02, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Jason Brenek has been promoted to the newly created position of senior VP, worldwide digital cinema and cinema programming for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group. Brenek will now be in charge of non-traditional movie content at the studio, ...
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Sony/ATV Taps Kaplan For Global Marketing Initiative
March 31, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Sony/ATV Music Publishing has begun a global marketing initiative, appointing former ad agency executive Rob Kaplan to head the drive. Rob Kaplan, a former mcgarrybowen executive who has been involved in a number of deals licensing the Beatles ...
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UltraStar Names Sloane Senior Client Manager
March 25, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Fan club management and marketing service UltraStar Entertainment, a division of Live Nation Artists, has appointed Michael Sloane to senior client manager for the company's Nashville office. He will report to Matt Blum, director of client re ...
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Nokia Names Schimel Head Of Global Music
March 18, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Nokia has tapped Elizabeth Schimel as head of global music, to lead its mobile music activities as part of the entertainment & communities group, Billboard.biz has learned. She will report to Tero Ojanpera, executive VP of the entertainment &a ...
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IDJ Names Lehmann VP Of Mobile
March 18, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Mark Lehmann has been appointed to VP of Web and mobile marketing for Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG). Lehmann is based in New York and will report directly to Christian Jorg, senior VP of new media and commerce at IDJMG. In this newly created ...
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Nederlander To Manage Durham PAC
March 17, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 The Nederlander Organization, parent company to Los Angeles-based Nederlander Concerts, will exclusively manage operations, programming and booking for the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, N.C. The agreement is a partnership between the Ne ...
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Riley Joins Radio Disney
March 13, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Michael G. Riley has joined Radio Disney as senior VP and GM, reporting to Rich Ross, president, Disney Channels Worldwide. Riley will manage 42 Disney-owned radio stations, and the Radio Disney programming, distribution, online and marketing depa ...
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Wohl Takes On Exec Role At Lionsgate Music
March 13, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Lenny Wohl will take over the newly created position of GM and executive VP of business affairs for Lionsgate Music. In his new role, Wohl will lead negotiations for publishing, film music, licensing and new digital media agreements. "His cre ...
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Sony/ATV Names Kooijman Benelux MD
March 11, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Sony/ATV Music Publishing has appointed Ruud Kooijman managing director for the publisher's Benelux region. Kooijman was head of A&R for EMI Music Publishing in Holland for the past five years. While with EMI, he worked with such artists ...
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MTV Networks Argentina Ups Guerra
March 10, 2008 12:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Paula Guerra has been promoted to senior VP and managing director of MTV Networks Argentina. She has served as general manager of the company since 2002. Guerra will continue to be based in Buenos Aires and report to Pierluigi Gazzolo, president o ...
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Thompson To Lead Virgin, Capitol Promo Staffs
February 27, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Greg Thompson, former executive VP at Island Def Jam Music Group, will join the Capitol Music Group staff on Thursday to lead the Virgin and Capitol promotion departments, Billboard.biz has learned. The move was revealed during a conference call w ...
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Glorioso Promoted At MTV
February 26, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Christina Glorioso has been named to the newly created position of VP of sales and marketing partnerships for program enterprises at MTV Networks Music & Logo Group. She reports to Jeff Yapp, executive VP of the group, and will be based in New ...
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VH1 Ups Horwitz To VP
February 25, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 VH1 has promoted Leah Horwitz to VP of music talent and creative development. Based in Los Angeles, Horwitz will report to VH1 executive VP of talent and music programming Rick Krim, and VH1 executive VP of production and programming Jeff Olde. In ...
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UMRG Names Marolda CFO
February 19, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Universal Motown Republic Group (UMRG) has named George Marolda CFO. Based in New York, Marolda will report to UMRG chairman Mel Lewinter. In his new role, Marolda will oversee all financial functions of the label group, including planning, foreca ...
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Imageworks Names Speiser Marketing VP, Ups Black
February 15, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Imageworks Interactive has named Robert Speiser to the post of VP of marketing and has promoted JD Black to VP of client services. Speiser and Black join senior VP Emmanuelle Borde and Scott Nourse, VP of production, as the senior team of the orga ...
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Warner/Chappell Names Roberts Senior VP
February 13, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Warner/Chappell Music named Brian Roberts senior VP/CFO. Based in New York, Roberts will report to the company’s CEO Dave Johnson. For the past five years Roberts served as senior VP of finance and administration of North and South America at BMG ...
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EMI Music Pub Adds Monaco To Music Resources
February 05, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 EMI Music Publishing has appointed Brian Monaco as COO of its music resources unit, which works with brands and businesses to help them connect with their consumers through the power of music. Monaco joins the publisher from Worldwide Talent Group ...
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Cherry Lane Ups Brooke Primont
February 05, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Cherry Lane Music Publishing has promoted Brooke Primont to VP creative services and marketing. She was senior director of film & TV music for the publisher. Primont will oversee all areas of Cherry Lane's synch exploitation for advertisi ...
