Concord Music Publishing has appointed Adam Gardiner as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sync, with quick impact.
The UK-based exec joins from Universal Music Group’s inventive division, Globe, the place he was Head of Movie & TV.
Gardiner spent 10 years at UMG working his method up from group assistant to move of division.
In his new function at Harmony, Gardiner might be accountable for all music publishing sync exercise exterior the US.
The UK, Germany and Australia sync groups will report on to him. He will even coordinate all of CMP’s third-party sync exercise.
Based mostly in London, Gardiner reviews to John Minch, President Worldwide Publishing at Harmony.
Throughout his time at Common, Gardiner delivered high-profile sync campaigns for artists corresponding to Michael Kiwanuka, Haim, Celeste, Sam Smith and Loyle Carner.
He additionally labored throughout seven consecutive John Lewis Christmas TV campaigns in addition to being instrumental in Def Leppard’s look in present Netflix movie Financial institution Of Dave, final yr’s breakout hit Heartstopper that includes Child Queen and the forthcoming movie, Gassed Up from the makers of Boiling Level.
Headquartered in Nashville with workplaces in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Berlin and Melbourne, Harmony Music Publishing is the publishing division of Harmony Music Group, and owns or administers greater than 600,000 copyrighted musical works.
“I’ve at all times been extraordinarily captivated with working carefully with songwriters and right here I’ll get the prospect to do it with a few of the greatest.”
Adam Gardiner
Adam Gardiner stated: “Harmony has an unbelievable roster of frontline writers and a list that’s packed stuffed with iconic songs.
“I’ve at all times been extraordinarily captivated with working carefully with songwriters and right here I’ll get the prospect to do it with a few of the greatest.
“TV and Movie markets are booming internationally and there are actually extra alternatives than ever for sync groups to create genuinely thrilling alternatives for his or her writers and songs alongside the apparent rewards on provide from promoting. I would like the Harmony sync group to be market leaders in that area and be a collaborative and inventive associate to movie makers of each variety”.
“It is a key appointment, and we’re delighted to have Adam with us”.
Be part of Minch, Harmony
Be part of Minch, President of Worldwide Publishing at Harmony added: “It goes with out saying that music publishing sync success is of huge strategic significance to Harmony, and we look ahead to constructing on the good success of the sync group.
“It is a key appointment, and we’re delighted to have Adam with us”.
In August 2022, Harmony expanded in Australia & New Zealand by way of the acquisition of music publishing firm Native Tongue.
In January 2020, Harmony bought a majority stake in Los Angeles-based pop writer Pulse in a $100 million-plus deal.
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