Concord Recorded Music has appointed Universal Music veteran Fred Gillham (pictured) for its new position of Managing Director, UK.
His hiring coincides with the opening of Concord Recorded Music’s London office.
Gillham joins Concord Recorded Music after a decade at Universal Music Group where, as VP of International, he oversaw worldwide campaigns for UMG labels such as Verve, Blue Note and UMG Nashville, and also UMG distributed labels including Concord Recorded Music, Big Machine Label Group and Disney Music Group.
Working with this wide-ranging set of labels has seen Gillham play a role in international marketing for releases by Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, Paul Simon, The Eagles, James Taylor, Elvis Costello, Madeleine Peyroux, Sabrina Carpenter, Carrie Underwood and Gregory Porter and for the movie soundtracks to Guardians of the Galaxy Vols 1 & 2, Mary Poppins Returnsand Aladdin.
While at UMG, he also worked closely with Concord, which has a global distribution partnership with UMG.
Reporting to Concord Recorded Music’s Co-SVPs, International, Rebecca Berman and Michael Nance, Gillham will lead Concord’s artist development and marketing strategies for its frontline and catalog labels in the UK which includes releases under Fantasy, Concord Records, Fearless Records, Loma Vista Recordings and Rounder Records.
Gillham will also contribute to the UK expansion of Concord Recorded Music’s historic catalog label Craft Recordings and the advancement of the KIDZ BOP brand in that territory.
“I’ve had the privilege to work closely with the Concord Recorded Music team for a number of years and I couldn’t be more excited to be joining them.”
Fred Gillham
Gillham said: “I’ve had the privilege to work closely with the Concord Recorded Music team for a number of years and I couldn’t be more excited to be joining them.
“The diverse roster across the five frontline labels, the incredible catalog under Craft Recordings as well as KIDZ BOP deserve a UK home to match.
“That is what we want to be, a place that has their best interests at heart, where we can help develop artists’ careers, drive innovative campaigns, seek out opportunities and increase discovery for fans in the UK.”
“Fred’s background in marketing and knowledge of our business make him uniquely qualified to represent our labels and artists in the UK.”
Tom Whalley, Concord
Concord Chief Label Executive, Tom Whalley said: “Fred’s background in marketing and knowledge of our business make him uniquely qualified to represent our labels and artists in the UK.
“His leadership as our Managing Director will be integral in branding our labels and will strengthen Concord Recorded Music’s commitment to serving our artists’ global careers.”
“With Fred running our UK office, we are making a statement that Concord Recorded Music will be a formidable force in the market.”
Rebecca Berman, Concord
Berman added: “[Fred] knows our repertoire, our personnel and our culture as well as anyone, while also having stellar relationships within our global distribution partner Universal.
“With Fred running our UK office, we are making a statement that Concord Recorded Music will be a formidable force in the market.”
“One of the exciting things for me about coming to Concord Recorded Music was the prospect of building up a global infrastructure that would help us build worldwide careers for our artists.”
Michael Nance, Concord
Nance said: “One of the exciting things for me about coming to Concord Recorded Music was the prospect of building up a global infrastructure that would help us build worldwide careers for our artists.
“Bringing Fred on board is a huge step forward in this regard.”Music Business Worldwide
