Rebecca “Dimplez” Ijeoma was named senior vp, digital advertising & content material growth at Capitol Music Group (CMG). Ijeoma will co-lead the corporate’s digital division alongside CMG senior vp, digital technique, enterprise growth & operations Nicholas Osborne out of CMG’s Hollywood headquarters.
Within the function, Dimplez will likely be tasked with strengthening advertising collaborations with digital and social media companions by means of campaigns and initiatives, whereas specializing in direct-to-fan engagement and commerce on a advertising marketing campaign stage.
Dimplez’s rent marks a return for the chief at CMG, the place she beforehand served as director, digital advertising from early 2017 by means of greater than half of 2018. In that function, she was a key power in launching R&B singer Queen Naija, amongst different initiatives.
Most lately, Dimplez headed up her personal advertising company, IJEOMA, for 4 years. Throughout her time there, she and her staff dealt with life-style advertising, model partnership and digital technique company for RCA Data, digital and social media technique for Warner Music Group and business gross sales and DSP technique for Rostrum Data, amongst different corporations. Whereas main the corporate, Dimplez personally spearheaded all advertising, digital and venture efforts with DJ Premier on the discharge of hip-hop duo Gang Starr’s 2019 comeback album One Of The Finest But.
“Dimplez is a culture-builder and thought-leader within the digital area, and she or he is bringing to CMG all the qualities which can be synonymous with our new period: She is an artists-first govt who is extremely modern, inventive, resourceful and galvanizing to all who’ve the pleasure of working along with her,” mentioned CMG chair & CEO Michelle Jubelirer and president Arjun Pulijal in a joint assertion.
“Capitol Data was the primary main label I ever labored for, so this can be a full-circle second for me,” mentioned Ijeoma. “Capitol Music Group has at all times represented the celebrity artists that influence music for generations to come back, and I couldn’t be extra excited to be rejoining the staff!”
Earlier than her 2017 rent at CMG, Dimplez served in roles in numerous components of the music business, together with at Yo! Raps journal, The Smoking Part (now Uproxx) and as director, digital advertising for Ne-Yo’s Compound.
Within the wake of her departure at IJEOMA, the company will proceed underneath the management of Ijeoma’s former companion, John King.
Brian Dackowski was elevated to the newly created function of govt vp, viral advertising & analytics at Atlantic Data.
Within the function, Dackowski will be a part of Atlantic’s advertising senior management staff alongside the label’s different advertising heads. He’ll proceed main his present roster whereas working with your entire advertising workers to determine and market each frontline and catalog alternatives on the viral aspect. Moreover, he’ll be overseeing a advertising analytics staff and the video content material staff, who will give attention to alternatives to construct fanbases for Atlantic artists through short-form content material on TikTok, Reels, Shorts and extra.
Dackowski joined Atlantic in 2004 and went on to develop and launch the label’s new artist growth incubator The Store. Extra lately, he partnered with the A&R and digital advertising departments to amplify alternatives for Atlantic artists throughout numerous platforms.
Larry Mestel, founder and CEO of Major Wave Music, was appointed to the board of administrators on the Nationwide Music Publishers’ Affiliation (NMPA). Coming in with 30 years of expertise on each the label and publishing sides of the enterprise, Mestel brings a well-rounded perspective to the board.
Irwin Robinson, NMPA board chairman, mentioned of the appointment, “Larry has at all times had nice imaginative and prescient about the place the enterprise is headed and has intently fostered the careers of among the most gifted songwriters on the planet. I’m thrilled to welcome him to the board and know he’ll make a right away influence as we confront so many thrilling modifications and large challenges.”
The affiliation’s president and CEO, David Israelite, added, “I’ve identified and revered Larry for a few years and am so excited to have him on our board as we lead the cost for music creators to be correctly valued, a mission Larry takes very severely. He has been a strategic chief in all sides of our business and was forward of the curve on most of the greatest tendencies we’re seeing in the present day. Recognized for his ardour and dedication to creators, his perception and expertise will likely be large property to our management.” – Kristin Robinson
Warner Chappell Music promoted David Goldsen to A&R head, Australia and vp, inventive.
