Upgrade City At New West Records
• New West Records President John Allen announced four promotions and a new staff hire to the expanding company: Tommy Robinson has been promoted to General Manager & Vice President of Sales; Brady Brock has been elevated to Senior Vice President of Media & Reissues Producer; Katie Keller has been upped to Vice President of Project Management, and Meg Barron has been promoted to Director of A&R and Publishing. Brooke Nixon has also joined the Nashville-based label as Vice President of Digital Marketing.
Commenting on Robinson’s upgrade, Allen said, “Since 2011, Tommy has shown a steadfast dedication and solid work ethic to consistently support our artists, partners, and colleagues. A very well deserved promotion.” Speaking of Brock, Allen noted, “Brady is a top-flight publicist and astute reissue producer. For the past eight years he has been an indispensable part of our team at New West. I look forward to even more growth with Brady in the mix.” Commenting on Keller, Allen said, “Over the years, Katie has shown great skill and efficiency with the ever increasing demands of project management on album campaigns, label branding and event planning, while overseeing the various digital marketing and design needs of all our artists and the New West label.” Of Barron, Allen remarked, “From her early days as an intern here until now, Meg has been a devoted advocate for New West’s artists. Her ear for new music is excellent. Meg is simply rad.”
Brooke Nixon spent the past decade as Director of Streaming at The Valory Music Co, a division of the Big Machine Label Group. “We are all very excited for Brooke to join our team,” Allen said. “Her skill set, dedication, and enthusiasm are a perfect fit, and she’s hitting the ground running.” Pictured, (l-r): Tommy Robinson, Brooke Nixon, Brady Brock, Katie Keller, & Meg Barron. [Photograph by Scott Schleiff]
• New West Records is a wholly independent American record label with offices in Nashville, TN and Athens, GA. Throughout its 25-year history, the label boasts a number of Grammy Award-winning artists including Steve Earle, John Hiatt, Los Lobos, and Richard Thompson, as well as Ben Folds, Nada Surf, 49 Winchester, JD McPherson, The Secret Sisters, Buddy & Julie Miller, James McMurtry, The Wallflowers, Devil Makes Three, Sunny War, and more.
