New York, NY, July 16, 2008: Paul Morgan has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Creative Services & Marketing at Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. The announcement was made today by Richard Stumpf, SVP of Creative & Marketing at Cherry Lane. Morgan, based in New York, will continue to report to Stumpf.
Morgan has been at Cherry Lane for the past four years; previously he was Senior Director, Creative & Marketing. He recently added advertising and international pitching to his list of responsibilities. Most recently, his proactive efforts have landed a campaign for one of Cherry Lane's developing artists, Johanna Stahley, in a Wrigley’s commercial. Additionally, Morgan has managed a number of overseas cuts with international commercial recording artists. Prior to working at Cherry Lane, Morgan spent several years as VP Creative at EMI Music Publishing both in the UK and US. During that time, he signed Third Eye Blind, Chumbawumba and Bubba Sparxxx, amongst others. Morgan started his A&R career in the UK at Atlantic Records UK, followed by EMI Records and Polydor Records.
Stumpf commented: “Paul is a critical member of the Creative & Marketing team at Cherry Lane and has taken a creative approach to pitching our catalog. He continues to be instrumental in helping the company identify potential new clients and spearheading song cut opportunities for our writers."
About Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc.
Cherry Lane, New York-based privately held music publisher founded in 1960 by renowned producer/arranger Milt Okun, oversees an extensive catalogue of legendary songs from Elvis Presley, John Denver, Quincy Jones and Ashford & Simpson, to more recent Billboard chart-toppers including the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend and Wolfmother. Known for its innovative copyright exploitation and administration, Cherry Lane has forged relationships with DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks Animation SKG, The Weinstein Company, Lakeshore Entertainment, Walden Media, E! Entertainment Television, Sanrio (Hello Kitty), NASCAR, Icon Productions, NFL Films, World Wrestling Entertainment, Professional Bull Riders, Pokémon USA, Inc. and 4Kids TV, to name a few. Learn more at www.cherrylane.com.