With the promotion, Goldsen will relocate from New York to WCM’s Los Angeles headquarters, the place he’ll lead the A&R technique for Australia whereas persevering with to help the corporate’s U.S. and UK efforts. He’ll report back to WCM co-chair and CEO Man Moot whereas additionally working intently with WCM Australia managing director Matthew Capper, WCM North American president Ryan Press and WCM UK managing director Shani Gonzales as they appear to attach WCM’s Australian songwriters with artists and songwriters in different nations.
“With music changing into more and more extra international, we’re prioritizing our A&R efforts in Australia, which is exploding with unimaginable expertise,” mentioned Moot and Warner Chappell co-chair and COO Carianne Marshall in a joint assertion. “David has already constructed an internationally recognizable roster with acts like Tones and I, Vance Pleasure, and Cavetown, so his transition into this function is a pure one. His relationships and inventive experience will deliver thrilling worldwide alternatives to each our present Australian hitmakers and future signings, connecting them with our international roster and past.”
“That is an unimaginable alternative to assist native songwriters broaden their attain and collaborate with totally different artists, writers, and producers throughout borders and genres,” added Goldsen. “I’m equally as excited to proceed working intently with Ryan and Shani to introduce our U.S. and worldwide writers to Australia’s explosive music scene and distinctive expertise.”
Goldsen, who joined Warner Chappell in 2009, presently manages Tones and I, Cavetown, Nathaniel Rateliff, Vance Pleasure, Mitski, Two Ft and The Knocks for the corporate.
Wasserman Music employed two new brokers and promoted six staff to agent. Matt Elam joined the Wasserman staff after greater than a decade at WME, whereas Sahil Mehta comes over from Madison Home, the place he developed a roster of primarily digital music artists over the past three years.
Stephanie Aristakesian, Zach Berkowitz, Alex Guaraldi, Daniel Lee, Leigh Millhauser and Jeff Molek will transfer up the ranks at Wasserman and work as brokers. Aristakesian, Berkowitz and Millhauser launched their careers with company AM Solely, which joined Paradigm in 2017. Wasserman Music acquired Paradigm’s stay roster in 2021. Lee labored within the expertise and comedy departments earlier than touchdown on music at Paradigm in 2017. Molek launched his profession with Chicago live performance promoter mP Productions earlier than shifting to The Windish Company in 2013. Guaraldi is now an agent in Wasserman Music’s company and particular occasions division.
Along with the eight new brokers, Wasserman Music promoted Antonio Dell’Aglio to director, touring and Mohammad Shah to supervisor, touring. Dell’Aglio labored throughout digital and Latin music with purchasers together with Tiësto, David Guetta and DJ Snake. Shah liaises with Wasserman Music’s enterprise & authorized affairs staff on points affecting agent groups and is a member of Wasserman’s DE&I council.
“At Wasserman Music, we take nice satisfaction in emphasizing mentorship and constructive profession development for all our individuals,” mentioned Wasserman Music govt vp and managing govt Lee Anderson. “We’re so happy with this newly promoted group of brokers, who’ve been essential members of this staff for years and are all richly deserving of this subsequent step.” – Taylor Mims
The American Affiliation of Impartial Music (A2IM) revealed its 2022 Black Impartial Music Accelerator (BIMA) advisory council.
These named to the council embody Fotemah Mba, A&R head, basic market, Cinq Music Group; Courtnay Moriarty, senior digital rights supervisor, Pex; Kristine Mbadugha, supervisor, unbiased music partnerships, YouTube Music; Henoch Moore, inventive director and A&R for NA, Warp Data; Madeline Nelson, head of indies, Amazon Music; Taryn Brown, founding principal, Taryn Brown & Co.; Marcus Hollinger, senior vp, advertising, Attain Data; Rachel White, director, social advertising & neighborhood engagement, Sub Pop Data; and Omega George, vp advertising, label relations & strategic partnerships, MNRK Nashville.
