Music Industry Moves: Geffen Records Names Aaron ‘Dash’ Sherrod President of Urban A&R

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Geffen Records has appointed Aaron “Dash” Sherrod as its new president of urban A&R at Geffen Records. In his newly created role, Dash will oversee the signing and development of artists on the Geffen urban roster.

as its new president of urban A&R at Geffen Records. In his newly created role, Dash will oversee the signing and development of artists on the Geffen urban roster. He will work out of Geffen Records headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif.

During his early career, Dash worked alongside such artists as 808 Mafia, DJ Toomp, Lil Bibby, G Herbo, ASAP Rocky and others. He also worked as a composer and engineer, a video director and a manager. Elsewhere at Warner, Chris Atlas, EVP of urban music and marketing, “will be taking on a new role at the label, to be revealed in the near future,” reads an announcement from the company, which also notes that Mark Flaherty, EVP and head of marketing, will be leaving the company.

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