Dave Rocco
Dave Rocco Appointed Chief Creative Officer of Atlantic Music Group
In this newly created position, Rocco will oversee global strategy and creative vision for the WMG subsidiary
Dave Rocco, veteran industry executive, has been named as the first Chief Creative Officer of Atlantic Music Group (AMG). In this role, he will continue to lead AMG’s creative direction, which includes video, artwork, and advertising.
Background:
Rocco was most recently President of Creative at AMG.
He has served in numerous high-level industry positions, such as Chief Creative Officer at Republic Records and Global Head of Label & Artist Relations at Spotify.
He also worked in advertising at Deutsch LA and BBDO New York.
What they said:
Rocco: “I’ve always believed that artists are their own creative directors and have unique and individual needs. Our job as creative executives is to help them realize their vision and support them however we can.”
Dave Rocco, veteran industry executive, has been named as the first Chief Creative Officer of Atlantic Music Group (AMG). In this role, he will continue to lead AMG’s creative direction, which includes video, artwork, and advertising.
Background:
Rocco was most recently President of Creative at AMG.
He has served in numerous high-level industry positions, such as Chief Creative Officer at Republic Records and Global Head of Label & Artist Relations at Spotify.
He also worked in advertising at Deutsch LA and BBDO New York.
What they said:
Rocco: “I’ve always believed that artists are their own creative directors and have unique and individual needs. Our job as creative executives is to help them realize their vision and support them however we can.”
Dave Rocco, veteran industry executive, has been named as the first Chief Creative Officer of Atlantic Music Group (AMG). In this role, he will continue to lead AMG’s creative direction, which includes video, artwork, and advertising.
Background:
Rocco was most recently President of Creative at AMG.
He has served in numerous high-level industry positions, such as Chief Creative Officer at Republic Records and Global Head of Label & Artist Relations at Spotify.
He also worked in advertising at Deutsch LA and BBDO New York.
What they said:
Rocco: “I’ve always believed that artists are their own creative directors and have unique and individual needs. Our job as creative executives is to help them realize their vision and support them however we can.”
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This article was written with information sourced from Billboard.
We covered it because AMG is a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, one of the three major labels.
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