Executive Action
• Angie Magill has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs for Sony Music Nashville. As counsel to all Sony Music Nashville departments, Magill will continue to handle contract negotiations and asset clearances and oversee the A&R Administration and Release Planning & Production departments.
The announcement was made by Ken Robold, EVP/COO of Sony Music Nashville, who said, “In the nearly two years we have been working together as a new team, Angie has been a central figure in helping create the new storyline at Sony Music Nashville. From the transition of our artist roster, to the ever-evolving challenges facing our industry with respect to our content, Angie has been at the forefront. It is with great pleasure we promote her to SVP of Legal & Business Affairs.”
Magill joined the label group 10 years ago and was most recently Vice President, Legal & Business affairs for Sony Music Nashville and its three imprints — Arista Nashville, Columbia Nashville and RCA Nashville. Magill remarked, “I am grateful to be a part of this exceptional team and I am honored and humbled by their confidence in me.” [Photo credit: Alan Poizner]
• eOne Music has appointed music industry vet Kathi Moore as VP of Urban Promotion. Moore (left) arrives bearing an impressive resume that includes a decade of service as SVP of Urban Promotion at Atlantic Records. Earlier in her career Moore held similar positions at Def Jam, Sanctuary, Epic and Arista Records.
Moore is now on the job in eOne’s New York office and reports to SVP Dontay Thompson.
• Mediabase has promoted Minal Patel to Project Manager. Patel (left) joined Mediabase in 2008 as Director of Client Services and has advanced through various departments in the company, “bringing an energy and attention to detail that will serve her well in her new role,” as the press release so eloquently states.
Philippe Generali, President & CEO of Mediabase, congratulated Patel, commenting, “Minal will play a key role in leading our new user interface design. She has done a terrific job of weighing the pros and cons of changes, while getting rid of redundancy and streamlining the customer experience going forward.” Patel’s previous experience includes stints at Loud Records, Billboard, Atlantic Records and Premiere Networks.
