Downtown Music<\/strong>, which UMG acquired earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\tVMG is organized into six key regions, with regional leaders reporting to VMG Co-CEO\u2019s JT Myers and Nat Pastor. In their respective markets, VMG\u2019s regional and country leaders have oversight of FUGA and Downtown Artist & Label Services\u2019 local functions, with Downtown executives taking key positions as below.<\/p>\n
\n\tNorth America is led by Jacqueline Saturn <\/strong>as President, North America & EVP Global Artist Relations. Sarah Landy<\/strong> is appointed SVP, Business Development, North America, reporting to Saturn.<\/p>\n\n\tLATAM is led by Victor Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> as President, LATAM, US Latin & Spain. Brazil and Portugal are led by Cris Falcao<\/strong> as President. Renato Vanzella<\/strong> is appointed Managing Director, Brazil, reporting to Falcao.<\/p>\n\n\tEurope is led by Nick Roden<\/strong> as President, Europe. Liz Northeast<\/strong> is appointed as SVP & General Manager, Europe, reporting to Roden.<\/p>\n\n\tAsia, Middle East, Africa are led by Michael Roe<\/strong> as Managing Director, AMEA. Australia and New Zealand are led by Nathan McLay<\/strong> as Managing Director.<\/p>\n\n\tIn other VMG moves, Tom Allen<\/strong> has been named as Chief Technology Officer; Christiaan Kr\u00f6ner<\/strong> has been named EVP of Global Operations; David Driessen<\/strong> has been named Chief Product Officer; Matt Sawin<\/strong> has been named EVP, Physical & Direct-to-Fan Growth; Gareth Mellor<\/strong> has been named as SVP, Communications & Brand Strategy, while former Downtown Artist & Label Services President Ben Patterson<\/strong> will lead a new premier artist-focused enterprise in collaboration with VMG.<\/p>\n\n\t+ Singer-songwriter-actress Meg Donnelly <\/strong>has signed with WME<\/strong> for representation in all areas.<\/p>\n\n\tDonnelly is known for her roles in Disney\u2019s musical \u201cZombies\u201d franchise and the ABC sitcom \u201cAmerican Housewife.\u201d This past year, Donnelly starred as Satine in \u201cMoulin Rouge! The Musical \u201con Broadway. Her latest EP is titled \u201cDying Art.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t+ Firebird<\/strong> has launched a music catalog acquisition platform in partnership with global investment firm Ares<\/strong> and global investment and advisory firm the Raine Group<\/strong>, with more than $750 million available.<\/p>\n\n\tAs part of the launch, Ares funds have also invested directly into Firebird and announced Jeevan Sagoo will be joining Firebird\u2019s Board of Directors. \u201cWe believe Firebird\u2019s innovative platform is helping artists build longer lasting, more impactful, and more profitable careers by investing in IP,\u201d said Jeevan Sagoo, Managing Director at Ares.<\/p>\n
\n\t+ Electric Feel Publishing <\/strong>and Sony Music Publishing<\/strong> have partnered to sign producer London Cyr<\/strong>, who has collaborated with Drake, Travis Scott, Young Thug, Doja Cat, Don Toliver, and more<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cI am happy and blessed to be with Electric Feel and Sony Music Publishing. I have looked up to [Electric Feel founder-CEO] Austin Rosen\u2019s approach to the music business for a long time, and I\u2019m excited to work alongside both teams. I believe that together we can build something really special\u201d says Cyr, who is managed by Forge Music Group and represented by the Zia Firm.<\/p>\n
\n\t+ Sony Music Publishing Nashville<\/strong>, in partnership with Ace High Music, has signed songwriter-producer-artist Chris Sligh <\/strong>to a worldwide publishing deal.\u00a0 Sligh\u2019s songs have been recorded by Rascal Flatts, Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith, Josh Ross, Austin Giorgio, and Mary Kutter, among many others.<\/p>\n\n\t\u00a0\u201cAce High is the publishing company we as writers dream of \u2013 attentive and challenging; cheerleaders and critics when they need to be; friends and champions,\u201d Sligh said. \u201cYears ago, when I came back to music, my first dream publisher was Sony. I\u2019m proud to call Ace High and Sony Music Publishing home!\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t+ Amazon Music<\/strong> has hired Hrishikesh Aradhye<\/strong> as its new Vice President of Product and Tech. He will report directly to Ryan Redington, VP of Amazon Music.<\/p>\n\n\tAradhye joins from Google, where he most recently served as Senior Director of Engineering leading YouTube Music and Podcasts. Earlier in his career, Hrishi spent time at Google Research pioneering computer vision and machine learning systems for YouTube and Android.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThe music industry is going through a tectonic shift that will unlock entirely new kinds of customer experiences through AI,\u201d said Aradhye. \u201cFrom my early days in research to building products used by hundreds of millions of people, I\u2019ve learned that the most meaningful growth happens when you put yourself at the center rather than on the sidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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