Todd Moscowitz is an American
music industry executive. He is the founder and CEO of
Alamo Records and Santa Anna Label Group, and the manager of
Gucci Mane.
Previously, Moscowitz served as co-president and
CEO of
Warner Bros. Records and co-founded
300 Entertainment.
Career
While attending law school, Moscowitz worked for
Rush Communications. After graduating from NYU, Moscowitz worked as a lawyer in the mergers and acquisitions department of the international law firm
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom for a year before being asked by
Lyor Cohen to rejoin the company as the head of
Rush Communications, the holding company for all of the entertainment assets of Cohen and partner
Russell Simmons.
Moscowitz took the titles of President of Def Jam Music Publishing, President of Def Jam Interactive Gaming, and a member of the Board of Directors of
Phat Farm Inc. One year later the title of SVP of Business Affairs for
Def Jam Recordings. Shortly thereafter, he was elevated to the title of General Manager of Def Jam Recordings. In 2000 after overseeing the sale of Def Jam Recordings to Universal Music Group and the subsequent merger of the staffs, Moscowitz left to rejoin his old friends Lighty (
Chris Lighty) and Scott (
Mona Scott-Young) at Violator. In 2004 he became the President of
Asylum Records. Moscowitz later served as co-president and CEO of
Warner Bros. Records from September 14, 2010, to January 2013.
In 2013, he co-founded independent label,
300 Entertainment with
Lyor Cohen, Roger Gold,
Kevin Liles in partnership with
Twitter
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. The label currently includes
Fetty Wap,
Young Thug,
Eric Bellinger,
YNW Melly,
Alex Winston,
Shy Glizzy,
Gunna,
Tee Grizzley
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,
Lil Keed,
Jacquie Lee,
Highly Suspect,
Panama
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,
Cheat Codes and
Megan Thee Stallion, among others.
Atlantic Records
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, a sister of Warner Bros. Records, distributes releases of 300 Entertainment, and its owner,
Warner Music Group
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, completed acquisition of 300 Entertainment, worth $400 million, in December 2021.
In late 2016, he founded Cold Heat Records, which later renamed to Alamo Records, under
Interscope Records
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. He later signed artists including
Rod Wave,
Lil Durk,
Blackbear,
Lil Gotit,
Smokepurpp,
Wifisfuneral and more to the label.
Sony Music Entertainment
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acquired Alamo Records in June 2021, however, Moscowitz retained his position as CEO of the label.
In January 2023, Moscowitz launched Santa Anna Label Group, a joint venture record label with Sony Music. In January 2024, Santa Anna made an investment into
Drake's independent record label,
OVO Sound, taking over the label's distribution. The following week, Santa Anna made an investment into the hip-hop label,
Trill Entertainment, likewise taking over the label's distribution.
Moscowitz is the manager of Gucci Mane.
References
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Living people
American music industry executives
1974 births
Alamo Records