Geespin To UTA, Sabnis To iHeart
• It was the end of February when Geoff “Geespin” Gamere announced he was relinquishing his APD/MD post at iHeartMedia Urban WWPR (Power 105.1)/New York and his 17-year position with sister WJMN (Jam’n 94.5)/Boston and was leaving radio for a new career with an unnamed talent agency. Today, that next chapter officially begins, as it was formally announced that Geespin has come in for a landing at United Talent Agency (UTA). In this newly created position at UTA, Gamere will be based in the New York office and work with the agency in signing new talent, creating touring packages, tour marketing, label and artist relations, developing brand strategies as well as artist development for acts across the UTA’s roster.
In making the formal announcement, UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer said, “Geoff is a legendary voice in the world of music radio and represents the true entrepreneurial spirit that we embrace at UTA. His decades of industry experience make him a great addition as we continue to create new and innovative opportunities for our clients and grow UTA’s music business.” Gamere commented, “I am extremely excited to be joining UTA. Finding and developing music talent has always been my passion. I believe that my experience as a major market programmer/DJ along with my artist and label relationships, will fit in perfectly with UTA’s music culture and staff.” [Photo credit: Alex J. Berliner/UTA]
• iHeartMedia welcomes Rahul Sabnis to the team in the newly created position of Executive Creative Director. In his new role, Sabnis “will guide the development of breakthrough content that delivers value for advertisers and brands, and will help iHeartMedia and its clients prove what’s possible across all of the iHeartMedia platforms — broadcast radio, digital, mobile, video, social and events. Rahul will articulate a unique and compelling creative vision for how iHeartMedia can develop content for brands across all its assets.”
Sabnis joins iHeartMedia from MullenLowe Profero, where he was the Executive Creative Director and Head of Creative; he has also spent time at 360i, Havas Worldwide and Digitas. He starts next Monday, April 10 and will report to Darren Davis, President of iHeartRadio.
