Scott Pappas

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Digital Music Executive | Disney | Ex-Universal, Sony, BMG @ Disney Music Group (Walt Disney Records & Hollywood Records)
Los Angeles, CA, US
Scott Pappas's Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
About Scott Pappas

I’m a dedicated, driven, and accomplished digital entertainment executive with extensive, pioneering sales and marketing experience at world-class companies over a 30-year career. Equal parts right-brain and left-brain, with a mix of long-term strategy while practicing short-term solutions, and comfortable performing at the highest level. I am a creative, highly motivated professional with strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, excellent follow-through, and a unique ability to establish, maintain, and develop key relationships. I possess exceptional skills in creating, managing and closing multi-tiered sales and marketing campaigns.I enjoy a unique perspective of the marketplace and where it’s heading from having worked with nearly every digital partner over the past 20 years.Skills and strengths include:• Distribution• Strategy development • Relationship building• Negotiations• Communications• Brand PartnershipsMore bio information is available here: www.scottpappas.com/about

Scott Pappas's Current Company Details
Disney Music Group (Walt Disney Records & Hollywood Records)

Disney Music Group (Walt Disney Records & Hollywood Records)

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Digital Music Executive | Disney | Ex-Universal, Sony, BMG
Los Angeles, CA, US
Scott Pappas Work Experience Details
  • Disney Music Group (Walt Disney Records & Hollywood Records)
    Disney Music Group (Walt Disney Records & Hollywood Records)
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
  • Disney Music Group (Hollywood Records & Walt Disney Records)
    Catalog Lead- Sales & Digital
    Disney Music Group (Hollywood Records & Walt Disney Records) May 2024 - Present
    • Responsible for overseeing Disney’s extensive music library, including the iconic Walt Disney Records catalog and artist releases from Hollywood Records. • Champion and leader for opportunities for Disney's classics, galvanizing partnership, excitement, and efforts from departments including Marketing, Production, Sales & Digital, A&R, and more.• Key artists include Queen, Demi Lovato, Sabrina Carpenter, Breaking Benjamin, Rascal Flatts, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Joywave, among others. Disney Music Group (DMG) is the music hub for The Walt Disney Company, encompassing all aspects of music commercialization and marketing: recorded music (Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records), Disney Music Publishing, and Disney Concerts. DMG distributes music both physically and digitally, and also licenses music throughout the world in various forms of media including television, print, gaming, and consumer products.
  • Disney Music Group (Hollywood Records & Walt Disney Records)
    Playlist Lead, Key Accounts- Sales & Digital
    Disney Music Group (Hollywood Records & Walt Disney Records) Jan 2015 - May 2024
    • Lead playlist strategy team for Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records. Responsible for campaigns, analysis, brand support, creative, publicity, and artist playlist targets• Liaise with Universal Music Group’s global team of curators. Curated over 50 album compilations from artists including Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez, Andy Grammer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Queen, among others.• Collaborate with internal divisions such as Disney+, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, Disney Channel, Disney Parks, ESPN, Hulu, Nat Geo, ABC, The Simpsons, 20th Century Studio, and Searchlight Pictures, in addition to artist management, including Queen, Andy Grammer, Sabrina Carpenter, and Breaking Benjamin.• Brokered global Amazon Music partnership which brought over 50 soundtracks to millions of Prime Music users for the first time. Supported with an extensive online and outdoor ad campaign.• Founding member of the catalog team responsible for maximizing revenue of the company’s rich catalog. • Work with multiple Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion groups to amplify messaging via playlists.• Successfully launched HD catalog in 2015 providing a new source of incremental revenue.
  • Sxsw
    Mentor- Labels, Distribution, Marketing, And Streaming
    Sxsw Mar 2018 - Present
    Austin, Tx, Us
  • Rock & Roll Book Club
    Co-Founder
    Rock & Roll Book Club Jun 2012 - Present
    www.rockandrollbookclub.com@rockandrollbookclub
  • Universal Music Group
    Global Digital Account Manager
    Universal Music Group Jul 2014 - Dec 2014
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    • Primary global point of contact between multinational digital accounts and UMG. Lead for top ten accounts Rhapsody/Napster (32 countries), Muve Music/Deezer (US, Brazil), Rdio/Pandora (60 countries), among others. Second lead for Google Play (58 countries), Amazon Music (7 countries), Beatport (worldwide), Microsoft Xbox Music (23 countries), and Tidal (5 countries). • Charged with managing worldwide sales and marketing initiatives, communication, and solving marketing and financial reporting issues.• Projects included: Taylor Swift, U2, John Lennon, Ariana Grande, The 1975, among others.
  • Strategist, Consultant, & Advisor
    Owner
    Strategist, Consultant, & Advisor Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Specialized in helping clients navigate the worlds of sales, marketing, publishing, fundraising, and publicity. Clients included Celtic Thunder, Jem, Gin Blossoms, The Call, Lucy Woodward, Sherrie' Austin, Nicki Jack Music Publishing, Primary Insight LLC, among others.
  • Disney Music Group (Hollywood Records & Walt Disney Records)
    Sales Consultant
    Disney Music Group (Hollywood Records & Walt Disney Records) Jun 2013 - Dec 2013
    Burbank, Ca, Us
    • Responsible for all sales and marketing campaigns for key accounts including Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft Xbox Music, Sony Music Unlimited, Toys R Us, T-Mobile, Whole Foods, and independent record stores nationwide.• Increased revenue by working closely with Disney's Integrated Retail group to garner out-of-department placement in key retailers such as Amazon and Toys R Us.
