New West Records Announces Promotions & New Hire
Pictured (L–R): Tommy Robinson, Brooke Nixon, Brady Brock, Katie Keller and Meg Barron. Photo: Scott Schleiff
New West Records has announced four promotions and a new staff hire. Tommy Robinson has been elevated to General Manager & Vice President of Sales, while Brady Brock takes the role of Senior Vice President of Media & Reissues Producer. Katie Keller has been promoted to Vice President of Project Management, and Meg Barron steps into the role of Director of A&R and Publishing. Additionally, Brooke Nixon has joined the label as Vice President of Digital Marketing.
“Since 2011, Tommy has shown a steadfast dedication and solid work ethic to consistently support our artists, partners, and colleagues. A very well deserved promotion,” says John Allen, New West Records President. Of Brock, Allen adds, “Brady is a top flight publicist and astute reissue producer. For the past eight years he has been an indispensable part of our team at New West. I look forward to even more growth with Brady in the mix.”
Speaking of Keller, Allen notes, “Over the years, Katie has shown great skill and efficiency with the ever increasing demands of project management on album campaigns, label branding and event planning, while overseeing the various digital marketing and design needs of all our artists and the New West label.” He also praises Barron saying, “From her early days as an intern here until now, Meg has been a devoted advocate for New West’s artists. Her ear for new music is excellent. Meg is simply rad.”
Nixon previously held the position of Director of Streaming at The Valory Music Co, a division of the Big Machine Label Group, for a decade. “We are all very excited for Brooke to join our team. Her skill set, dedication, and enthusiasm are a perfect fit and she’s hitting the ground running,” says Allen.
