Jed Hilly
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Jed Hilly is the American Executive Director of the
Sony Music Entertainment, Inc
.
Career
Orbison Records
Following the
Nashville, Tennessee. There he was hired by Barbara Orbison, widow of singer Roy Orbison as Vice President of Orbison Records, where he steered numerous initiatives that re-monetized the catalog of the artist. He coordinated museum exhibits and helped to produce the American Music Master Series at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; oversaw the campaign to encourage the US Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp to honor Roy Orbison;[1]
and initiated numerous other projects and re-releases of the Orbison catalog that resulted in tripling sales over previous years.
Americana Music Association
In the spring of 2007, Hilly accepted the position as Executive Director of the
Recording Academy’s decision (2010) to add the Americana Category to its list of Grammy Awards and in 2011, Merriam-Webster to added the word, Americana
, as a musical term, to its prestigious Collegiate Dictionary.
Hilly has steered the Association to increased attendance totals at their annual
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
has broadened the scope of the Americana audience to the next generation of music loving fans.
Hilly has served on the
Country Music Hall of Fame
.
Personal life
Hilly grew up outside of New York City and on his family’s farm in Vermont. Hilly has three children and plays the bass guitar.[2]
References
- ^ "Orbison Records Seeks Congressional Support for a Commemorative Roy Orbison Postage Stamp". Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "TWiMusic #51 - Jed Hilly, AMA Executive Director". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.