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Buenahora Finds New Home At Universal South
February 04, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Capitol Records Nashville senior director of A&R Arthur Buenahora, Jr. joins Universal Records South as VP of A&R. He will report to label president Mark Wright. Buenahora began his career in 1997 at the ground level at Sony/ATV/Tree Publi ...
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Cohl Elected Chairman Of Live Nation Board
February 04, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Michael Cohl has been elected chairman of Live Nation's board of directors effective immediately. Cohl was previously vice chairman of the board. He will continue in his role as chairman and CEO of Live Nation Artists, formerly known as Artis ...
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Barber Joins VP Records
February 01, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Cristy Barber has been appointed VP of marketing and promotions for VP Records. Barber reports to Randy Chin, president of the independent reggae label, and is based in the company’s office in Queens, N.Y. "Her extensive knowledge of reggae a ...
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Cuebas Rises At Trans World
January 31, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 At Trans World Entertainment, Ish Cuebas, formerly director of merchandise operations, has been named VP of music and merchandise operations. In his new role, Cuebas assumes the responsibilities of Jerry Kamiler, who left the chain after 23 years ...
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Gustines, Darden Upped At 98.7 and Hot 97
January 30, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Emmis Communications New York, home of R&B radio station 98.7 Kiss FM and hip-hop and R&B station Hot 97, has promoted Julie Gustines to assistant program director and music director at 98.7 and Ebro Darden to program director for both 98. ...
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Pierre Named President Of Bad Boy
January 29, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Harve Pierre, former executive VP/GM/VP of A&R of Bad Boy Records, has been named president of the label. Pierre, who joined Bad Boy upon its inception in 1993 as an intern, will now oversee the finance, creative, promotional, marketing, A& ...
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LATV Names Bentivoglio VP Of Programming
January 24, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Luca Bentivoglio has been appointed VP of programming at LATV. He reports to the bilingual entertainment channel's president Daniel Crowe, and is responsible for content and scheduling at the Los Angeles-based network. A former programming an ...
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Blavatnik Resigns From WMG Board
January 18, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Len Blavatnik has resigned from Warner Music Group's board of directors. Blavatnik has served as a WMG director since March 2004. He told the company his executive responsibilities at Access Industries and travel schedule would prevent his co ...
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Music World Entertainment Expands Staff
January 17, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Music World Entertainment, headed by president/CEO Mathew Knowles, has appointed three new members to its executive staff: Lynn Scott, VP of marketing; Jennifer Carlson, VP of digital strategy and emerging technologies; and Penny Lazo, national di ...
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Wright Named Senior VP At Universal Republic
January 16, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Elise Wright has been appointed senior VP of urban music for Universal Republic Records. She reports to Monte Lipman, president and CEO of the label. Wright most recently served as VP of marketing for Universal Motown, a position she took in 2005. ...
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VenuWorks Names Hyman To Exec Role
January 16, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Ames, Iowa-based facility management and consulting services firm VenuWorks (formerly Compass Facility Management) has named Steve Hyman executive director of the Alerus Center in Grand Fork, N.D. He replaces Charlie Jeske. Hyman’s new position ta ...
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BMG Names Butzky Strategic Marketing VP
January 14, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Claudia Butzky has been named VP of strategic marketing for the BMG Label Group. Butzky reports to Donna Clower, senior VP of that department, and will continue to be based in New York. Butzky was most previously VP of digital sales and retail mar ...
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EMI Televisa Taps Bulla For Marketing Role
January 11, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Lyda Bulla has been appointed marketing manager for EMI Televisa. Bulla was previously in charge of media and public relations for event promotion company/label Roptus. Bulla will be based out of Miami, reporting to EMI Televisa president Rodolo L ...
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Lipman Named Co-President Of Universal Republic
January 07, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Avery Lipman has been appointed co-president of Universal Republic Records. Lipman, most previously senior VP of the label, will report to Mel Lewinter, chairman of Universal Motown Republic Group, and will continue to be based in New York. Lipman ...
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UMG Ups Gerson To Exec VP
January 07, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Universal Music Group has promoted Matthew Gerson from senior VP to executive VP for public policy and government affairs. Gerson will oversee all public policy issues related to the company's business, including directing Universal's in ...
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Harlow Takes UMGI Int'l Marketing Role
January 07, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Universal Music Group International will announce today (Jan. 7) the appointment of Tony Harlow as senior VP of international marketing, Billboard.biz has learned. Reporting to Max Hole, executive VP of UMGI, Harlow will be tasked with all UMGI� ...
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Vincent Upped At Disney
January 03, 2008 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Steven Vincent has been named VP of music and soundtracks for the Disney Channel, which is riding a wave of recent musical hits, including "High School Musical 2" and "Hannah Montana." Vincent reports to Susette Hsuing, senior ...