{"id":166806,"date":"2025-06-13T12:16:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/06\/13\/executive-turntable-triples-is-best-at-bmi-plus-wasserman-gets-innovative-across-platforms-3\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:16:36","slug":"executive-turntable-triples-is-best-at-bmi-plus-wasserman-gets-innovative-across-platforms-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/06\/13\/executive-turntable-triples-is-best-at-bmi-plus-wasserman-gets-innovative-across-platforms-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Turntable: Triples Is Best at BMI, Plus Wasserman Gets Innovative Across\u00a0Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tWhile headlines from California, D.C., India and Iran have dominated a chaotic news cycle this week \u2014 plus add in a restructuring<\/a> at MCA and the loss of two stone cold<\/a> icons<\/a> \u2014 the music industry has actually had a meh few days when it comes to promotions and new hires. So without any further delay here\u2019s the latest edition of Executive Turntable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tBMI<\/strong>\u2018s board of directors has voted to keep president and CEO Mike O\u2019Neill<\/strong> on for three<\/em> more years, through Dec. 31, 2029. O\u2019Neill has been with BMI, one of the most dominate performing rights organizations (PROs) in the U.S., for the last 30 years, and since taking the helm as president and CEO, O\u2019Neill has guided the company through some of the biggest business changes in its history. This includes its 2024 sale to New Mountain Capital, its move to for-profit status, and its partnership with Music Nation to establish a licensing infrastructure in the UAE. \u201cI have never been more optimistic about the future of BMI, and there are only greater things ahead,\u201d O\u2019Neill added. \u201cBMI\u2019s mission to drive value for our affiliates, increase our distributions and ensure the long-term success of our family of songwriters, composers and publishers continues at full speed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tWasserman<\/strong> elevated Shelley Pisarra<\/strong> to chief insights and innovation officer, reporting to COO Darrell Coetzee. Previously evp of global insights, Pisarra will now lead the company\u2019s strategy and innovation platforms, aiming to fuel growth across sports, music and entertainment. Based in NYC, Pisarra\u2019s new role includes expanding Wasserman\u2019s product offerings and creating proprietary tools to drive revenue for talent, brands, and rights holders. With over 25 years of experience across sports, media, and consumer goods \u2014 including positions at PepsiCo, Novartis, Nestle and Bristol-Myers Squibb \u2014 Pisarra has played a key role in transforming Wasserman\u2019s insights capabilities through data analytics, consumer profiling, and fan segmentation. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to step into this role, as Wasserman continues to demonstrate our commitment to putting insights to work to best serve our clients, while anticipating what\u2019s next for the fan at the intersection of sports, music, and entertainment,\u201d said Pisarra.<\/p>\n

\n\tNASHVILLE NOTES<\/strong>: FEM<\/strong> co-owner Leslie Fram<\/strong> was named governor of the Recording Academy<\/strong>\u2019s Nashville Chapter \u2026 Artist management company Make Wake Artists<\/strong> launched an in-house digital strategy department. The new department is led by Jess Keifer<\/strong> (head of digital marketing and social strategy) and Kyle Jonas<\/strong> (artist strategy and management coordinator). Make Wake Artists\u2019 clients include Luke Combs, The Castellows, The Wilder Blue, Brent Cobb and Cooper Alan.<\/p>\n

\n\tCentricity Music<\/strong> promoted four team members to vice president roles, highlighting the Nashville-based Christian label\u2019s growth. Matt Ewald <\/strong>is now vp of A&R, Kris Love<\/strong> becomes vp of promotions, Joshua Wurzelbacher<\/strong> advances to vp of creative and Michael Pons<\/strong> is promoted to vp of finance. These promotions follow five earlier ones this year, with all four individuals having advanced internally since joining between 2013 and 2020. \u201cCentricity has grown over the years in terms of artists, writers and employees,\u201d said Caren Seidle, CEO. \u201cThis growth has led to increased responsibilities and work load of our staff. These promotions recognize the leadership these employees provide to their departments consistent with the high level of service for which Centricity is known.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tRockForce<\/strong>, a provider of workforce and production solutions for the live industry, opened a new office in Nashville to support regional productions. The office includes RockForce divisions The Production Collective and Collective Payroll. Jeremy Young<\/strong>, the company\u2019s evp of business development, has also been named vp of operations for the new location. With nearly 30 years of experience in artist management, touring, and commercial leadership, Young began his career at SFX\/Clear Channel Entertainment and has worked with artists like Maroon 5 and Gavin DeGraw. He later managed DeGraw\u2019s career and led national sales for CAPS\/Cast & Crew before joining RockForce. \u201cRockForce is experiencing meaningful and sustainable growth, and I\u2019m thrilled to be part of it,\u201d said Young.<\/p>\n

\n\tRADIO, RADIO<\/strong>: Matt Pinfield<\/strong> returns as host of Flashback With Matt Pinfield<\/em> on Westwood One<\/strong> this weekend, following a near-fatal stroke in January that left him unresponsive for over two months. After extensive rehab in Los Angeles, the former MTV VJ is set to resume hosting duties on June 14\u201315 on the nationally syndicated rock show. During his recovery, Leslie Fram served as interim host of Flashback<\/em>. Pinfield also continues his weekday role on The Matt Pinfield Show<\/em> on 88.5 The SoCal Sound in Los Angeles. Cumulus Media\u2019s Brian Philips praised Pinfield\u2019s recovery, calling him a \u201cwarrior.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tUnder new boss Mike Harris, MCA Nashville laid off nearly 20 employees across multiple departments. The cuts affect several high-level execs, including vps Leigh Malleus (media marketing), Karen Naff (creative services) and Gary Keffer (strategic marketing). Senior directors Michelle Hall, Troy Scott and Leah Ducey were also let go, along with multiple directors and coordinators. [Keep Reading<\/a>]\t<\/h5>\n
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While headlines from California, D.C., India and Iran have dominated a chaotic news cycle this week \u2014 plus add in a restructuring at MCA and the loss of two stone cold icons \u2014 the music industry has actually had a meh few days when it comes to promotions and new hires. So without any further […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}