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Executive Turntable: UMG Touts Liszt of Promotions in Classics Group, Plus Opry’s New COO
This week's Executive Turntable features UMG's Global Classics & Jazz division, Opry Entertainment, Downtown, Big Loud, Yellow Dog and Anyma.
He signed talents such as Hildur Guðnadóttir and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and launched initiatives like the STAGE+ streaming platform and the Max Richter Sleep app, as well as a series of projects with Moby and Benny Andersson. “[Trautmann’s] appointment for this expanded global responsibility in addition to his leading role at the helm of the world’s most renowned classical music label will enable us to offer even more entrepreneurial ideas and concepts to our artists worldwide,” said Briegmann. Since joining Downtown in August 2023, Porcello has played a key role in shaping the creative direction for artists like Abbey Cone, Fancy Hagood, and REI AMI.
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