In one of April's music industry hires and promotions, Warner Chappell named Shelby DiPerri (pictured) vice president of creative sync. Photo courtesy: WCM
A summary of recent hires and internal promotions in the music industry as of April 12, 2024.
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round hill
Round Hill Music has hired former American Idol judge Randy Jackson and Shorebreak founder John Greenberg as advisors.
SESAC music group
SESAC Music Group has hired Andy Bodkin, formerly of Out of the Ark Music, as president of international music services.
Additionally, the company promoted Rose Cook from senior vice president of operations to chief operating officer of music services, and appointed Monica Hertz, who signed with SESAC Music Group's namesake PRO more than six years ago, to lead operations. Promoted to senior director.
Warner Chappell songs
Shelby DiPerri, a veteran of Atlantic Records and Zync Music, is currently Vice President of Creative Sync at Warner Chappell. Additionally, the Warner Music-owned publisher promoted Jenny Pfaff, who had worked as a member of his team for more than five years, to vice president of strategy, integration, and operations.
Downtown Music Holdings
Former FUGA head Peter van Rijn has officially been appointed CEO of Downtown Music.
MaMA Music & Convention
As part of its “most significant structural changes” to date, France's MaMA has announced the retirement of co-founder Daniel Colling. Fellow co-founder Fernando Ladeiro-Marquez has “taken over ownership” of the event and is looking to expand “into new areas.”
More immediately, ahead of the 2024 edition to be held in Paris this October, MaMA has appointed Emmanuel Legrand, a consultant of 10 years, as coordinator of the Grand Divas conference program, and entrepreneur Emilie Gonneau. was appointed to curate the innovation-focused Invent conference stream.
MaMA has also commissioned journalist Flavien Appabou to coordinate Le Cossillabo (a “forum on new ideas and social trends”), and former Festival Transamericas project manager Elise Jacob as coordinator of the festival itself. I hired Mr.
network music group
The network has promoted Angus Blair, who has been a team member for almost seven years, to senior vice president of A&R for the UK and EU, and former 9PR deputy press director James Crossley has joined as director of communications for the UK and EU. .
recording academy
The Recording Academy has officially promoted Adam Ross, its senior by more than four years, to Vice President of Global Partnerships and Business Development.
ASM Global
Matthew Lazarus-Hall, founder of Square Circles Creative Solutions and former SVP of AEG Asia Pacific, has joined ASM Global as Vice President of Entertainment and Content for Australia and Asia.
YG Entertainment
YG has named Yang Min-seok, the younger brother of the K-pop company's founder, as its CEO.