Latest Music Industry Hires: Audoo, Brilliant Corners, Warner Chappell, beatBread, MLC, More

In one of mid-September’s music industry hires and promotions, Warner Music UK COO Isabel Garvey (pictured) signed on as an Audoo board advisor. Photo Credit: Audoo

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of September 12th, 2024.If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to [email protected]. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to [email protected]. And, keep track of all the latest music industry hires here.

AudooAudoo has announced three new board advisors: Round Hill COO Steve Clark, Warner Music UK COO Isabel Garvey, and Regard Music founder Sean O’Malley.

Brilliant Corners Artist ManagementBrilliant Corners has launched a producer management division and tapped management veteran Nicole Ficenec to oversee the unit.

Warner Chappell MusicWarner Chappell has revealed a pair of A&R promotions in the Nordics, with close to four-year team member Marion Skogseth now serving as A&R Manager and over six-year employee Leslie Tay beginning as senior A&R manager.

Additionally, in Germany, Jost Kaiser has returned to Warner Chappell as head of A&R for dance following a roughly two-year stint with Stefan Dabruck Management.

beatBreadAndrew Maddox, previously a TikTok finance exec, has joined beatBread as head of finance.

The MLCThe Mechanical Licensing Collective has promoted five individuals: Ellen Truley (chief marketing and external affairs officer), Lindsey Major (chief member experience officer), Andrew Mitchell (chief analytics and automation officer), Joya Carmichael (chief administrative officer), and Rick Marshall (general counsel).

National Independent Talent Organization (NITO)NITO has elected a new board, including incoming members Amy Butterer (Outer/Most COO), Death Or Glory owner David Gottlieb, and Maria Matias (who owns a namesake music company) as well as rejoining member Stormy Shepherd (president of Leave Home Booking).

Meanwhile, the organization has 14 returning board members:

Partisan Arts CEO Tom ChaunceyEntourage Talent Associates president Wayne ForteThis Is Management owner Jon GrauQ Prime South head of touring Fielding LoganNew Frontier Touring owner Paul LohrKurland Agency president Jack RandallMadison House operations director Adam BauerRainmaker Management manager Christopher HarrisAxis Artist Management founder Nelly NebenFly South Music Group artist manager Randy NicholsDistance Management founder Sean Patrick RhorerTKO agent/partner Steve SchenckMagnus Media co-founder Michel VegaArrival Artists COO Matt YaseckoAmuseAmuse has established a sync department and brought on [PIAS] vet Daniel Copleston to lead the division.

Royalty NetworkFormer Quinn Emanuel associate Daniel Abowd, who previously spent eight years as part of Royalty Network, has rejoined the indie publisher as president and general counsel.

Rimas PublishingRimas has formed a marketing division and boosted Christopher Hernández from licensing manager to lead the new unit.

Third Side MusicThird Side has hired former Warp Records A&R head Stephen Christian, who’s based in London, as EVP of creative/A&R for international.

Position MusicPosition has expanded its A&R team with the addition of longtime artist manager Josh Tangney, Josh Deane (formerly a Layers consultant), and Shannon Corsi (previously with Facet).

iHeartMedia AtlantaCox Media Group Miami operations director Jill Strada has become iHeartMedia’s SVP of programming for Atlanta.

Island RecordsIsland has elevated Jackie Winkler to SVP and head of A&R.