Moradi Named SVP/Promotion, Hallwood Media
• Hallwood Media, the music industry’s top writer-producer management company, announced that Chris Moradi has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Promotion & Licensing. Moradi joins Hallwood after 22 years with Interscope Geffen A&M, where he was most recently doing national Top 40 Promotion.
Hallwood Media was launched in 2020 by former Geffen Records President Neil Jacobson and boasts an A-List writer-producer roster that includes Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West, Bruno Mars), Murda Beatz (Drake, Ariana Grande, Migos), David Stewart (BTS, Jonas Brothers), IAmTash (Pop Smoke), Yung Dza (Cardi B), Bipolar Sunshine (DJ Snake, Beyoncé), Beach Noise (Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem) and Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen), among others.
Jacobson commented, “Chris has been one of my favorite executives for a very long time. His skills, specifically with understanding how to sell music in its most rudimentary form is what sets him apart. As the entire industry shifts, specifically as it pertains to music discovery and licensing, knowing how to articulate the elements of what our producers, songwriters and their music do to a whole new set of music consumers on the wholesale level will be both a benefit to them and to our incredible clientele. As I’ve said before, ‘Licensing is the new Radio’ — and we are bringing in one of the best radio people in the world to drive that shift.”
Moradi remarked, “Radio promotion has been the driving force for new music discovery for decades and while it remains an important part of an artist’s journey, today new music discovery can come from anywhere. By applying promotion insights to TV, film, gaming, streaming, social media and its influencers, we will ensure Hallwood’s world class stable of producers and songwriters get every opportunity to be heard. I want to thank Neil for this opportunity, he is a visionary dealmaker and I look forward to working with him to help bend audiences closer to the art. I also want to thank my Interscope family — John Janick, Brenda Romano, Chris Lopes and Nino Cuccinello — for allowing me to help shape culture at the world’s most iconic label for over two decades.”
