Mike Whelan Named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Round Hill Music Nashville
Mike Whelan has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Round Hill Music Nashville.
He joins MV2 Entertainment’s Round Hill Nashville, where he was Senior Creative Director.
Whelan will report directly to Steve Clark, Global COO of Round Hill Music. His appointment is effective immediately.
Whelan began his career in 1986, collaborating with producer Norro Wilson and songwriters such as Steve Cropper and Mentor Williams.
He then joined Polygram Music Publishing, where he collaborated with songwriters such as Bob McDill and Kostas.
He moved to Acuff Rose Music in 1994 and then to Sony Music Publishing when the company acquired Acuff Rose in 2002.
He eventually rose to senior vice president of creative services at the company.
During his career, he has worked with artists such as Kenny Chesney, Eric Church and, most recently, country pop singer Jordan Davis.
He has also worked with numerous songwriters such as Tony Martin, Casey Beathard and Hall Of Famer Dean Dillon.
“I attribute my success to being surrounded by writers and artists of such great caliber.”
Mike Whelan
Mike Whelan, said: “I attribute my success to being surrounded by writers and artists of such great caliber.
“I owe it all to them.”
“Mike is a proven senior executive.”
Josh Gruss
Josh Gruss, CEO of Round Hill Music, added: “Mike is a proven senior executive with an outstanding track record of success.
“He is highly respected within the music industry and we are proud to have him on our team.”
Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited kicked off 2022 by acquiring the music publishing, master and master rights royalties for rock frontman David Coverdale’s catalog.
In February, the company acquired what it called a “substantial majority of the rights” to American rock band Alice In Chains, from members Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and their current vocalist William Duvall.
In December 2021, the fund acquired the music publishing catalog of producer, writer, musician, music director, music publisher and DJ John ‘Jellybean’ Benitez.
The catalog features worldwide hits from Madonna, Whitney Houston, Snap, Will Smith and Nas.Music company worldwide