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US Music Industry Veteran joins Yangaroo
Former EMI Executive Josh Zieman to head up YANGAROO'S US operations TORONTO, Sept. 18 /CNW/ - YA...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nFormer EMI Executive Josh Zieman to head up YANGAROO'S US operations\n\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 18 /CNW/ - YANGAROO Inc., (TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF) the\nindustry's leading secure digital media distribution company has appointed\nJosh Zieman, music industry veteran and former Vice President, Marketing at\nManhattan/Blue Note Label Group, a division of EMI Music based in New York, as\nSenior Vice President of Business Development.\n\n\nOverseeing sales and market development for YANGAROO'S patented Digital\nMedia Distribution System (DMDS), Zieman will be working with Jon Klein, Vice\nPresident Business Development, based in New York, and Drew Ferrante, Vice\nPresident Business Development, based in Los Angeles to continue the expansion\nin the U.S. market as well as generate new revenue streams for the company.\n\n\n"YANGAROO is a company that I have been watching for sometime. When I was\nat EMI, we watched the Canadian music industry lead the world in the move to\ndigital delivery of promotional music and I am very happy to be a part of this\ngreat team," said Josh Zieman, Senior Vice President of Business Development,\nYANGAROO Inc. "The DMDS product has proven itself and now our challenge is to\nfurther monetize the rapidly growing usage in the American industry."\n\n\nJosh Zieman comes to YANGAROO as a seasoned U.S.-based senior executive\nwith over 25 years experience in sales and marketing. Prior to his position as\nVice President, Marketing at EMI's Manhattan/Blue Note, Zieman was General\nManager of Papa Joe Records, a division of Geffen Records in Los Angeles. He\nhas also held the positions of General Manager at major independent label\nRazor and Tie and Vice President, Marketing at Columbia Records and Mercury\nRecords in New York.\n\n\n"We are very excited to have someone with Josh's experience, knowledge,\nand relationships in the US music industry on board," said John Heaven,\nPresident and CEO of YANGAROO Inc. "Josh has had great success working for\nEMI, SonyBMG and Universal owned companies and we look forward to working with\nhim as we continue our expansion in the US and beyond."\n\n\nABOUT YANGAROO\n\n\nYANGAROO's patented Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) is a leading\nsecure B2B digital delivery solution for the music and advertising industries.\nDMDS is a we...