Verve Label Group (VLG), a division of Common Music Group, has made two key government promotions.
Efficient instantly, Jamie Krents turns into CEO and President, whereas DaybreakOlejar turns into Chief Working Officer.
Verve Label Group’s roster consists of artists resembling Jon Batiste, Arooj Aftab, Chad Lawson, Samara Pleasure, and Kurt Vile, alongside breakout stars like Sarah Kinsley, Cynthia Erivo and Gabríel Ólafs.
Of their new roles, Krents and Olejar will spearhead the technique for your entire Verve Label Group, together with Impulse! Data, Verve Data, Verve Forecast, Decca Data US and storied label companions Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, Hyperion and ECM.
They’ll proceed to report back to Dickon Stainer, who continues within the capability of Chairman of Verve Label Group, following his latest elevation to Chairman and CEO of Common Music UK.
They’ll proceed understanding of the label group’s New York workplaces.
Underneath Krents’ lead, in his earlier position as President of Verve, Impulse!, and Verve Forecast, Verve noticed Grammy wins for Jon Batiste (5x winner on the sixty fourth Annual Grammy Awards together with Album of the Yr), Samara Pleasure’s Greatest New Artist win on the 2023 Awards, in addition to signings and releases from artists like Kurt Vile, Arooj Aftab, Pleasure Oladokun, and extra.
With over 20 years at Common Music Group, Krents began at Verve in 1998 as a temp and rose by the ranks to serve in senior capacities together with Senior Vice President of Worldwide Advertising and Label Growth, Govt Vice President, and most just lately as President of the Verve, Impulse! and Forecast imprints.
He’s credited with taking part in an instrumental position find and buying the tapes that made up the rediscovered John Coltrane album, Each Instructions at As soon as in 2018.
Daybreak Olejar, whose earlier position as Govt Vice President and Normal Supervisor of Verve Label Group, is described as having been “important to the aforementioned wins”.
Moreover, based on the announcement immediately, Olejar “performed a key position in Decca Data US being the main label within the US on the Billboard Classical Chart”.
Simply this 12 months, World Sleep Day (a multi-artist collaboration) debuted at No.1 on the Classical Chart with 9 consecutive weeks within the High 10 and 26 whole weeks on the chart.
In 2018 and 2023, Olejar was honored by Billboard’s Ladies In Music lists. Previous to VLG, Olejar was Normal Supervisor at RPM Music Productions. On this new position as COO, Olejar can have the continued accountability of overseeing the group at Verve Label Group.
“I’m delighted that collectively they’ll lead these legendary labels into the long run.”
Dickon Stainer
Dickon Stainer mentioned: “The promotion of Jamie Krents to CEO and President of Verve Label Group speaks to his long-standing popularity and dedication to nurturing and breaking artists globally.
“Daybreak Olejar is a world-class strategist and chief; her elevation to Chief Working Officer is a mirrored image of this. I’m delighted that collectively they’ll lead these legendary labels into the long run.”
“I’d prefer to thank Sir Lucian Grainge and Dickon Stainer for his or her perception and belief in what we’re constructing at VLG.”
Jamie Krents
Jamie Krents, who has been with the corporate for over twenty years, added: “For somebody who grew up actually treasuring and learning Verve, Impulse! and Decca recordings, this appointment is past thrilling.
“Attending to work with artists of the caliber that we’ve got on the Verve Label Group roster is such an honor and it’s notably thrilling to get to tackle this position alongside Daybreak and the remainder of the Verve Label Group group.
“I’d prefer to thank Sir Lucian Grainge and Dickon Stainer for his or her perception and belief in what we’re constructing at VLG.”
“I’m thrilled to proceed working with Jamie and our superb group to construct upon the nice work that we’ve been doing at VLG.”
Daybreak Olejar
Daybreak Olejar added: “I’m thrilled to proceed working with Jamie and our superb group to construct upon the nice work that we’ve been doing at VLG.
“A really large thanks to Dickon for his limitless steerage and assist. We work with essentially the most gifted artists on the planet and I’m excited for what’s subsequent.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
