Music Industry Moves: Universal Music Canada Names Kardinal Offishall Senior VP of A&R; Matt Gudinski Upped at Mushroom Group Variety 2 hrs ago
We Are Moving the Needle, which was founded by Grammy winner engineer
Emily Lazar and aims to close the gender gap in the technical fields of the recording industry, has announced new additions to its advisory “SoundBoard.” They include artists Brittany Howard, Vanessa Carlton, Christina Perri, Imogen Heap, and Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus, and join previously announced artists Brandi Carlile, Maggie Rogers, HAIM and Linda Perry. Said Carlton: “The gender gap for women on the technical side of music making is jaw dropping. As a mother to a 6-year-old daughter who is already fiddling with mics and writing her own songs, their mission is especially important to me.” See the full list of board members and find additional information on the We Are Moving the Needle site.
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Cat Kreidich Named President of ADA Worldwide
News Cat Kreidich Named President of ADA Worldwide
Warner Music Group (WMG) announced today that highly regarded music leader Cat Kreidich has been promoted to President of ADA Worldwide, WMG’s independent label and artist services arm. Kreidich, who joined ADA as EVP at the end of last year, will be based at the company’s headquarters in New York and report directly to Max Lousada, CEO, Warner Recorded Music. She succeeds Eliah Seton who, after over a decade with WMG, has taken a new role outside the company.
Warner’s many touchpoints serving the independent music community will come under Kreidich’s remit, including ADA, the Asylum label, and Level – WMG’s platform for unsigned artists. Kreidich came to ADA from Sony Music and its The Orchard division, where she served for nearly a decade in top commercial, strategic, and operating leadership roles.
Music Business Worldwide
April 7, 2021
There’s been a big change at Warner Music Group (WMG).
Cat Kreidich has been promoted to President of ADA Worldwide, WMG’s independent label and artist services arm, just months after joining the company from Sony Music.
The respected exec will now oversee a number operations at Warner that service the independent community including ADA, the Asylum label, and WMG’s in-house TuneCore rival, Level Music.
Kreidich will report to directly to Max Lousada, CEO, Warner Recorded Music.
As the new boss of ADA, Kreidich succeeds Eliah Seton, who we’re told has taken a new role outside of Warner Music Group after more than a decade with the company.
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