From A Galaxy Close, Close By
• Nashville-based Galaxy Label Group has unveiled its killer Promotion team, led by (l-r): VP of Promotion Kerry Wolfe, and including Cheryl Broz as Head of National Field Promotion, Kristen Brust to handle National Promotion Strategies, and John Lessard, who will focus on the group’s National Promotion and Touring efforts.
Founded by Preston Brust and Chris Lucas of the platinum-selling Country duo LOCASH in partnership with Skip Bishop and Butch Waugh’s Studio2Bee Entertainment, Galaxy Label Group boasts distribution by BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville, and features LOCASH as its first signed act.
Kerry Wolfe notably spent 32 years as SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia Milwaukee, and two years as Director of Promotion, Southeast for Stone County Records. “Kerry comes to Galaxy as one of the brightest of stars,” said Preston Brust.”His encyclopedic knowledge of media and insight into the new consumer discovery patterns has already made Galaxy vastly more energized and ready to succeed.”
Cheryl Broz originally served as MD at KRBE/Houston before going on to become an independent radio consultant for Crave Records, Columbia Records, Arista Records, EMI, Island Def Jam, and Curb Records. “Cheryl’s arrival at Galaxy is punctuated with a lineage of executive experience,” said Chris Lucas. “Both her radio and major-label resume includes leadership in Country, Pop, Christian and AC genres as well. Cheryl has always been a forward thinker and is a pioneer in market research and how digital consumption is utilized for exposure. She is brilliant and tenacious.”
Kristen Brust formerly served as a promotion executive at Big Machine Records, and also worked at KBEQ (Q104)/Kansas City, and WWWW (W4)/Ann Arbor, MI as well as the iHeart Podcast Network. “Kristen’s boundless creativity and innate vision of fans’ discovery habits made her a meteoric rising star during her early radio and label career,” said Skip Bishop. “Having her at Galaxy and returning to the industry is refreshing news to many!”
Currently serving as Tour Manager for LOCASH, John Lessard spent 12 years in the same role with Chase Rice and is also a partner at artist development company Two Tone Music Group. “John is the ultimate bootstrap, DIY master and student of the industry,” said Butch Waugh. “He brings to Galaxy an extensive roadmap of relationships, knowledge and experience with connecting the dots between performance, airplay and consumer engagement. Johnny is a powerful mixture of intelligence and charm and has a refreshing youthful vision of the current music marketplace.”
The new Galaxy crew is already on the job — Kerry Wolfe can be contacted at kerry@galaxylabelgroup.net; Reach Cheryl Broz at cheryl@galaxylabelgroup.net; contact Kristen Brust at kristen@galaxylabelgroup.net; and John Lessard is available at john@galaxylabelgroup.net.
