Efficient instantly, Chris Brown has been upped to EVP, Elektra Leisure and Co-Head of Roadrunner Information.
In the meantime, whereas Katie Robinson has been named Head of Advertising and marketing, overseeing campaigns for the complete roster at Warner Music Group‘s Elektra Leisure.
Rounding out a trio of promotions is Johnny Minardi who has been promoted to Head of Fueled by Ramen and Co-Head of Roadrunner Information.
Minardi – who has additionally been elevated to SVP of A&R, Elektra Leisure – will take care of Fueled by Ramen’s roster of other artists like Fall Out Boy, Panic! On the Disco, and twenty one pilots, and, alongside Brown, Roadrunner’s laborious rock acts reminiscent of Turnstile, Gojira, and Slipknot.
Robinson and Minardi will stay based mostly in Los Angeles and Brown in New York, all reporting to Elektra Leisure’s President Gregg Nadel.
Chris Brown most lately served as Head of Advertising and marketing for Elektra Leisure the place he spearheaded the advertising campaigns for Slipknot, Turnstile, Panic! at The Disco, Fall Out Boy, and extra in addition to overseeing the label group’s total advertising methods.
Previous to taking over that publish in 2018, Brown spent over 12 years at Roadrunner Information the place he labored his method as much as SVP of Advertising and marketing for Roadrunner/Fueled by Ramen.
Katie Robinson rejoined Warner Music Group in 2019 as VP of Advertising and marketing for Elektra Leisure, being named SVP in 2022.
Robinson beforehand labored with the Atlantic Information and Fueled by Ramen rosters from 2006 to 2013 together with Bruno Mars, Paramore, and Enjoyable.
Throughout her present tenure, she’s overseen campaigns for the likes of twenty one pilots, Maisie Peters, jxdn, A Day To Bear in mind, Alec Benjamin, and extra. Previous to Elektra, Robinson held advertising roles at Pink Bull Information and Interscope, working with The 1975, Madonna, and others.
Johnny Minardi beforehand served as Vice President of A&R for Elektra Leisure and previous to that was Senior Director, A&R. Amongst his notable signings to the label, Minardi has inked artists reminiscent of Tones and I, Fall Out Boy, The Band CAMINO, Grandson, nothing,nowhere., and performed a key function in bringing Travis Barker’s DTA Information into the Elektra fold.
Minardi’s A&R expertise contains posts at Fueled by Ramen and Atlantic Information in addition to a quick stint at Equal Imaginative and prescient Information. At simply 18 years outdated, Minardi based his personal indie label, Little League Information.
Launched in 2018, Elektra Leisure (previously often known as Elektra Music Group) contains Elektra, Fueled By Ramen, and Roadrunner Information.
Elektra Leisure was born out of the Elektra Information label, initially based by Jac Holzman in 1950. Elektra Leisure is among the “pillars” forming 300 Elektra Leisure (3EE), the frontline label group bringing collectively 300 and Elektra underneath Chairman & CEO Kevin Liles.
The promotions comply with the information that Elektra Information co-President Mike Easterlin has stepped down from his place on the Warner Music Group-owed label.
Easterlin will proceed working with WMG as a marketing consultant for its artist companies division, WMX.
The transfer sees Gregg Nadel proceed as sole President of Elektra, underneath the 300 Elektra Leisure banner.
“These much-deserved, new posts will give them the chance to proceed to steer, nurturing and selling our exceptional expertise, whereas serving to form the long run sound and route of Elektra.”
Gregg Nadel
Commenting on the brand new promotions Gregg Nadel stated: “Elektra’s fierce dedication to artist improvement is just equaled by our dedication to government improvement, and it’s been a privilege to look at Chris, Katie, and Johnny develop into their very own as leaders.
“Elektra wouldn’t be what it’s at this time with out them. They’ve all individually made such a robust, tangible affect and delivered distinctive outcomes which have elevated our artists on the worldwide stage.
Added Nadel: “Along with bringing ardour and creativity to all the things they do, they’ve impressed and empowered their groups to do the identical.
“These much-deserved, new posts will give them the chance to proceed to steer, nurturing and selling our exceptional expertise, whereas serving to form the long run sound and route of Elektra.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
