Walk Off Hit With Virgin Music
• Nashville-based Walk Off Entertainment, launched by former artist and social media expert Chris Ruediger, has inked a global deal with Virgin Music Group. Ruediger is also the founder of The 615 House, a creative community and promotional outlet for rising artists in Nashville that has more than three million followers on TikTok alone.
“Chris has a proven track record in breaking artists via 615 House,” said Jacqueline Saturn, President of Virgin Music Group North America, and EVP of Global Artist Relations. “We’re thrilled to welcome him and his growing roster of artists into the Virgin family.”
“I’m excited to bring everything I’ve learned as an artist and marketer together to back up-and-coming artists via Walk Off Entertainment,” said Ruediger. “We look at the artists on our roster as entrepreneurs in their own right, which makes Virgin Music Group a perfect partner for us at Walk Off. I’m looking forward to getting started with Jacqueline Saturn and her incredible team at Virgin.”
The first releases under this new deal are expected in the first quarter of 2025.
Pictured, (l-r): Jen Bontusa, SVP, Label Management, Virgin Music Group; Jordon Isbell, Director of Marketing, Virgin Music Group; Chris Ruediger; Jacqueline Saturn; and John Mayer, Sr. Director, Nat’l Promotion & Streaming, Virgin Music Group. [Photo by Jessie Rogers]
