James Marsh Declares WAR

• Warner Music Nashville is proud to welcome promo pro James Marsh to its Radio & Streaming department as National Director of the WAR team, effective October 22. The WAR roster currently includes Ashley McBryde, Bailey Bryan, Chris Janson, Dan + Shay and Frankie Ballard.

Marsh will report to VP Radio & Streaming Tom Martens, who recently vacated that role. “I know that James will be a perfect addition to our Warner Music Nashville family and culture,” said Martens. “I’m confident that he will keep the WAR team’s momentum going strong and will add his own valuable insights and perspective.” Kristen Williams, SVP Radio & Streaming, added, “It was insanely important to us that we find someone who was both capable of leading this rock-star group of regionals and could also fit perfectly with our driven and creative culture at Warner Music Nashville. James is the perfect complement to both, and we’re thrilled to announce his position!”

A Texas native, Marsh began his career at Universal Music Group in 2000. The following year he became a Promotions Manager at Island Def Jam until 2006, when he became Southwest Regional Pop/Rock rep for Atlantic Records. He then spent four years as a National Director at Roadrunner before returning to regional positions at Warner Bros., and most recently, Big Machine Label Group.

Marsh commented, “I wasn’t actively looking for an opportunity for a National role, but I felt very special hearing from Kristen Williams, Tom Martens and Espo about how much they believe in me and my ability to step into this role. Special enough that, for the first time in my life, I’m actually moving from Texas. It took a lot, but they really made it feel like this is the place I needed to be. I’ve always found support in the Warner family — Mike Easterlin, Julie Greenwald and Lyor Cohen threw me into the fire 19 years ago and have had my back since then. For me it’s about getting back with old friends to continue something great.”