Concord Announces Multiple Executive Promotions

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Concord has announced ten staff promotions, including three in Nashville.

Among the promotions is Brian Buchanan, who has been upped to VP, Income Tracking in Concord’s Nashville office. Buchanan joined the company in October 2018 as Revenue Analyst after spending two years at Big Deal Music Group. Leading the Income Tracking Department, his main responsibilities will include taking large sets of data and extracting from them valuable information about the company’s revenue that management can use to make business decisions. Previously, Buchanan spent time at Sussman & Associates, BMI and CMT/MTV Networks.

Additionally, Mark Copeland rises to VP, Rights Optimization in the Nashville office. Copeland started with The Bicycle Music Company in 2013, which merged with Concord in 2015. Launching Concord’s first ever Rights Optimization department in 2018, Copeland and his team have developed a vibrant business model managing Concord’s video rights and revenue that continues to grow with the meteoric rise of short form creative at YouTube, Facebook and TikTok. Previously, Copeland led the catalog division for the legendary Priority Records and was also the GM of an indie label which landed first ever Grammy nominations for George Lopez and Robby Krieger.

Finally, Nashville’s Brandon Schott has been promoted to VP, Licensing. Schott joined Concord in the summer of 2020 with 20+ years experience in the entertainment industry, both as an independent songwriter and as a music licensing expert at ole / Anthem and Warner Chappell. Working alongside Sr. VP Kelly Baden, Schott was instrumental in building out and managing Concord’s new Nashville-based clearance department, assembling an incredible team of licensing talent and ushering in a new era in Concord’s synchronization story. In addition, working collaboratively with Concord’s publishing and recorded music creative teams, he secured major advertising opportunities for its celebrated songwriters and artists.

Pictured (L-R): Brian Buchanan, Mark Copeland, Brandon Schott

In addition to the promotions affecting Nashville, Concord elevated Kay Anderson to VP, Marketing, Craft Recordings, and Yimage Yousuf to Vice President, Repertoire Management in the Los Angeles Office.

In Concord’s New York office, Caroline Barnard was upped to Sr. VP, Business & Legal Affairs; Rob Dekker to VP Marketing, KIDZ BOP; Jackie Turner to VP, KIDZ BOP Partnerships; and Robin Walton to VP, Business & Legal Affairs, Theatrical. Fred Gillham was promoted to Managing Director, Recorded Music, Europe & UK, in the London office.

“2021 was yet another transformational year,” says Concord CEO, Scott Pascucci. “Concord’s staff worked relentlessly for all of our artists across the globe.”

Concord President, Bob Valentine, adds: “The employees who earned these promotions exemplify why Concord continues to grow rapidly—a persistent focus on our core values of championing artists, elevating voices, and impacting culture. Congratulations and thank you for everything that you did to earn your promotions.”

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