Common Music Group has promoted government Corey Williams to Vice President, Enterprise & Authorized Affairs, Rights & Clearances for Republic Information, Def Jam Recordings and Island Information.
Williams, a extremely revered music trade government, brings greater than 30 years of expertise to his new management place.
Within the new position, Williams will present an expanded deal with Rights and Clearances, in addition to shared providers throughout Republic, Def Jam and Island.
He’ll stay based mostly in New York and proceed to report back to Antoinette Trotman, Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Authorized Affairs, Rights & Clearances for Republic Information, Def Jam Recordings and Island Information.
In 2015, Williams joined UMG as Director of Enterprise & Authorized Affairs and was promoted to Senior Director of Enterprise & Authorized Affairs quickly after becoming a member of the corporate.
Previous to UMG, Williams served as Affiliate Director of Enterprise & Authorized Affairs at Atlantic Information.
Williams started his profession in 1985 as an Assistant Audio Engineer at Sony Music Studios, the place he labored with legendary artists George Clinton, Stevie Marvel, Nas and Michael Jackson, amongst many others.
In 1997, Williams joined Arista Information as Supervisor of Rights & Clearances.
“Corey is a useful member of our workforce and has been instrumental in contributing to the continued success of Republic, Def Jam and Island.”
Antoinette Trotman, Senior Vice President
In asserting the appointment, Trotman mentioned: “Corey is a useful member of our workforce and has been instrumental in contributing to the continued success of Republic, Def Jam and Island.
“His wealth of expertise, data, and experience have been essential in navigating the quickly evolving music trade panorama and making certain that our artists and labels are well-positioned for long-term success.”
“It’s a privilege to collaborate each day with such gifted artists and executives. I stay up for persevering with to assist drive the longer term progress of those iconic labels.”
Corey Williams – DEF Jam/Island Recordings
Williams added: “I’m honored to tackle this expanded position and I need to thank Antoinette and Steve Gawley, UMG’s Government Vice President, Enterprise & Authorized Affairs, for this chance to proceed to work with the extremely gifted groups at Republic, Def Jam and Island Information.
“It’s a privilege to collaborate each day with such gifted artists and executives. I stay up for persevering with to assist drive the longer term progress of those iconic labels.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
