South by Southwest Convention and Festivals has upped Co-President and Chief Programming Officer Hugh Forrest to president of the corporate.
Forrest will proceed to supervise the programming departments whereas taking up present Co-President and Chief Model Officer Jann Baskett’s function. Baskett will step down on Dec. 31, transitioning to an advisory and project-based function.
Forrest’s new function will deal with continued steering over the enterprise, together with new progress alternatives. He’ll work carefully with SXSW’s Board of Administrators, which incorporates SXSW Government Chairman Roland Swenson, CEO of Penske Media Jay Penske, and CEO of the Future At present Institute Amy Webb.
“I’m tremendously enthusiastic about main SXSW over this subsequent part of progress,” mentioned
Forrest. “The expertise of connection, inspiration and discovery that we offer for thus many various industries every March has by no means been extra related than now. There are such a lot of alternatives to construct group not solely in Austin, however with our new SXSW affiliate occasions in Sydney and London.”
Added Baskett, “I’ve been honored to guide SXSW alongside Hugh and a group who’re captivated with serving to artistic folks obtain their objectives. By no means has that goal been extra obligatory, and SXSW continues to be a beacon of sunshine for artists and alter makers. I’m excited to proceed this work with the corporate as an advisor.”
“I need to lengthen my gratitude to Jann Baskett for her management, dedication, and inventive imaginative and prescient as Co-President of SXSW over the previous few years,” mentioned Jay Penske, Chairman and CEO of Penske Media. “Her contributions have been key in evolving the pageant. Wanting forward, we’re assured that Hugh Forrest will proceed SXSW’s lengthy custom of supporting innovators and artists, increasing our world footprint, and constructing upon the unbelievable basis of the world’s premier gathering of artistic minds.”
+ Atlanta-based legislation agency Arrington & Phillips, LLP has named Aurielle Brooks as a associate — she is the primary non-founding associate of the Black-owned agency and likewise its first girl associate. The agency was based in 2010 by Vincent Phillips, who launched BME Information with Lil Jon, and Marvin Arrington, Jr., who’s a commissioner in Atlanta. Brooks will likely be centered totally on leisure, enterprise and mental property legislation however can even take part within the basic follow part of the agency. Artists she performed a key function in bringing to the agency embrace Sexyy Crimson, NoCap, DC Younger Fly and Rome Flynn, and he or she has labored carefully with NBA Youngboy, Fredo Bang, Lil Child by means of his furnishing firm Wolf Pack International, Kevin Gates and Bow Wow.
+ Sphere Leisure Co. introduced right now that Marcus Ellington has joined the corporate as government vp, advert gross sales and sponsorships for Sphere.
On this new function, Ellington will develop and lead Sphere’s advert gross sales and sponsorships group centered on maximizing income, creating progress alternatives, and managing shopper relations throughout marquee belongings, together with the Exosphere – the venue’s totally programmable LED exterior.
Ellington will drive new brand-centric alternatives for the Exosphere, together with those who lengthen the platform’s attain throughout experiential activations equivalent to drone reveals. He can even be accountable for growing broader Sphere-wide advertising and marketing partnerships. Ellington will likely be based mostly in New York and report back to Jennifer Koester, Sphere’s president and chief working officer.
He joins Sphere from Google, the place he held gross sales and partnership roles of accelerating accountability over greater than a decade with the corporate.
+ Clio Music will honor OneRepublic frontman, Ryan Tedder, with the Honorary Clio Music Award on the 2025 Clio Music Awards on Jan. 30. The awards ceremony will carry collectively leaders from throughout the music trade to have fun artistic work from the previous yr that has pushed boundaries in areas like fan engagement, dwell music, music movies, music supervision, branded leisure and content material, design, social media, public relations and extra.
Clio will have fun Tedder’s contributions to the music trade as each a headlining frontman and a producer. As a three-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter, producer, and lead vocalist of OneRepublic, Tedder has collaborated with icons like Adele, Beyoncé, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, and Ed Sheeran, incomes accolades such because the Songwriter Icon Award and three RIAA Diamond Awards whereas contributing to over 500 million document gross sales.
“We’ve actually stepped up our sport for this yr’s awards, with a brand new venue and an emphasis on the standard in manufacturing that the Clios are recognized for,” mentioned Michael Kauffman, government director of Clio Music. “We’re thrilled to honor the unparalleled contributions of Ryan Tedder, alongside an distinctive lineup of Grand Clio Music Award winners and particular visitors. As we have fun throughout GRAMMY week in Los Angeles, it’s the right second to acknowledge the groundbreaking creativity and cultural impression that drives our trade ahead.”
+ Sony Music Publishing Nashville introduced it has partnered with Electrical Really feel to signal Eddie Eberle of the band Eddie and The Getaway to a worldwide publishing settlement.
Eberle is a 24-year-old artist, songwriter, and producer with notable cuts together with LECADE’s “Sober Me Up,” “Painkillers,” “Backroad,” in addition to Jay Webb’s “Down Right here.” He additionally has been touring closely all through the Midwest/Southeast and Texas.
Eberle mentioned, “I couldn’t be extra stoked to signal with Sony Music Publishing and Electrical Really feel. I’ve little doubt that having a household like Austin Rosen, John Bradley, Rusty Gaston and Josh Van Valkenburg will assist me take my writing to a complete new degree. Their perception in me is one thing particular and I can’t wait to see what the long run holds for us.”
Sony Music Publishing Nashville EVP, Inventive A&R Josh Van Valkenburg mentioned, “Eddie Eberle is already a drive to be reckoned with, and his profession is simply getting began. He’s a triple risk as an artist/songwriter/producer and he will likely be a optimistic disruptor in an trade that wants extra originality and risk-takers. Sony Music Publishing is honored to be part of his journey.”
+ Harmony Music Publishing has signed singer-songwriter/producer Justin Donahue, recognized professionally as Jung Youth. Constructing upon a longstanding relationship with Donahue, the worldwide co-publishing deal, efficient instantly, consists of his full catalog and all future works.
The Nashville based mostly hip-hop artist’s current songwriting credit embrace songs with NCT 127, Tommee Profitt, Cherub, hip-hop duo Social Membership Misfits, various pop artist Devon Once more, and Snow Spouse.
“I’ve at all times felt at residence with Harmony and am grateful to formally proceed creating in concord with everybody on the publishing group,” mentioned Donahue. “Our real camaraderie is a present that I cherish–thanks for championing my work and creative imaginative and prescient, and fostering environments world wide for making and sharing an ideal legacy of music and reminiscences collectively, previous, current, and future. We’re simply getting began!”
“Justin [Donahue] is really one among one,” mentioned Brad Kennard, senior VP of A&R at Harmony Music Publishing in Nashville. “As an artist, a songwriter, and a producer, he’s uniquely at residence throughout so many genres but delivers his genuine self in each scenario. He exudes individuality, ardour, and humanity. We’re so fired as much as have Justin as a part of the Harmony household.”
