December 02, 2009
ASCAP MEMBERSHIP GROUP ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS
Randall Grimmett, Senior Vice President, Domestic Membership of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today that Jason Silberman has been promoted to Senior Director, Membership - Pop/Rock. In addition, Joshua Briggs and Marc Emert-Hutner have been promoted to Director, Membership - Pop/Rock and Jorge Rodriguez has been promoted to Director, Membership - Latin.
Silberman, who is based in ASCAP's New York office, is responsible for the recruitment and retention of members and has been instrumental in ASCAP's outreach for the Pop/Rock department in Atlanta and the southeast and Chicago and the Midwest. He joined ASCAP in 2002 and was most recently Director, Membership - Pop/Rock.
Briggs, based in Los Angeles, was most recently Associate Director, Membership - Pop/Rock. He joined ASCAP in 2005 and has been instrumental in the continued strength of ASCAP's repertory in Pop, Rock and Modern Rock music.
Emert-Hutner has been with ASCAP since 2005 and works in the New York office. In addition to his responsibilities of recruitment and retention of writers, he has been involved in the servicing and development of Film/TV composers on the East Coast and worked closely with the Film/TV department for a number of years. He was most recently Associate Director, Membership - Pop/Rock.
Rodriguez, also based in ASCAP's New York office is responsible for the recruitment and retention of members for Latin music. He has worked extensively on an international basis for ASCAP. He was most recently Associate Director, Membership - Latin and joined ASCAP in 1998.
Alexandra Lioutikoff, Vice President, Membership - Latin, stated: "Jorge has been integral to the success of our team. He has developed key relationships both domestically and internationally. I look forward to continuing to work closely with him in this new role."
Commenting on the promotions of Silberman, Briggs and Emert-Hutner, newly appointed Vice President of ASCAP's Pop/Rock Membership department, Sue Drew, stated: "I am so pleased to be working with Jason, Josh and Marc. Their combined talents and experience have been crucial to ASCAP and to providing excellent service to our members. I am excited about continuing our success into the future."
ASCAP's Membership department is responsible for outreach to the Society's members. Outreach includes ASCAP's Awards, Workshops, attendance at music festivals, conferences and the development of numerous other educational and career enhancing programs throughout the country. The department's success in recent years has resulted in a dominant market share for ASCAP.
