Summer Harlow has been named Director, West Coast Promotion for Mercury Records Nashville. Harlow will report to Damon Moberly, VP Promotion of Mercury Records and will oversee all West Coast radio promotion efforts for the label group which represents artists including Billy Currington, Easton Corbin, Jennifer Nettles, Kacey Musgraves and Chris Stapleton.
“I’m not sure I’ve ever met someone more passionate about the country format,” says Moberly. “We can’t wait to turn her loose in the West to begin working on behalf of our talented artists and their music.”
Harlow, a MTSU graduate, began her career at UMG Nashville in 2009 as an assistant and was then promoted to the position of Promotion Coordinator, first for MCA Nashville and most recently for all of UMG Nashville reporting directly to Royce Risser, SVP of Promotion.
Harlow is currently based in the Nashville office and will relocate to Denver, Colo., in the coming months. She can be reached at summer.harlow@umusic.com or (615) 524-7566.
Additionally, Ashley Laws will be joining UMG Nashville as Promotion Assistant to Risser. Starting Aug. 19, Laws may be reached at ashley.laws@umusic.com.
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