Sony Music Publishing has promoted Dee Hale to SVP, Film & TV Administration, effective immediately.
Based out of SMP’s Nashville office, Hale will continue to report to Dale Esworth, EVP of Worldwide Administration.
In her new role, Hale will serve as the primary administrative contact for SMP’s studio clients while continuing to provide support to the company’s UK studio operations.
She will continue to serve as co-chair of the Society and Publisher Forum A/V Committee, helping shape global practices in film and TV rights administration.
Hale said in a statement: “I love working for a great company, with great people, doing something I love! It’s been an honor to work with our amazing studio clients and so many others throughout the world to take this part of the business to a higher level, and I am excited for what’s ahead.”
Esworthy added: “Dee’s dedication to songwriters and composers is unsurpassed and unwavering. Her leadership as co-chair of the Society Publisher Forum’s AV Data Exchange working group has been instrumental in strengthening the global administration practices for composers at SMP and beyond. I look forward to seeing Dee step into this new role and am excited to see what she’ll achieve next.”
Hale has been with Sony Music Publishing for over three decades, joining the company in 1993 as Director of Film & Television Music Administration.
Over her tenure, she has collaborated with leading studios including Sony Pictures, Tyler Perry Studios, A&E, Discovery, Twentieth Century Studios, and Apple, as well as some of the most acclaimed composers in the world such as John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, Ennio Morricone, Howard Shore, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Elmer Bernstein, Rachel Portman, John Barry, and Brian Tyler.
“I love working for a great company, with great people, doing something I love! It’s been an honor to work with our amazing studio clients.”
Dee Hale
She has also served as Publisher Co-Chair for CISAC’s Audio Visual Data Exchange Workgroups for the past 14 years, working to enhance data exchange and rights management practices across the audiovisual sector.
The promotion comes as Sony Music Publishing continues to strengthen its Nashville operations. In recent weeks, the company has also announced a global publishing deal with By Design and a global administration agreement with Sea Gayle Music and Domain Capital Group.Music Business Worldwide