Republic Launches Kids & Family Division
• Republic Records announced the launch of its new Kids & Family Division — Republic Records: Kids & Family will sign, develop, and release family-friendly projects under the leadership of Bree Bowles, the newly appointed VP, Marketing and Strategy of Republic Records: Kids & Family.
The announcement of this new division was made jointly by Republic Co-Presidents Jim Roppo and Wendy Goldstein. Roppo commented, “We’ve always wanted to do a children’s label. Family is everything to us. I am a dad before anything else. We finally found the perfect partner and an incredible executive, Bree, to bring this venture to life with quality, family-friendly, and fun music.”
Ms. Bowles is a respected children’s entertainment executive who has worked across major family brands Nickelodeon and Disney. Her 15-year career also includes stints at Foxtel (News Corp) and The Brag Media, specializing in content, acquisitions, and strategy with invaluable insight as a world-class content provider and producer. Ms. Bowles was most recently with Dayglo Presents, where she oversaw marketing and operations under leading live music entrepreneur Peter Shapiro.
Bowles commented, “Our mission is simple: produce world-class music that can be enjoyed by both kids and their parents, creating invaluable moments to connect in what is a distracted world. We are first and foremost building a label that is trusted by parents, but we are focused on developing new IP, driving innovation, and exploring what is possible. Our team is excited, our artists are excited, and we hope the little fans will love the new music as much as we do. Kids are the future, which means kids are also the future of music.”
Republic Records: Kids & Family officially launched Friday, August 19, with major releases and partnerships TBA.
