West Area Ahead:
Mercury Coord./Promotion Nick Kaper has been named Mgr./West Coast Promotion for EMI Nashville, succeeding Ron Bradley, who is no longer with the company. "[Nick] is on the job now and will be relocating to the West in the near future," notes VP/Promotion Jimmy Rector. Kaper joined Mercury in early 2015. Congratulate him here. At Mercury, VPP Damon Moberly is seeking "the next superstar with amazing drive, work ethic, attention to detail and love of great music." Résumés here.
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