Latest Music Industry Hires: Suno, Dreamliner Luxury Coaches, BMI Foundation, AXS, AEG International, Sony Music Publishing, More

(l to r) Position Music head of label creative Garrett Ream, president Mark Chipello, founder and CEO Tyler Bacon, and head of label marketing Mikelle Schwartz. Photo Credit: Position

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of February 27th, 2026.

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Suno

Former Merlin head Jeremy Sirota has joined Suno as chief commercial officer.

Dreamliner Luxury Coaches

Dreamliner has welcomed Live Nation and Opry Entertainment vet Brian Traeger as chief of staff.

BMI Foundation

The BMI Foundation has confirmed 10 artistic consultants for its New Music Grants program: San Diego Jazz Ventures executive director Daniel Atkinson; Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras executive director Jennie Oh Brown; Round Hill co-founder Neil Gillis; conductor Eric Jacobsen; CANVAS programs director Jennifer Kessler; composer David T. Little; two-time Walter W. Naumburg Award winner Lucy Shelton; composer Matthew Evan Taylor; Seattle Symphony Orchestra artistic planning VP Raff Wilson; and conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya.

AXS

AXS has upped HR SVP Julie Lamb to chief talent officer and elevated finance SVP Jason Boxer to CFO.

AEG International

AEG International has boosted John Langford to APAC president; the exec will begin in the role on April 1st before relocating to Singapore in September.

Sony Music Publishing

SMP has set sail in the Philippines and confirmed Stephanie Ortiz (formerly Believe’s head of label) as the division’s GM.

Additionally, longtime SMP team member Greg Prata has been upped to CFO effective March 31st.

Sun Label Group

Primary Wave’s Sun Label Group has fired off almost a dozen promotions, bumping:

Ben Binner (who’s been with the company for over six years) to senior director of commercial development and strategy.

Laura Pochodylo (four years) to director of strategy and marketing at Sun Records.

Olivia DeMasters (four years) to senior manager of catalog development and Green Hill strategy; Kayla Chandler (five years) to senior manager of catalog development; and Melissa Miller to senior manager of operations and release planning.

Erin Fligel (four years) to content and design manager as well as Tabitha Pugh (two years) to graphic design manager.

Maggie Hairston (one year) to streaming manager for Gaither Music and Jeremy Maier (one year) to streaming manager for Green Hill.

Mary Clark Webb (one year) to social media manager for Green Hill and Emma Jane Sharp (two years) to social media and content development manager for Sun Records.

Position Music

Artist strategy VP Garrett Ream and former Nice Life Recording Company higher-up Mikelle Schwartz have been elevated to and hired as, respectively, label co-heads at Position; Ream will take the creative lead as Schwartz oversees marketing.

GoDigital

Lauren Demarte, previously marketing SVP at GoDigital’s Cinq subsidiary, has become COO of GoDigital proper.

CAA

London-based WME partner David Bradley has signed on with CAA.

Team Innovation

India’s Team Innovation has launched in North America and tapped Malay Shodhan to lead the unit as managing partner and CEO.

Canadian Live Music Association

After 12 years as CLMA’s president and CEO, Erin Benjamin has confirmed plans to step away at May’s beginning.

KRXQ

KRXQ assistant brand manager and host Paul “Neanderpaul” Marshall has been “rif’d,” and fellow host Myki Angeline has also exited the Audacy-owned station.

JVC Broadcasting

Five-year JVC host and team member Scott Mallory has been promoted to operations manager in Fort Walton Beach, while radio vet Brad Miller has joined as production and promotions lead.