Stephens, Molinar and Heddle (l-r)
NASHVILLE music publishing firm BIG MACHINE MUSIC (BMM) has promoted MIKE MOLINAR from GM to Pres., and elevated ALEX HEDDLE from VP to SVP/Publishing and GRAYSON STEPHENS to VP overseeing royalties and finance. MOLINAR will proceed to report back to BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP (BMLG) CEO and Chairman SCOTT BORCHETTA. Each HEDDLE and STEPHENS report back to MOLINAR.
MOLINAR has led BMM since inception in 2011, driving the corporate’s impression past its MUSIC CITY roots with the addition of a West Coast division primarily based in LOS ANGELES. He presently serves as a board member on the NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION, MECHANICAL LICENSING COLLECTIVE, MUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCE, ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC and COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME Schooling Council.
“I’m honored by SCOTT BORCHETTA’s continued religion and partnership,” mentioned MOLINAR. “BIG MACHINE MUSIC is my house; our unimaginable staff and world-class songwriters are my household. I’m proud to proceed our journey collectively. In that spirit, I can’t understate how essential ALEX HEDDLE and GRAYSON STEPHENS have been by means of these previous a number of years of transition and development. I’m so completely happy to see their efforts acknowledged with such well-deserved promotions.”
HEDDLE just lately celebrated a decade at BMM, and has been very important to the corporate’s inventive success in each NASHVILLE and LOS ANGELES, representing songwriters JESSIE JO DILLON, RYAN HURD, MATT DRAGSTREM, GEOFF WARBURTON and SARA DAVIS. His prior stops embrace LOVE MONKEY MUSIC, WRITER’S DEN MUSIC, PROPOEL MUSIC PUBLISHING and ASH STREET MUSIC.
STEPHENS, who rises from the function of Sr. Dir./Royalties & Finance, brings practically 14 years of publishing administration expertise, beforehand holding positions at SONY/ATV previous to becoming a member of BMM in 2017. He’ll proceed to supervise royalties and finance, in addition to acquisition evaluation for the corporate.
BORCHETTA mentioned of the promotions, “I’m so proud to announce that MIKE MOLINAR has been appointed Pres. of BIG MACHINE MUSIC. His management, imaginative and prescient, artist relations and tune sense are unmatched. We’re additionally acknowledging the excellent work and accomplishments of BMM’s ALEX HEDDLE and GRAYSON STEPHENS as they proceed to energy the MACHINE to new heights.”
