Schuler Upped To VP At WMG Nashville
• Universal Music Group Nashville has upped Chris Schuler to Vice President of Promotion & Radio Marketing. Schuler has been with UMG for more than six years, working his way up the ranks to his most recent position as Director of Promotion & Radio Marketing.
In his newly enhanced VP role, Schuler will continue to work with all four imprints at UMG Nashville — Capitol Records Nashville, EMI Records Nashville, Mercury Nashville and MCA Nashville, to maximize radio exposure of its artists, provide chart strategy and airplay analytics, as well as work with promotion execs to implement chain-wide initiatives for album launches.
In making the announcement of Schuler’s swell upgrade, UMG Nashville EVP of Promotion Royce Risser said, “Chris started with us as a coordinator and rapidly made himself completely invaluable to our whole promo team. He’s one of those people who finds new ways of analyzing data, offering new ways to execute our day-to-day jobs, and keeping everyone at our four promo teams in synch with the rest of the company. I’m very proud of Chris and once again, fired up that I get to promote him to Vice President.”
Schuler remarked, “I’m incredibly honored for this opportunity to continue working with the best roster and team in all of country music. When I joined UMG, it immediately felt like home with like-minded people who have a passion for excellence and a desire to shape the industry we get to work in. I look forward to what the future has in store.” Your congratulatory emails can be sent to Schuler at chris.schuler@umusic.com.
