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# EMI & Capital Begin Deep Staff Cuts
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/emi-capital-beg/
- Published: 2008-06-25T05:43:32.000Z
- Updated: 2008-06-25T05:43:32.000Z
- Description: The promised cuts have begun at EMI and its labels. According to various reports: 10 are out at Blue Note, mostly in NYC Capitol Nashville VP of A&R Larry Willoughby. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/06/emi-capital-beg.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

The promised cuts have begun at EMI and its labels. According to various reports:

- [![Emi_logo](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/06/25/emi_logo.jpg "Emi_logo")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/25/emi%5Flogo.jpg)  
10 are out at Blue Note, mostly in NYC
- Capitol Nashville VP of A&R Larry Willoughby and VP of Sales Bill Kennedy
- Denise Arguijo, a production manager in Nashville
- [![Capital_records](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/06/25/capital_records.jpg "Capital_records")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/25/capital%5Frecords.jpg)  
David Pak and a number of others exit from Caroline
- In house art and design staffs suffering severe cuts
- Anything that can be outsourced will be
- Total layoffs of 1500-2000 expected. Almost 30-40% of the workforce
- Expect more pink slips and details today

*Sources:* [Daily Swarm](http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/emi-bloodbath-begins-major-layoffs-start-blue-note-caroline/?ref=hypebot.com), [Velvet Rope](http://www.velvetrope.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=541971&page=1&fpart=2&ref=hypebot.com), [Billboard](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content%5Fdisplay/industry/e3i39a618183fe30fd5aeb74e76e3f516a5?ref=hypebot.com), original reporting