BBR Music Signs Funny Former Employee
• BBR Music Group announced the signing of a very familiar face — comedian Byron Kennedy. The radio and record industry vet-turned fulltime professional comic is the former VP of Promotion for Stoney Creek Records, an imprint of BBR Music Group until last summer, when he decided to focus fulltime on his comedy career… and he now comes home, this time as a member of BBRMG’s artist roster.
“Byron Kennedy is one of the funniest people I have ever met,” says Jon Loba, President of Recorded Music at BMG Nashville. “Having worked with Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall, among others, that says a lot. While he was a very capable label and radio executive, I always encourage our staff to follow their passions. Comedy has always clearly been his. We are so excited to join him in that journey and look forward to helping the world laugh at and with Byron, just as anyone who personally knows him has.”
Kennedy exclaimed, “What is this life!?! The first time I signed a contract with BBR Music Group it was to promote their artists, the second time I signed a contract with BBRMG it was to BE one of their artists! THIS IS NUTS! I’d like to thank Jon Loba for his belief in me. This is a dream come true and I don’t think anything I say here could possibly capture how grateful I truly am. We have all been through some crazy times the last 12 months and we need to laugh now more than ever. Getting to bring joy and laughter to people every week is such a blessing and BBR Music Group is now going to help me do that on a much larger scale! I hope we can all laugh together soon!”
Kennedy kicked off an ongoing residency at the LA Comedy Club in Las Vegas on March 21, and he’s planning a performance stop in Nashville in mid-July as he tours comedy clubs across North America. Kennedy is managed by Neal Spielberg of Spielberg Entertainment and Peter Strickland of Marathon Talent Agency, while Daniel Novick of Novick Law PLLC serves as Kennedy’s attorney.
Pictured, sporting their authentic “Byron Kennedy Tribute Wigs,” (l-r): Neal Spielberg, Peter Strickland, Byron Kennedy; Jon Loba, and JoJamie Hahr, SVP, BBR Music Group. Not pictured: Daniel Novick. [Photo credit: Cody Heckber]
