New York, NY – Top music executive Bryan Leach has been appointed Senior Vice President of Urban at RCA Music Group and will take the role as President of Polo Grounds Music. Leach, who joins the company immediately, will report directly to BMG U.S. Chairman, Clive Davis and BMG U.S. President and COO Charles Goldstuck. Leach will sign and develop artists on his own imprint, Polo Grounds Music, and additionally, will be involved in the development of select urban artists at J/Arista Records. Polo Grounds Music will be a fully staffed label and will be based in New York. Leach will be based at both the Polo Grounds Music offices as well as at RCA Music Group’s New York headquarters.
Leach was formerly Vice President, A&R at TVT Records, a position he held for the past decade. While at TVT he was instrumental in creating and developing the urban roster at the company. During his tenure there, Leach discovered and developed some of the most influential artists in hip-hop, including Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, the Ying Yang Twins and Pitbull. In the course of their careers, these artists have cumulatively sold 10 million albums to date. Leach began his career at TVT joining the company in 1995 as Director of Artist Development before moving into A&R. Prior to this, he worked for Dick Scott Entertainment.
Leach comments on his new endeavor: “Nobody has a better track record of recognizing and nurturing music entrepreneurs than Clive Davis and Charles Goldstuck. In each the 70s, 80s and 90s, Clive Davis has helped define urban-pop music through his label deals with creative executives (Gamble & Huff, LA Reid & Babyface and Sean "Puffy" Combs). Given my 11 year track record of focusing on artist development and the slow cooking approach to breaking stars, J Records is the perfect partner for me to establish my label as the defining source to break urban music and carry that torch. I am very excited to make J Records my new home.”
States Davis on Leach’s appointment: "Bryan Leach is a star music executive and his star can and will soar further. This is the perfect opportunity to expand our major urban roster even further, and Bryan is the ideal partner to help us do it."
Continues Goldstuck: “The winning combination of Bryan’s incredible track record, his influence in shaping the current hip-hop landscape and the fact that he is a highly respected member of the music community speaks for itself. This appointment marks an important milestone for the RCA Music Group as we continue to expand our urban business. We are excited to be in partnership with Bryan as he commences the next phase of his career.”
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