to a new deal that will see the label managing Platt’s recordings and aid in the launch of his own imprint with Interscope.
— formerly vp of A&R — has been promoted to head of Fueled by Ramen and co-head of Roadrunner Records. Ecker will play a key role in managing day-to-day relationships with Exceleration’s family of label and artist partners. At Spotify, Ecker served as artist and label partnerships manager for U.S. independents and led creative campaigns for the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Bon Iver, Mitski, Flying Lotus and Porter Robinson.
Jose Levy, Becerra’s manager, adds: “We are very happy and deeply grateful to 300 Entertainment, Kevin Liles, and his entire team, for the support they have provided Maria since the beginning, because due to their dedication, efforts and teamwork, Maria has been able to achieve the success she celebrates today, which leads us to this important next step with Warner Music Latina, spearheaded by Alejandro Duque, to continue growing with the next albums.
Now available on SoundCloud for Artists, the tool allows artists to view the platform’s data and sort their most engaged listeners based on factors like comments, listening behavior, sharing habits and location — and even directly message individual fans and share previews of upcoming music, info, sell tickets and merch and more.
Previously, Strickland served at several roles at Warner Music Nashville, including GM and chief marketing officer. He also also created two comedy imprints for the company and executive produced Jimmy Fallon’s Grammy Award-winning comedy album, “Blow Your Pants Off,” before opening his management company, Marathon Talent, in 2018.