Nick Petropoulos
Arista Records has announced the appointment of Nick Petropoulos as Senior Vice President, Promotion and Head of Pop and Alternative Radio. Petropoulos is based in New York and will report to Executive Vice President of Promotion, John Boulos.
In this role, Petropoulos will oversee Pop and Alternative radio promotion, and help Boulos manage Arista’s promotion staff throughout the U.S. He will work strategically with digital streaming and digital partners to break Arista’s talented roster locally and nationally at radio.
“I am very excited to welcome Nick to Arista. He will make a huge contribution both to our promotion efforts and to the label as a whole. Nick is a strong executive of great talent and vision with an outstanding track record and I am delighted he has joined our Arista family,” said David Massey, CEO and President of Arista Records.
“Over the last 10 years, Nick has played instrumental roles in creating strong Promotion teams in the industry. His great multi-format knowledge along with his strengths in artist development are invaluable. There is no doubt in my mind he will be a great partner in bringing Arista to the next level,” said Boulos.
Petropoulos stated, “It is an absolute honor to join the team at Arista. The label has a roster of diverse and rich talent, and I look forward to building on the success they’ve already had.”
Petropoulos started his career in the music industry as an intern at Sony RED and was promoted to Associate Director of Alternative Promotion. In 2009, he joined Glassnote Records as Head of Promotion. In his 11 years at the company, he expanded the Promotion department and field staff that covers the US and Canada. Petropoulos oversaw campaigns for all artists on the roster including Grammy award winning Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, CHVRCHES, The Strumbellas, Two Door Cinema Club and Grammy award winning Childish Gambino.
