Lia Vollack (born c. 1965) is an American record executive. Vollack graduated from high school at 15, and the year after worked as a

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for Johnnie Thunders and

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. In 1974 she moved to

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, where she would find work as a

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for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows such as ''On the Waterfront'' and '' The Heidi Chronicles''; she continued working as a sound effects freelancer and music editor until 1997, when she was hired by

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. In 2000 she became executive director of the Worldwide Music division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, in which role she was in charge of releasing successful

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s to films such as '' Charlie's Angels''. She has since become the main force behind the release of soundtracks and film scores for films released by Sony Pictures. She is creator of the record label Madison Gate, dedicated to publishing film music that might otherwise go unreleased, and has been named to the '' Billboard'' Power 100 list on multiple occasions. In 2016 Vollack was named president of Columbia Live Stage, the live entertainment arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment. She is married to set designer

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, and is stepmother to his three children. In 2021 she served as the producer of MJ The Musical, a new Michael Jacksons's Dance Show in Brodway, which is planning a tour in the United States.

Awards

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Top Executives List - 2013, 2014, 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vollack, Lia 1960s births Year of birth uncertain Living people American sound designers American music industry executives Sony Pictures Entertainment people 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople 20th-century American businesswomen 21st-century American businesswomen