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# Music Publishing News Roundup: Sony Appoints New A&R Exec, ASCAP Welcomes Alice Kim, Ole Acquires Jingle Punks
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-publishing-news-roundup-friday-april-10-2015/
- Published: 2015-04-13T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-13T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: Sony/ATV appoints Mark Abramowitz as new A&R Executive, ASCAP welcomes Alice Kim as Executive Vice President, and Ole acquires Jingle Punks.
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Al Franken, Alex Shapiro, American Society of Composers, Artists and repertoire, Authors and Publishers, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, New York City, Tennessee, Universal Music Publishing Group, Vice president, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

[![Screen Shot 2015-04-12 at 10.17.41 PM](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb081bf8c3970d-150wi "Screen Shot 2015-04-12 at 10.17.41 PM")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb081bf8c3970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)**[Sony/ATV](http://www.sonyatv.com/?ref=hypebot.com "Sony/ATV Music Publishing")** appoints **Mark Abramowitz** as new A&R Executive, **[ASCAP](http://www.ascap.com/?ref=hypebot.com "American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers")** welcomes **Alice Kim** as Executive Vice President, and **Ole** acquires **Jingle Punks.** 

[**Sony/ATV has appointed Mark Abramowitz**](https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/publishing/6524489/sonyatv-appoints-ar-exec-mark-abramowitz-to-develop-non-country?ref=hypebot.com) as A&R Executive in order to help develop non-country talent in Nashville. Abramowitz, who previously worked as an A&R coordinator in New York, relocated to Nashville in February and has been promoted to manager, A&R/creative. Since most of his roster is based in Nashville, he feels that this is a move in the right direction.

[**ASCAP has appointed Alice Kim as Executive Vice president**](http://www.musicrow.com/2015/04/ascap-appoints-alice-kim-new-chief-strategy-development-officer/?ref=hypebot.com), Chief Strategy & Development Officer, reporting to ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews. Kim started off her career in investment banking and several other startups. She is currently a strong advocate of start-ups in NYC and has a bright vision for ASCAP, as she embarks upon her new role.

[**Ole has acquired Jingle Punks**](http://www.majorlyindie.com/newsRelease.php?NewsReleaseID=490&ref=hypebot.com) in a transaction that creates one of the world’s largest production music libraries. It will be folded into ole’s Nashville operation and function as usual in the Los Angeles and New York locations. Jingle Punks appreciates ole’s sensibilities and wants to work on their mission to focus on core strengths and continuously grow.

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