Musical Chairs

Stefanie Porolniczak

Outback Concerts of Tennessee has promoted Stefanie Porolniczak to Vice President of New Media, where she will oversee the company’s new division focused on social media networks and other forms of non-traditional marketing. Porolniczak, who spent the last three years as a Marketing Rep at Outback, will report directly to President Mike Smardak.

She is a recent nominee for “Generation Next Awards” from Venues Today for leadership in the Nashville community. Prior to joining Outback, Porolniczak worked as Marketing Director at WTTS-FM in Indianapolis, IN.

Porolniczak can be reached at (615) 242-3323 or  [email protected]

Mark Montgomery

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Tech entrepreneur Mark Montgomery has joined the Topspin Media Board of Advisers, helping the direct-to-fan technology platform define business strategy, advise on product enhancements and help facilitate the creation of new business opportunities. Among the artists who have used Topspin recently are Paul McCartney, Linkin Park, Arcade Fire, Eminem, and Cee Lo Green.

Montgomery was co-founder of the digital marketing powerhouse echomusic. He has over 20 years of expertise in the direct-to-consumer marketing space working with some of the biggest brands in music.

Topspin, led by CEO Ian Rogers, recently established a Nashville Artist Services division. Wayne Leeloy heads the local team and is responsible for business development, account management and marketing. He can be reached at [email protected] or (615) 787-7166.

Darcy Ferris

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Darcy Ferris is exiting her role as receptionist at Universal Music Publishing Group after almost five years. Her last day will be on Friday, April 29.

Ferris graduated from Belmont University in 2009 with a Music Business degree. She can be contacted at [email protected]