Red Street Records Hires Michael Steele & Bridget Herrmann

Michael Steele and Bridget Herrmann

Red Street Records has added two new team members, with Michael Steele joining as VP of Streaming and Playlist Strategy and Bridget Herrmann as Regional Director of Country Promotion.

Steele joins Red Street from Warner Music Group, where he was most recently Director of Playlist Programming Development. He brings proficiency across digital streaming platforms, strategic playlisting and developing and executing marketing plans aimed at driving consumption to his new role.

Chicago resident Herrmann brings nearly 15 years of radio promotion experience to Red Street, which includes time at A&M/Octone Records and Crush Music Management representing bands like Maroon 5, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, Weezer and more until moving to the country format in 2018 to join Warner Music Nashville as the Regional Manager, North. Herrmann will report to the radio department’s SVP Andy Elliot.

Of the hirings, Red Street Records CEO Jay DeMarcus shares, “It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come in such a short time, and I am thrilled to welcome Michael and Bridget to this already extraordinary team.”

Red Street Records’ roster includes Chris Lane, Jason Crabb, Ryan Larkins, Ryan Griffin and more.

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