Doja Cat Co-Manager Gordan Dillard Joins Capitol Music Group as EVP, A&R and Artist Development
variety.comShirley Halperin Executive Editor, Music Gordan Dillard is trading SALXCO, management home to Doja Cat, for Capitol Music Group where he joins as executive vice president of A&R and artist development.
The Los Angeles-based Dillard, who plans to maintain a “strong presence” in New York, reports to CMG chair and CEO Michelle Jubelirer and is tasked with signing and developing artists across the pool of Universal Music Group labels.
His start date was Sept. 19. Dillard will continue to manage Doja Cat alongside Lydia Asrat, Josh Kaplan and SALXCO founder/CEO Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, who noted: “SALXCO is about building a culture of young entrepreneurs to watch them grow into some of the industry’s most powerful players.
I am so proud of Gordan and all his success.” No stranger to wearing multiple hats, Dillard started out working in A&R at Motown Records in 2009 under Bruce Carbone and Sylvia Rhone.
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