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They’re young, they’re COVER DATE: 10/3 , 39 innovative, they’re REBECA LEON LIVE VP LATIN TALENT, AEG disruptive. From monetizing GOLDENVOICE; MANAGER (JUANES, J BALVIN) bite-sized streams to OMAR AL-JOULANI, 36 selling out massive SENIOR VP NORTH AMERICAN Rebeca Leon works TOURING, LIVE NATION big and dreams big: ON SALE DATE: 9/25 stadiums, these are the “I want to be a Though he’s a life-long rock fan (a 1998 mogul,” she says. By progressive leaders Foo Fighters/Green Day show in Ottawa, which she means not reshaping the music industry Ontario, made him want to get into the just overseeing business) Omar Al-joulani has engineered AEG’s Latin tours — huge EDM and hip-hop milestones like including the Swedish House Mafia’s 2013 farewell run upcoming bill of Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull AD CLOSE: 9/17 , has (regarded as the most successful EDM and J Balvin (whom she co-manages with himself with signees ImagineNight Visions Dragons, tour in history) and Jay Z and Beyoncé’s On Fabio Acosta) — and launching a new whose debut album, logged 105 weeks on the Billboard 200 the Run stadium swing (which generated Latin alternative festival in October in Los and has sold 2.3 million copies and another 14.4 million tracks. The band built a $96.6 million North American gross, Angeles, but producing movies “that mean a profile with a series of EPs, a strategy according to Billboard Boxscore). He’s also something.” She also dreams of “spending Alex Da Kid is now pursuing with X Ambassadors, whose track with Jamie N guiding Eminem and Rihanna’s Monster three months of the year taking calls from Commons, “Jungle,” was featured in a . outing and the Made in America festival. my boat in the Caribbean.” Beats World CupOrange ad and Is the in the New season- Black MATERIALS DUE: 9/18 THE ALBUM THAT MADE ME WANT TO two trailer for “Working at a shoe store in To pay it back, he’s creating the next ”Sex.” generation of rock superstars: Al-joulani BE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS “The Police, London.” was behind Imagine Dragons’ clubs-to- Synchronicity. I was 8 years old. My From left: Jeffrey Azoff, arena jump on their debut album. parents [wouldn’t] let me go to their show. , 31 Wolowitz, Weeden, Al-joulani DONNA GRYN and Smith were photographed MY FIRST JOB “The Agency Group I finally got to go, to their reunion tour.” SENIOR DIRECTOR OF by Christopher Patey on Canada, assistant to Colin Lewis.” IF I WEREN’T IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS “I MARKETING, REPUBLIC RECORDS Sept. 4 at House of Blues in Tapping focus Los Angeles. IF I WEREN’T IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS, I always wanted to be a writer for Saturday groups to better tailor her marketing WOULD BE “In politics.” Night Live. It’s a show that inspired me.” campaigns for Ariana Grande, Colbie Caillat and Jessie J has led Donna Gryn to create powerful 64 BILLBOARD | SEPTEMBERSmith’s upcoming 20, 2014 album, increasing click-throughs SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 | WWW.BILLBOARD.COM 65 by 600 percent. (She also bought search terms 35 direct-to-fan initiatives. For Grande, that , CAPITOL so that inquiries like “Grey’s Anatomy what’s that KATE DENTON, meant giving fans who, frompurchased the singer’s her new song” led to an album page.) “One thing I’ve found My Everything Editorial content subject to change. album, SENIOR VP, SEVENTEEN FIFTY is that folks in the music industry don’t necessarily onsumer page an exclusive direct-to-c MUSIC GROUP speak brand,” she says. “If you approach music like a stream of a concert at Los Angeles’ consumer good, “Babysitting the marketing my potentialthree younger is limitless.” When Capitol Music Group chief Steve Barnett iHeartRadio Theatre.says “The Gryn. key was “She it wasn’t just singles,” hired Kate Denton away from PepsiCo in August sisters. I come from a huge family and have 125 first basically taped the entire album.” The 2013, he wanted to bring her consumer marketing and second cousins, on just one side of the “How family. to Win iative Seventeen result was Grande’s second No. 1 album expertise to the music business. Running CMG’s Management skills.” by Dale Carnegie.” debut in less than 12 months. To this, Gryn new in-house advertising init “I’d have a adds partnerships like Austin Mahone’s Fifty (named for the Capitol tower’s historic Vine Friends and Influence People Street address), Denton says she promotes “artists $8.7 million Aquafina deal that result in a as brands,” an approach that is still “uncharted healthy boost for“Working both label as and a promotions artist. , she teamed with catering company. I love to cook.” territory.” One bigGrey’s win: Anatomy When Capitol placed a Sam -Fella during its prime, Smith track on assistant at Roc-a Shazam to connect users to a purchase link for while I was still in college.” “I’m sort of ob- new president of “No. A&R. 2 assistant to the head is the best reflection sessed with Pio Pio in Hell’s Kitchen.” Guide to the Galaxy of international operations at Interscope “I’d of — and contributor to — my personality.” Geffen A&M.” , 36 JOHN JANICK ,33 be a food critic who always wished he was PRESIDENT/CEO, INTERSCOPE in the music business.” AARON BAY-SCHUCK, INTERSCOPE GEFFEN A&M PRESIDENT A&R When John Janick , 33 RECORDS was named ALEX DA KID Aaron Bay-Schuck is president/CEO of CEO, KIDINAKORNER RECORDS best-known for his Interscope Geffen AND PUBLISHING 2009 signing of A&M in May, he After Alex Da Kid Bruno Mars to succeeded label co- produced the Atlantic. “He was founder Jimmy 6.3 million-selling struggling to make it Iovine. If taking over as an artist; I was 2010 hit “Love the Way You Lie” for struggling to define 2.3 for a legend is heavy pressure, Janick isn’t Eminem, Jimmy MILLION letting it show. In the past year, he se- Iovine offered him a myself as an A&R person,“ says Bay- cured 25 Grammy nominations; label deal. Kidina- Schuck. But the 38.9 million tracks that — have Mars has sold — along with 2.3 million ’s Unorthodox Jukebox Billboard copies of korner Records and Publishing launched defined them both. Mars was in 2011, and Alex Da Kid quickly proved 2013 Artist of the Year, and earlier this month Bay-Schuck was named Interscope’s billboard

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