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EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE Sorkiin, Davis Named As Vice Presidents At Butterfly Label LOS ANGELES - Don Sorkin has been named as vice president of both music publishing and A&R and John Davis hu._ been promoted to the post of vice president of promotion for Butterfly Records. The announcement was made by A.J Cervantes, Steiner Brown King Barnes president of Butterfly. Steiner Promoted At Chrysalis - Chrysalis Records has announced the appointment In his new post, Sorkin will be coor- of Linda Steiner to director of national artist development. She most recently was dinating all publishing activities for the director of east coast artist development and publicity, and has been with the company label's two new companies, BMG for eight years. Publishing with Butterfly group ASCAP and Changes At E/A - John Howard Brown has been named as national director of disco Music with BMI, as well as acquiring development and promotion for Elektra/Asylum Records. Don Ringold will replace catalogs for the companies, which he will Larry Gallagher Brown as east coast regional marketing coordinator for music fusion. Before joining expand internationally. E/A as marketing coordinator for fusion, Brown had been national R&B promotion Davis has been with Butterfly since early Gallagher Named director for ABC Records. Ringold, new to E/A. was previously an air personality on 1978 as the national director of singles WHAT radio in Pennsylvania and has also been east coast regional promotion manager promotion and in his new position, he will RCA Sales V.P. for Mercury Records. Harriet Gilstrap has been promoted to national disco coordina- direct national promotion and supervise NEW YORK - Larry Gallagher has been tor. For five years she had been assistant regional promotion rep for New York and prior the company's artists relations department. named division vice president of national to joining E/A had worked for Fantasy and Bell Records. Prior fo joining Butterfly, Sorkin headed sales for RCA Records. King Appointed At Twentieth - Twentieth Century Fox Records has announced the up his own Sorkin Music Company, which Most recently, Gallagher was director of appointment of Carol L. King to national disco director, Twentieth Century Fox he continues to maintain an association national accounts for RCA. He joined RCA Records. She has been with Twentieth since June. 1978. Previously she was with United 1971 1975, with. From to Sorkin was the in 1965 in the order service and inventory Artists Records as west coast regional promotion director. a position she held for two general manager of the west coast branch control section at RCA's Indianapolis plant. years. of Knollwood Music. Davis was general Later, Gallagher became a salesman in the Changes At MCA - MCA Records has announced the appointments of national. manager for Marcellino and Larsen Dallas region, and was subsequently regional and local promotion staff for the label. Jan Barnes has been named national Productions, a record production com- promoted to the position of sales manager black product promotion director. Prior to joining MCA. she was national director of FM pany, before his tenure at Butterfly. From for RCA's Memphis branch. He then moved and LP's/special markets at ABC Records. Earl Sellers has been named national album 1974 to 1976, he worked national promo- to Nashville. where he directed country promotion manager black product and will be based at MCA's offices in New York. He tion for Elektra in New York. From 1972 to music sales. In 1975 Gallagher moved to has been with MCA for the past two years as east coast regional promotion manager. 1974, he served as regional promotion Chicago and became RCA's north cen- Five regional promotion managers have been appointed reporting to Jan Barnes. They director for Elektra in Los Angeles. tral/regional sales manager. are Michael Kidd, east coast, based in Baltimore, formerly with Atlantic Records: Bill Butterfly Records is distributed by MCA As vice president of national sales Williams. southeast, based in Memphis, formerly with ABC Records; Adolph Records. Gallagher will report to Bob Fead. division Washington, southwest, based in Houston, formerly with ABC Records; Bernie Hayes, vice president of sales and distribution for midwest. based in St. Louis, formerly with ABC Records; and Laura Mims, west coast, RCA Records. based in Los Angeles, formerly with ABC Records. Named to the positions of local promotion managers are Raquel Cortes, New York. formerly with ABC Records: Martha Mercer Catalogue Thomas, Miami, formerly with ABC Records; Richard Evans, Charlotte, formerly with RCA Records; Wanda Dunn, Atlanta, formerly with ABC Records; Stepney Johnson, To 20th Fox Music New Orleans, formerly with ABC Records; John Hudson, Detroit, formerly with ABC LOS ANGELES - Twentieth Century Fox Records: and Larry Farmer. Cleveland. formerly with ABC Records. Music Publishing has acquired Mercer Music, purchased from the corporation ow- ned by the estate of Johnny Mercer. The catalogue includes such Mercer standards as "And The Angeles Sing." "Fools Rush

In." "I Wanna Be Around," "P.S. I Love Island Names Conway You," "Skylark" and "Something's Gotta NEW YORK - Lionel Conway has been Give." in addition to many other classics. named to the position of west coast vice According to Herb Eiseman, president of president of A&R for Island Records. Con- Twentieth Century -Fox Music, the com- way will continue as president of the Island pany is aiming to license contemporary in- Ragona Cohen Klein Thomas Group of music publishing companies terpretations of Mercer material as well as worldwide. song use for TV and radio commercials. Ragona To Millennium - Bobby Ragona has been appointed to director of national An Island executive for ten years, Con- The publishing company is also exploring sales and marketing for Millennium Records. He has served as director of national way will be responsible for securing new the incorporation of Mercer songs in a promotion for Pickwick International and as VP of sales and marketing for Bareback acts for the label. Broadway musical in the near future. Records. In 1972 he formed Ebony Sound Records, which was distributed by the Buddah Group. Cohen Appointed At E/P/A - CBS Records has announced the appointment of Susan Cohen to director of sales/artist development, Epic/Portrait/Associated Labels. She joined CBS Records in 1976 and has held various field staff positions in Denver and Los Angeles. Most recently, she served as manager of branch training, based in New York City. Klein Appointed - Polydor Incorporated has announced the appointment of Mel Klein to controller. Polydor Incorporated. Most recently, he was assistant controller of Poly- dor. He joined the company in August, 1977. Prior to that date he served as a member of the Polygram Corporation internal audit staff. Guess Leaves Voyage - Voyage Records regretfully announced the resignation of George Guess, VP and director of national promotion. He indicated an announcement will be forthcoming. He can be reached at (215) 477-7122. Markovitz Appointed At April -Blackwood - April -Blackwood Music Publishing has announced the appointment of Harvey Markovitz to director, development and opera- tions administration, April -Blackwood Music Publishing. Since January, 1978, he has been director. marketing services, CBS International Publishing. Capricorn Names Thomas - Capricorn Records has announced the appointment of Janet Thomas as an administrative assistant. She joined Capricorn four years ago as receptionist and most recently served as an executive secretary. Changes At MCA - MCA Records has announced the appointments of Doreen Ringer to artist development manager and Susan Koontz to artist development coordinator for the label. Prior to joining MCA, Ringer was artist relations coordinator at ABC Records. Koontz comes to MCA from the promotion department at Chrysalis. Arista Names Liberatore - Arista Records has announced the appointment of Art Liberatore to midwest regional marketing director for the label. Before joining Arista, he was regional marketing director in the midwest for ABC Records. He was MGM Records' vice president of sales, and was regional sales manager for United Artists Records' midwest distributor. Polygram Names Riordan - Polygram Corporation has announced the appointment of Michael Riordan to personnel director, Polygram Corporation. Prior to his appointment he held the position of personnel manager, Grey Advertising, Inc. Icontlnued on paoe56)

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