  • Universal Music Group
    Director- Sales & Marketing, New Media (Ume | Verve Music Group)
    Universal Music Group Jul 2006 - Jan 2013
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    • Created and executed digital sales and marketing campaigns for the world’s largest music catalog, including repertoire from Interscope, Geffen, A&M, Island, Def Jam, UMG Nashville, Motown, and Republic. Highlights include campaigns for U2, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Nirvana, Soundgarden, The Police, Elvis Costello, Nine Inch Nails, Elton John, and the award-winning campaign for Motown's 50th anniversary.• Also spearheaded sales campaigns for new albums from Chris Cornell, KISS, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Peter Frampton, Rick Springfield, and Alice Cooper. • Managed all sales, marketing, and editorial with e-commerce, mobile, and tastemaker sites including Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Walmart digital, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, and iHeartRadio.• Managed a team that created processes to identify and fix system and rights issues for hundreds of incomplete albums, increasing sales in excess of $9.5 million.• Negotiated contracts and directed third-party agencies to extend UMe's online marketing reach.
  • Sony Music Entertainment
    Account Marketing Director- Amazon.Com (Sony Bmg)
    Sony Music Entertainment Oct 2004 - Jul 2006
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Responsible for labels' marketing, consumer contests, digital streams, podcasts, promotional downloads, editorial support, artwork, and database systems with focus on Amazon.• Coordinated artist performances at Amazon, radio stations, and with partners such as DMX Music and PlayNetwork resulting in strong visibility for a wide variety of artists.• Co-produced KEXP’s first charity CD compilation, “Music That Matters, Vol. 1.”
  • Sony Music Entertainment
    National Account Marketing Representative (Bmg)
    Sony Music Entertainment Oct 2003 - Oct 2004
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Organized BMG's West Coast sales staff's online marketing activities with retail businesses.• Served as point person for all of Sony BMG’s marketing, database, and editorial features with Amazon, ensuring prime visibility on the site.
  • Sony Music Entertainment
    Popular Music Product Development (Bmg)
    Sony Music Entertainment Feb 1999 - Oct 2003
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Planned and executed regional and national promotions with chain and independent retail, nightclubs, and lifestyle accounts as well as organized countless listening parties, artist in-store performances, and retail visits.• Secured online visibility from radio, TV and lifestyle websites in order to support brick-and mortar promotions by Maroon 5, Pink, David Gray, Sarah McLachlan, American Idol finalists, and Avril Lavigne.• Developed and maintained the Seattle branch’s b2b website.
  • Sony Music Entertainment
    Market Development - Mainstream Music (Bmg)
    Sony Music Entertainment Mar 1997 - Feb 1999
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Planned and executed local promotions involving retail, nightclubs, and lifestyle accounts.• Managed successful in-store performances with artists including 'N Sync, providing early momentum in the northwest.• Sales representative for select independent stores.
  • Sony Music Entertainment
    Field Marketing Representative & Webmaster (Bmg)
    Sony Music Entertainment Oct 1995 - Mar 1997
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Received BMG Distribution’s “Light Bulb” award for developing, marketing, and maintaining the company’s first consumer-facing web site, BMGSeattle.com, which was active from 1995 to 1999. Contest marketing for the site provided early online support for Dave Matthews Band, Christina Aguilera, Foo Fighters, Moby, Robyn, Prince, Elvis Presley, Alan Jackson, and Tool, among others.• Inventoried product and created displays in retail accounts and venues to increase consumer awareness.
  • Sony Music Entertainment
    Mailroom Clerk (Bmg)
    Sony Music Entertainment Jul 1994 - Oct 1995
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Sales representative (solicited orders, processed returns, shipping issues, etc.).• Established and edited bi-monthly newsletter sent to over 450 accounts in six states.• General mailroom duties: organizing mailroom, establishing systems, coordinating mailings, ordering supplies, etc.
  • Sony Music Entertainment
    Intern (Bmg)
    Sony Music Entertainment Jan 1992 - Jul 1994
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Sales & marketing
  • The Garden Cabaret
    Video & Lighting Programming, Dj Assistant
    The Garden Cabaret 1992 - 1995
  • Fred Meyer
    Assistant Manager
    Fred Meyer Oct 1987 - Jul 1994
    Various departments and duties with increasing responsibilities at prominent NW retailer. Final role involved managing day-to-day staff schedule, product buying, and general problem-solving for the Home Electronics & Music department.
  • Sub Pop Records
    Intern
    Sub Pop Records Sep 1991 - Dec 1991
    Seattle, Wa, Us
    • Publicity, sales, & marketing

Scott Pappas Skills

New Media Music Industry Online Marketing Social Media Marketing Digital Marketing Music Digital Media Marketing Entertainment Record Labels Digital Distribution Digital Strategy Marketing Strategy E Commerce Social Networking Integrated Marketing Publicity Television A&r Management Content Strategy Sales Strategic Partnerships Online Advertising Advertising Account Management Publishing Music Publishing Music Licensing Event Management Strategy Music Production Public Relations Mobile Devices Sales Presentations Online Retail Entertainment Industry Concerts Brand Awareness Project Management Communication Skills Sales Management Brand Management Music Management Event Planning Panel Participant Copywriting Retail Microsoft Office Business Strategy

Scott Pappas Education Details

  • University Of Washington
    University Of Washington
    Communications
  • South Seattle College
    South Seattle College
    General
  • Green River College
    Green River College
    Business Management

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