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US President Joe Biden has announced plans to appoint lawyer Jonathan Kanter to lead the Department of Justice's (DoJ) Antitrust Division, as Assistant Attorney General for the antitrust division. Kanter started his own law firm last year and has represented companies "seeking to push antitrust enforcers into suing Google," accordingto The Hill, which wrote that the appointment, if confirmed by the Senate, would be "another sign of the administration’s intention to take on Big Tech." Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), chair of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, said Kanter's "deep legal experience and history of advocating for aggressive action make him an excellent choice to lead the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division."
BMI has promoted two executives within the US rights society's Distribution, Publisher Relations and Administration Services department: Shouvik Das (pictured, above) has been elevated to Senior Vice President, Distribution, Publisher Relations & Administration Services, and Misha Hunke (pictured, below) was promoted to Vice President, Administration & Publisher Relations. BMI said these new roles will "streamline the reporting structure of the Distribution & Administration departments," which previously reported as separate entities to Alison Smith, Executive Vice President, Distribution, Publisher Relations, and Administration Services. Both departments will now function under the leadership of Das, who will continue to report to Smith, with Hunke now reporting directly to Das. Das served as Vice President, Distribution & Administration Services and Hunke was previously the Assistant Vice President, Distribution and Administration Services.
Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter has appointed George Thuronyi as interim head of the Office of Public Information and Education at the United States Copyright Office, effective July 27, 2021. He will replace Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education Catherine Zaller Rowland, who is leaving the Office after more than ten years. Thuronyi joined the Copyright Office in 1999 and has served in various roles, most recently as deputy director of the Office of Public Information and Education.
Berry Gordy, the founder of record label Motown, is among the recipients of the 44th Kennedy Center Honors, alongside Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, performer and actress Bette Midler, 'Saturday Night Live' creator Lorne Michaels and opera singer Justino Díaz. The ceremony will take place on December 5, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Sinéad Hartmann has been named VP of Licensing & Music Creative of Warner Chappell Production Music (WCPM). Based in Los Angeles, she oversees WCPM's US sync and creative teams in LA, Nashville, and New York, as well as Canada and Latin America. In addition, Gavin Carroll has joined WCPM in New York as Sr. Creative Director, Licensing.
San Francisco-based virtual concert start-up Flymachine has named Jason Feinberg (pictured, below) as Senior Vice President, Marketing. He joins from UMe, the catalogue division of Universal Music Group, where he was SVP, Marketing. At Flymachine, he will oversee the company's marketing efforts across digital and product-based initiatives, covering consumer and product marketing, partnerships, audience growth, advertising, branding, direct to consumer, and fan acquisition.
EUROPE
Content management platform AudioSalad has appointed Tom Deakin (pictured, below) to head the company's UK and European office network and spearheading expansion into EMEA. Deakin was Director, Global Member Relations at Merlin, the licensing agency for independent music companies. “Having worked closely with Tom during his successful tenure at Merlin, we saw first hand that he is a true champion of independent music. Combined with his experience and great knowledge of the digital music marketplace, Tom is the ideal person to lead AudioSalad into this exciting next chapter of our growth abroad," said AudioSalad CEO Iain Catling. AudioSalad allows clients to implement their preferred licensing strategy and power their digital supply chain. AudioSalad is a Preferred Distribution Partner of both AppleMusic and Spotify and is also a key technology partner of Merlin.
FRANCE
Stéphane Berlow has been appointed Managing Director of Kobalt France, where he will be in charge of running and developing Kobalt’s French operations. Based in Paris, he reports to Kobalt CEO LaurentHubert with whom he reacquaints since they both worked in the past for BMG. Berlow was previously CEO of BMG Rights Management France and prior to that he was the Managing Director and President of BMG Music Publishing France. For the past few years he was running his own music publishing company SpinOff. "I am delighted with this exciting new adventure, which aims to bring to France a different and innovative approach to music publishing, in my opinion very adapted to the evolution of things and to the expectations of artists and their entourage," said Berlow. Commented Hubert: "In Berlow, we have a highly experienced leader and I look forward to working closely with him to expand our global footprint and provide great service for our songwriters and rights holders.”
Warner Chappell Production Music (WCPM) has appointed Julia Sassi as its new Head of WCPM France. Sassi’s primary focus will be to expand WCPM France’s custom music footprint and uncovering new opportunities with advertising clients and television and film production companies.
ASIA
Sony Music Publishing has promoted Carol Ng (pictured, above) to President, Asia. Based in the company’s Hong Kong office, she reports to SMP President, International, Guy Henderson. She was SMP Regional Managing Director since 2014. She is responsible for spearheading creative strategy and roster development; cultivating relationships with industry partners and local collection societies; driving digital opportunities with companies in the Pan-Asian region; and expanding the company’s presence in new markets. Ng will continue to work closely with Sony Music Publishing’s local territories to further strengthen its position throughout the Pan-Asian region. This will include working alongside Silence Hua, Managing Director, China & Director Greater China, to foster relationships with key digital partners in China, and with Kenny Lee, Managing Director, Korea.
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