Another UMG Nashville Promotion For Kaper

• Universal Music Group Nashville announces the promotion of Nick Kaper to Director of Promotion and Radio Marketing. This elevation marks the latest in-house upgrade for Kaper, who began his music industry career in the UMG Nashville mailroom following his graduation from Belmont University in Nashville. Since then Kaper has gained invaluable experience working his way up through the ranks, initially as the Mercury Nashville coordinator before becoming the West Coast regional rep for EMI Records Nashville then the Midwest regional rep for Mercury Nashville.

Now, as the newly named Director of Promotion and Radio Marketing, Kaper will provide airplay analytics and chart strategy for artists across all four UMG Nashville imprints — Capitol Records Nashville, EMI Records Nashville, MCA Nashville and Mercury Nashville.

Kaper’s promotion was announced by UMG Nashville EVP of Promotion Royce Risser, who said of Kaper, “He has the perfect mind and skillset to handle all the numbers and information hitting him. He started with us as a coordinator and has quickly become a key player in our department. This role is critical to our success, and we are excited to see him step in and crush it.”

Kaper commented, “Between the incredible line-up of artists and the all-star promotion department, I’ve been nothing short of spoiled since starting at UMG. I’m so excited be working with our entire roster in this next chapter and can’t thank Royce and the promotion team enough for the opportunity to do so!”