“I’m becoming a member of the council as a result of I’m keen about amplifying anti-racist efforts inside the music business,” mentioned White in a press release. “BIMA’s initiative removes boundaries to entry and gives one-on-one business mentorship for Black-owned companies, which is a useful step in direction of equitable entry.”
Moriarty added, “After being concerned with BIMA’s inception, I’m so excited that it’s persevering with right into a second 12 months. Seeing this program get nearer to reaching its authentic imaginative and prescient is so inspiring and I can’t wait to satisfy the following group of fellows.”
“I’m becoming a member of the council as a result of I’m passionate concerning the development of Black-owned companies inside the music business,” mentioned Mbadugha. “BIMA is an impactful initiative based on the precept of amplifying black voices and I need to help that.”
Along with its advisory council, BIMA revealed its 2022 BIMA fellows, who will participate in an initiative designed to amplify Black voices within the unbiased music neighborhood.
The 2022 fellows are: Formation Artistic, MuSample, CleerKut, Mission Street Sound, Aces Nation, Good Stuff, The Bassline Group, Lend Me Your Ear, Like The Singer Data, Household First Music Group, TEAM, SAY THX, Tradition Villains and 7000COILS.
Joshua “J1” Raiford was promoted to vp, music programming at SiriusXM/Pandora. He was beforehand director, hip-hop at Pandora and program director of SiriusXM Pandora Now.
Raiford will create new programming and content material alternatives throughout the SiriusXM and Pandora platforms in his new function. He’ll proceed to be liable for hip-hop content material on Pandora and programming for SiriusXM Pandora Now however will focus extra on creating distinctive inside and exterior content material and programming alternatives throughout each platforms.
“I promise to proceed to innovate, work diligently and be an advocate of Black Tradition inside the firm and music enterprise as an entire, in addition to create alternatives for the following wave of leaders and expertise,” mentioned Raiford in a press release.
YMU launched a brand new label, AmperSounds, that may function a house for brand spanking new and rising expertise from YMU’s personal administration roster and past. The label will likely be led by Alistair White, head, streaming and viewers at YMU.
The AmperSounds launch features a international partnership with Consider to lend its experience in A&R, advertising, digital exploitation and promotion and to handle and oversee all points of the brand new label’s artist campaigns. The partnership will likely be led on the Consider aspect by senior label supervisor Samantha Connaughton.
White joined YMU when the corporate acquired Machine Administration in 2018. He has labored on quite a few releases for YMU artists, together with Clear Bandit.
Together with the launch, AmperSounds additionally introduced it signed Irish singer-songwriter Lucy McWilliams and Essex indie-pop artist Oli Fox.
“We have already got a wealth of wonderful in-house expertise at YMU, which has a implausible monitor report of overseeing all points of quite a few profitable campaigns, so it made full sense to launch our personal label which is usually a launchpad for brand spanking new and rising expertise that we already symbolize or different nice artists we uncover,” mentioned White in a press release.
Music Venue Belief (MVT) introduced a number of modifications to its board of trustees, together with the appointment of latest co-chairs Bonita McKinney and Phyllis Belezos, who collectively succeed Sarah Thirtle within the function. In the meantime, Scott Taylforth joined the board as treasurer.
McKinney, who’s label & partnerships supervisor at Ingrooves, joined MVT as a trustee in 2019. Belezos is the director of Heliocentric Leisure, a music expertise reserving & consultancy company. She turned an business patron for MVT in 2013 and joined the board of trustees in March 2019.
Based on a press launch, each McKinney and Belezos performed a key function inside MVT all through the pandemic, together with work on the profitable #SaveOurVenues marketing campaign.
Taylforth serves as finance supervisor, UK consumer settlements at Ticketmaster.
Stepping down from the board after 4 years is Bengi Unsal, previously head of up to date music at Southbank Centre. Unsal, who’s now director of the Institute of Modern Artwork, strikes to the function of business patron of MTV.
