New Horizons For Danny Cooper
• RAMP has learned that veteran promo executive Danny Cooper is stepping down from his post as SVP of Promotion at Arista Records.
Cooper broke the news to the Arista staff in a Monday morning email that read, “Almost 2 years ago, I was brought on by John Boulos and David Massey to help assemble and run the promotion department for the relaunch of the new Arista Records. At the time, I was considering leaving the record side of things and starting my own live multifaceted events company with my friends in the wine industry. Then this amazing opportunity came up, and as it was an easy and very appealing transition within Sony Music from RCA to Arista, I jumped at the chance to be a part of building something from the ground up, and am extremely happy I did so.”
Cooper joined Arista in April 2019, coming off of an 11-year run with RCA Records, as VP of Hot AC and later, Top 40 Promotion. Over the course of his career, Cooper has played a key role in building the radio presence of artists like Lenny Kravitz, Elton John, P!nk, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Sia and Miley Cyrus, to name a few.
Cooper continued, “In the past 2 years I am very proud of all that we have accomplished together. Between the huge breakthrough with JP Saxe, leading to his Grammy nomination for Song Of The Year, to currently being on the verge of breaking a few other pretty great artists, I feel we have taken some massive strides. Now that the department is up and running at full speed, it is a perfect time for me to step down and focus on my next challenge and any opportunities within and outside the music business. A huge thank you to John and David for believing in me, and to the amazing promotion team we assembled, as well as the entire Arista family. It truly was a pleasure.” Looking ahead, Cooper can be reached at CooperCubs@aol.com or Danny.Cooper30@gmail.com.
• In a related story, RAMP understands that Nick Petropolis is leaving Glassnote Records and joining Arista in January. Stand by for further details.
