Alba, Sheppard Named SVPs/Mkting, Capitol

• Ray Alba and Nathan Sheppard have joined Capitol Records as Senior Vice Presidents of Marketing. The announcement was made by Capitol Music Group (CMG) President Arjun Pulijal, to whom the pair reports. Both guys are based at the company’s iconic Capitol Tower in Hollywood.

Alba (left) comes to Capitol from Epic Records, where he was SVP of Publicity. Prior to joining Epic in 2018, Alba was VP of Publicity (Head of Urban Publicity) at Interscope Geffen A&M Records. Sheppard (right) segues into his new role from YouTube Music, where he was a Sr. Label Relations Manager on the west coast.

Pulijal remarked, “Ray and Nathan both share the Artists-First ethos that lies at the very heart of the new CMG, and they bring a wealth of perspective and experience to their new positions. They have each conceived and executed some of the most innovative campaigns for artists and projects that the industry has seen in recent years, and I couldn’t be happier that they’ll be devoting their abilities and energies to Capitol Records and its diverse roster of developing talent and global superstars.”

Alba said, “I want to thank both [CMG Chair & CEO] Michelle Jubelirer and Arjun for bringing me aboard to help usher in this next period of Capitol’s already indelible story. Historically, Capitol has been home to the most disruptive musicians, global stars and executives, so it’s a great honor to collaborate with Nathan and work for such a storied and iconic label at this moment in time under this leadership.”

Sheppard commented, “I’m thrilled to be joining Capitol Records and to have the honor of working across such an amazing roster of established stars and developing talent as well. I want to thank Michelle and Arjun for this incredible opportunity and I look forward to collaborating with Ray and the entire Capitol label team to bring our artists’ visions to life.” [Alba photo: Lester Cohen; Sheppard photo: Alex Cramer]