EVP Upgrades For Concord’s Weindorf & Dent
• Concord announced that it has promoted Jill Weindorf to Executive Vice President of Marketing for Concord Label Group, and Joe Dent to Executive Vice President of Operations for Concord Label Group. The move, one of the first under newly appointed Chief Executive of Concord Label Group Tom Becci, is designed to modernize Concord’s structure to support a growing roster of frontline talent while increasing the Company’s ability to sign, develop, and maintain artists in a global ecosystem.
In her new position, the Los Angeles-based Weindorf, a 17-year Concord veteran, will lead marketing efforts across Concord’s eight active labels, including Radio Promotion, Sync Marketing, Digital Marketing, Brand Management, and Creative/Design. Becci remarked, “Music is about connection, and Jill’s ability to devise a marketing strategy in concert with an artist, while considering their priorities, who they are, the place they want to be, and then work tirelessly in support of that plan is unparalleled. Having Jill in this role will certainly allow Concord to remain competitive in an increasingly complicated and global market.”
Weindorf remarked, “My focus has always been the artists and music. Concord has offered me the opportunity to build long-term trust with so many career artists, and I love being part of the journey with them. I’m also excited by our legacy recordings and the depth and historical relevance of our catalog. Many executives don’t get the chance to work across such a wide breadth of repertoire; I have been here for 17 years, and I am still excited by that opportunity every day.”
Dent earlier spent 10 years at Fat Beats Distribution, rising to General Manager. Since joining Concord, he has taken on immense challenges, such as leading the charge to stabilize Concord’s vinyl pipeline during the COVID pandemic, increasing Concord’s in-house spatial audio capacity, and developing a B2B system for interacting with artists.
As EVP of Operations for Concord Label Group, the Nashville-based Dent will now further concentrate on improving processes across the active label and back-office teams, including Physical Sales, Production, D2C, A&R Operations, and Digital Operations. In his new role, Dent’s focus will continue to be both internal and external — building further internal system efficiency and interconnection while also working with external partners to solve capacity, supply chain, and process issues.
Becci said, “Joe has an incredible understanding of how to look at a classically messy system, identify areas for improvement, and make real and lasting corrections. I have no doubt that Joe will continue guiding Concord towards further operational efficiencies in support of our artists.”
“What I genuinely appreciate about Concord is that, despite our size, we are still incredibly nimble, Dent said. “If we believe there is a superior way that we can do things, there is a reasonable chance that we will do it that way. I’m incredibly grateful for the trust that so many amazing artists put in us, and I’m excited to continue finding ways we can better support them. This really is a dream come true for a punk from New Jersey.”
