Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVeteran A&R exec Rob Stevenson is joining 300 Entertainment as a partner, the company announced Thursday.
The move sees Stevenson, who was most recently executive VP of A&R at Universal’s Republic Records, reuniting with 300 co-founder and CEO Kevin Liles, with whom he worked for five years at Island Def Jam.According to the announcement, Stevenson will assume an active role in top-tier affairs at 300 and will be overseeing a number of high-priority growth projects, including new initiatives in distribution, publishing, and consumer engagement.During his time at Def Jam in the ‘00s, Stevenson signed and worked closely with such acts as the Killers, Fall Out Boy and Sum 41.
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