{"id":2388214,"date":"2026-04-24T23:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2388214"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:19:36","slug":"latest-music-industry-hires-beatport-surfdog-big-machine-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/latest-music-industry-hires-beatport-surfdog-big-machine-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Music Industry Hires: Beatport, Surfdog, Big Machine, More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"attachment_343649\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-343649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Incoming K-Love chief media officer Gator Harrison. Photo Credit: K-Love<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here\u2019s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of April 24th, 2026.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you have a job shuffle to share, we\u2019re all ears. Send us a note to\u00a0news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you\u2019d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to\u00a0noah@digitalmusicnews.com. And, keep track of all the latest music industry hires\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/category\/music-industry\/music-industry-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">here<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Warner\u00a0Chappell India<\/h4>\n<p>Warner Chappell India has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2026\/04\/21\/warner-chappell-music-india-launch\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">officially launched<\/a> with Jay Mehta, who\u2019ll remain Warner Music India MD, at the helm.<\/p>\n<h4>Beatport<\/h4>\n<p>On July 1st, Beatport\u2019s CEO of nearly nine years, Robb McDaniels, will transition to executive chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, president and CFO Matt Gralen is set to begin leading the company, and chief revenue officer Helen Sartory is stepping in as president and COO.<\/p>\n<h4>Apple<\/h4>\n<p>Longtime Apple head Tim Cook has likewise confirmed a shift to executive chairman, and hardware engineering SVP John Ternus is poised to take the reins on September 1st.<\/p>\n<p>Effective immediately, the iPhone developer has also elevated hardware technologies SVP Johny Srouji to chief hardware officer.<\/p>\n<h4>Surfdog<\/h4>\n<p>Surfdog\/Dave Kaplan Management (DKM) has promoted Lauren Walters, who\u2019s been part of the team for over eight years, to SVP.<\/p>\n<h4>Big Machine Records<\/h4>\n<p>Longtime A&amp;R professional Allison Jones has been boosted to A&amp;R EVP at Big Machine Records\/Nashville Harbor Records &amp; Entertainment.<\/p>\n<h4>Versa<\/h4>\n<p>Former Live Nation talent buyer Brent Freed has joined Versa in the same position and will <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7453161558974652416\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">focus<\/a> on \u201ccorporate talent buying and supporting overall Asia bookings.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Universal Music Greater China<\/h4>\n<p>Sam Hu, previously GM at Warner Music China and Sony Music China, has signed on as Universal Music China\u2019s MD and as Universal Music Greater China\u2019s SVP.<\/p>\n<h4>K-Love<\/h4>\n<p>On May 11th, former iHeartMedia programming SVP Gator Harrison will officially begin as K-Love\u2019s chief media officer.<\/p>\n<h4>Concert Stuff Group (CSG)<\/h4>\n<p>Formerly CSG\u2019s account development VP, Kyle Jones has rejoined the company as chief growth officer.<\/p>\n<h4>iHeartMedia Louisville<\/h4>\n<p>iHeartMedia Louisville has welcomed Cumulus vet Christopher Layfield as programming VP.<\/p>\n<h4>AEG Presents<\/h4>\n<p>AEG Presents has upped seven-year team member Katie Mae Miller to integrated marketing VP for AEG regions. 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