MVT will proceed to develop its board. These are being directed to go to musicvenuetrust.com/staff/.
Travis James has left UTA to hitch Motion Leisure Collaborative (AEC), which was based final 12 months by Nick Meinema and companion Greg Baker. James will deliver nation artists John Michael Montgomery, John Anderson, Collin Raye, Aaron Tippin, Accomplice Railroad and The Kentucky Headhunters to the boutique company.
“I met Nick in 2014 and labored with him day by day by means of 2020,” mentioned James in a press release. “The pandemic modified the touring panorama perpetually and gave many people sufficient pause to reprioritize our strategy to reserving. I’m a ‘Biggest Hits’ agent. My ardour and happiness lies inside the field set artists. As I appeared round city, it was no shock that Nick, Charley and workers have been redefining that company mannequin in a method I’ve by no means seen.”
AEC’s Nashville-based workplace additionally represents Hint Adkins, TLC, Terri Clark and Lonestar.
James will be reached at travis.james@action-ent.com and at 615-208-9596.
Huge Machine Label Group (BMLG) employed Rick Myers as senior vp, finance. Myers will oversee the corporate’s finance and royalty departments and can report back to BMLG CEO/chairman Scott Borchetta, in addition to HYBE America CFO Eric Holden.
Throughout his 25 years of business expertise, Myers has served as founder/president of 12South Monetary; vp, company controller and program administration officer for Integrity Music; proprietor/operator of Solomon Monetary; and most lately, as COO/managing director of Braveness Music.
“Rick has an unimaginable popularity for main profitable finance groups with integrity,” Borchetta mentioned in a press release. “He will likely be an ideal asset to our staff, our artists and our companions as we proceed to develop our footprint in music and past.”
“I’m excited to hitch Huge Machine Label Group and proceed the legacy that Scott Borchetta, Andrew Kautz and the remainder of the staff have constructed. I’m honored to serve this dream staff,” Myers added. – Jessica Nicholson
Nashville-based enterprise administration and consulting agency O’Neil Hagaman promoted Craig Owens and Sam Powers from principals to co-heads of the corporate’s mental property group (previously the particular initiatives division). Of their new roles, Owens and Powers will oversee all points of mental property points for O’Neil Hagaman’s purchasers, together with buy and sale of publishing, overseeing the administration of energetic artist-owned labels and extra.
Owens has labored for O’Neil Hagaman since 1994, whereas Powers has labored within the particular initiatives division since 2007.
“Everybody who is aware of Craig and Sam is aware of that they’re the spine of this rising space of our enterprise. Honestly, I’ve been working in help of their front-line efforts for a few years. We’re happy to formalize their management positions on this space,” mentioned O’Neil Hagaman co-founder and companion Kerry O’Neil. – Jessica Nicholson
Brian Thiele joined Curb/Phrase Leisure as vp, Christian promotion, and Jeri Cooper was promoted to senior vp, Christian promotion. Jen Allen and Samantha Evangelista will proceed of their respective roles as nationwide director, promotion and coordinator, nationwide promotion.
It was concurrently introduced that Black River Christian artist Hannah Kerr, identified for singles together with “Warrior” and “Break up The Sea,” additionally joined the Curb/Phrase Leisure roster.
“We welcome Hannah to the Curb | Phrase household,” mentioned Mike Curb, chairman of Curb/Phrase Leisure. “Black River has completed an amazing job establishing Hannah, and we look ahead to constructing on that success sooner or later.” – Jessica Nicholson
The Syndicate employed Shane Greenberg as senior supervisor, publicity.
Greenberg arrives on the firm from Planetary Group, the place he served as head of the press division and spearheaded PR campaigns for purchasers together with The Babe Rainbow, Parisian report label Kitsuné Musique, Lisa Heller and Vapors of Morphine. Earlier than that, he was junior publicist at Grandstand.
Greenberg began his profession in 2013 on the indie report label and boutique PR company Pals of Pals. He began interning at Motormouth Media the next 12 months earlier than shifting to Grandstand in 2017.