Efficient instantly, Chris Brown has been upped to EVP, Elektra Leisure and Co-Head of Roadrunner Data.
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 Data.
Minardi – who has additionally been elevated to SVP of A&R, Elektra Leisure – will take care of Fueled by Ramen’s roster of different artists like Fall Out Boy, Panic! On the Disco, and twenty one pilots, and, alongside Brown, Roadrunner’s arduous rock acts akin to Turnstile, Gojira, and Slipknot.
Robinson and Minardi will stay primarily based in Los Angeles and Brown in New York, all reporting to Elektra Leisure’s President Gregg Nadel.
Chris Brown most just lately served as Head of Advertising and marketing for Elektra Leisure the place he spearheaded the advertising and marketing campaigns for Slipknot, Turnstile, Panic! at The Disco, Fall Out Boy, and extra in addition to overseeing the label group’s total advertising and marketing methods.
Previous to taking over that submit in 2018, Brown spent over 12 years at Roadrunner Data the place he labored his means 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 Data 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 Keep in mind, Alec Benjamin, and extra. Previous to Elektra, Robinson held advertising and marketing roles at Crimson Bull Data 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 akin to Tones and I, Fall Out Boy, The Band CAMINO, Grandson, nothing,nowhere., and performed a key function in bringing Travis Barker’s DTA Data into the Elektra fold.
Minardi’s A&R expertise contains posts at Fueled by Ramen and Atlantic Data in addition to a short stint at Equal Imaginative and prescient Data. At simply 18 years outdated, Minardi based his personal indie label, Little League Data.
Launched in 2018, Elektra Leisure (previously often called Elektra Music Group) contains Elektra, Fueled By Ramen, and Roadrunner Data.
Elektra Leisure was born out of the Elektra Data 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 below Chairman & CEO Kevin Liles.
The promotions comply with the information that Elektra Data 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 guide for its artist providers division, WMX.
The transfer sees Gregg Nadel proceed as sole President of Elektra, below the 300 Elektra Leisure banner.
“These much-deserved, new posts will give them the chance to proceed to guide, nurturing and selling our exceptional expertise, whereas serving to form the long run sound and path of Elektra.” Gregg Nadel
Commenting on the brand new promotions Gregg Nadel stated: “Elektra’s fierce dedication to artist growth is just equaled by our dedication to govt growth, and it’s been a privilege to observe Chris, Katie, and Johnny develop into their very own as leaders.
“Elektra wouldn’t be what it’s immediately with out them. They’ve all individually made such a robust, tangible influence and delivered distinctive outcomes which have elevated our artists on the worldwide stage.
Added Nadel: “Along with bringing ardour and creativity to all the pieces 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 guide, nurturing and selling our exceptional expertise, whereas serving to form the long run sound and path of Elektra.”Music Enterprise Worldwide