music industry hires

Guild of Music Supervisors VP Heather Guibert (left) and president Lindsay Wolfington. Photo Credit: Khalid F

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of December 1st, 2023.

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Guild of Music Supervisors

The Guild of Music Supervisors has added Jonathan Leahy (Aperture Music) and Robin Urdang (Reel Music) to its board.

Leahy and Urdang will serve alongside seven existing board members – Joel C. High, Howard Paar, Todd Porter, Aminé Ramer, Jennifer Smith, Andrea von Foerster, and Madonna Wade-Reed – under Lindsay Wolfington (president) and Heather Guibert (VP).

Catch Point Rights Partners

Catch Point has tapped former Capital One product manager Clay Sosis as its first investment and technology associate.

Musixmatch

Lyrics and music data platform Musixmatch has just tapped Rio Caraeff as its Chief Business Officer. Caraeff will oversee and bolster relationships with Musixmatch’s clients, partners, IP owners, and other stakeholders.

AIM

Beggars Group director of live licensing Ruth Barlow has been named chair of The Association of Independent Music.

Additionally, four professionals have joined AIM’s board: Transgressive co-founder (and former AIM chair) Tim Dellow, Chrysalis Records/Blue Raincoat Music general counsel Jackie Joseph, Ninja Tune chair Peter Quicke (also a former AIM chair), and Secretly Group VP of operations Chloé van Bergen.

Syntax Creative

Syntax Creative has promoted 18-year company veteran Brandon Musser to chief operating officer.

Warner Music Latina

Warner Music Latina has upped 13-year team member Brenda Carrasco to VP of marketing and artist strategy.

Sony Music Publishing UK

SMP UK has announced three A&R promotions: Universal Music vet Felix Canetty-Clarke has been boosted to VP of UK A&R strategy and international research, roughly eight-year A&R professional Sarah Gabrielli-Cohen has been elevated to senior director of A&R for the UK and Europe, and Saul Fitton, previously with Warner Chappell, has been enlisted to serve as senior director of A&R for the UK.

iHeartMedia Baltimore

iHeartMedia Baltimore has named Bethany Linderman, formerly with Entercom, co-host of 93.1 WPOC’s The Laurie DeYoung Show.

FBMM

Los Angeles-based business manager Jordan L. Josephs has joined FBMM.