Launch Day For Elektra Music Group
• The Elektra Music Group has officially launched and has revealed the rest of the leadership team that is poised to nurture the stand-alone group’s stellar roster of artists, and unique labels including Elektra, Fueled By Ramen (FBR), Roadrunner, Low Country Sound and Black Cement Records.
Please welcome Adam Abramson as Head of Sales & Streaming; Chris Brown as Head of Marketing; Tim Davideit as Head of Digital Marketing; Anne Declemente as Head of A&R Admin; Cathy Donovan as Head of Label Operations; Annie Flook as Head of Tour Marketing; Glenn Fukushima as Head of Publicity; Ana Lenuzza Ross as Head of Film, TV & Video Game Licensing; Mandee Mallone as Head of Video Production; Margo Scott as Head of Business & Legal Affairs; and Suzy Yoder as Head of DSP & Video Promotion. They all will report to label Co-Presidents Mike Easterlin and Gregg Nadel, who said, “We are so excited to call each and every one of these brilliant people part of the Elektra family. We’re already feeling the creative energy and collaborative spirit that will make Elektra a special place where we discover, nurture and develop game-changing artists. We’re grateful to everyone who has so generously helped us prepare for the launch of this new adventure.”
This group of talented pros joins five other recently announced Elektra Music Group executive appointments: Will McDonald, VP, A&R and Marketing; Shawn Cohen, Sr. Director, A&R, Melanie Scull, VP of Promotion; Myra Dehais, SVP of Promotion-West Coast/Alternative; and Jason Martin, VP of Promotion/Triple A.
Including the leadership team, the 60-plus member Elektra Music Group staff builds out the company’s A&R, Artist Development, Business & Legal Affairs, International, Marketing, Promotion, Publicity, Sales & Streaming, and Video departments.
The label group’s first release will be Twenty One Pilots‘ new album, Trench, due out this Friday, October 5, through Fueled By Ramen. The Elektra Music Group roster also includes Sturgill Simpson, Zac Brown Band, Brandi Carlile, Fitz and the Tantrums, Paramore, Slipknot, Panic! At The Disco, Coheed and Cambria, Kaleo, Gojira and others.
