Joe Dent, meanwhile, has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations for Concord Label Group.
According to the announcement on Tuesday (April 30), the move, one of the first under newly appointed Chief Executive of Concord Label Group Tom Becci, is designed to “modernize Concord’s structure to support a growing roster of frontline talent while increasing the Company’s ability to sign, develop, and maintain artists in a global ecosystem”.
Weindorf is based in Los Angeles, while Dent is based in Concord’s Nashville headquarters. Both will report to Tom Becci.
Becci was appointed to the role of Chief Executive at Concord Label Group in August 2023 to oversee Concord’s entire recorded music division, inclusive of global frontline label and catalog operations.
The exec is based in Concord’s Los Angeles office, home to most of Concord’s labels, and reports to CEO Bob Valentine.
Beginning her career in marketing at Elektra Records and having spent 17 years at Concord, Jill Weindorf has led marketing campaigns for Paul McCartney, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ghost, and other artists.
As Executive Vice President of Marketing, Weindorf will lead marketing efforts across Concord’s eight active labels, including Radio Promotion, Sync Marketing, Digital Marketing, Brand Management, and Creative/Design.
Joe Dent spent 10 years at Fat Beats Distribution, rising to General Manager.
At Concord, he is credited with “leading the charge to stabilize Concord’s vinyl pipeline” during the COVID pandemic, increasing Concord’s in-house spatial audio capacity, and developing a B2B system for interacting with artists.
Dent will now oversee all operations as Executive Vice President of Operations for Concord Label Group.
He will also concentrate on improving processes across the active label and back-office teams, including Physical Sales, Production, D2C, A&R Operations, and Digital Operations, according to the announcement.
“Having Jill in this role will certainly allow Concord to remain competitive in an increasingly complicated and global market; I have no doubt that Joe will continue guiding Concord towards further operational efficiencies in support of our artists.”
Tom Becci, Concord
“Music is about connection and Jill’s ability to devise a marketing strategy in concert with an artist, while considering their priorities, who they are, the place they want to be, and then work tirelessly in support of that plan is unparalleled,” said Becci.
“Having Jill in this role will certainly allow Concord to remain competitive in an increasingly complicated and global market.”
Added Becci: “Joe has an incredible understanding of how to look at a classically messy system, identify areas for improvement, and make real and lasting corrections.
“I have no doubt that Joe will continue guiding Concord towards further operational efficiencies in support of our artists.”
“Concord has offered me the opportunity to build long-term trust with so many career artists and I love being part of the journey with them.”
Jill Weindorf
Weindorf added: “My focus has always been the artists and music. Concord has offered me the opportunity to build long-term trust with so many career artists and I love being part of the journey with them.
“I’m also excited by our legacy recordings and the depth and historical relevance of our catalog. Many executives don’t get the chance to work across such a wide breadth of repertoire; I have been here for 17 years, and I am still excited by that opportunity every day.”
“What I genuinely appreciate about Concord is that, despite our size, we are still incredibly nimble.”
Joe Dent
Joe Dent added: “What I genuinely appreciate about Concord is that, despite our size, we are still incredibly nimble. If we believe there is a superior way that we can do things, there is a reasonable chance that we will do it that way.
“I’m incredibly grateful for the trust that so many amazing artists put in us and I’m excited to continue finding ways we can better support them. This really is a dream come true for a punk from New Jersey.”Music Business Worldwide
