Executive Action At Better Noise Music
• Better Noise Music (BNM), the leading independent music label founded in 2006 by Allen Kovac announced a series of new hires and promotions across the company’s global offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Toronto and Sydney.
Internally, Better Noise Music has promoted Trish Sterling from Sr. Label Manager to VP of Marketing; Claudia Mancino has been promoted to International Director of Press & Promotion from her prior role as UK & Europe Promotions Manager; Harris Masood, who joined Better Noise in 2013 as a Finance Manager and has since worked his way up to SVP of Finance, has been promoted to CFO, and Chekesha McCalla has been promoted from Director of Financial Operations to VP of Finance. Additional promotions include Dan Sears to Director of Production and Michael Filippone to Finance Manager. Pictured above, (l-r): Sterling, Mancino & Masood.
Better Noise Music President Dan Waite commented, “As Better Noise Music expands in both roster, territories and consumption of our artists music, to be able to promote from within is testament to the development of the teams within Better Noise Music. We attract world class artists to our label who benefit from our US and international offices, and our global approach to radio, touring and streaming. Additionally, the new hires are learning the Better Noise Music artist development way, and their contributions are already visible and tangible.”
The company also announced several new hires — Michael Lombardi has been appointed as Head of Production & Development, and former SONY staffer Paolo Bettaglio as Sr. Director of Digital Marketing & Audience Growth — his first act was hiring Elise Nye as Sr. Manager of Digital Marketing & Audience Growth. Rounding out the new hires are Chandler Booth as Marketing Manager and Liam Kay as Production Coordinator. Pictured, (l-r): Lombardi and Bettaglio
“The promotions and new hires come on the back of once again being the top mainstream rock label and imprint,” says Better Noise Music COO Steve Kline. “Our commitment to A&R, artist development, marketing and data analysis along with our strategic partnerships across radio give us the unique recipe for success that makes us the leading label in rock.”
