Piero Giramonti is an American music business executive and Co-General Manager of

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.http://www.universalmusic.com/harvest-records-general-managers-piero-giramonti-and-jacqueline-saturn-given-expanded-responsibilities-to-head-caroline-division-of-capitol-music-group/ He has held various positions throughout the music industry with labels such as

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, and

Dangerbird Records Dangerbird Records is an independent record label in Los Angeles, California. The label is home to artists from around the world and part of the burgeoning Silver Lake music scene. The label has had international success from its small roster of ...

Early life and education

Giramonti was born and raised in

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. He graduated from the University of San Francisco with a bachelor's degree in Applied Economics and English. He moved to New York City upon graduating to pursue a career in the music industry.

Career

Giramonti's career has been spent with various records labels throughout the industry. He began his career with EMI in 1989 as international marketing analyst. He worked with the internal analysis team at EMI and later became the director of international repertoire product manager for U.S. labels in Europe, based in London, U.K. He moved on to Capitol Records, a division of EMI, in 1993. He was a senior director of international marketing, a position he held until 1995 when he became the vice president of international marketing for the Capitol/Palophone labels, EMI Music International, again based in the company's London headquarters. He finished his time at EMI as the senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Virgin Records, a division of EMI. Giramonti moved on to

Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...

, a division of Sony Music, in 2001, beginning as the senior vice president of worldwide marketing for Epic Records. He was later made senior vice president of video and DVD production for Sony Music North America in 2004, where he was in charge of all visual content for Sony artists, including live concerts, promotional videos, and web content for artists on all Sony Music labels. He moved on to the Warner Bros. record label in 2008, where he spent time as the head of global marketing, overseeing global campaigns for many of the label's artists. Giramonti became president of

in 2011. As president, he oversaw all six divisions within the company during his 18-month tenure. Giramonti was selected as the general manager of Harvest Records, a subsidiary of Capital Records Group, in January 2013. His role was to relaunch the Harvest Records label, re-building the artist roster from scratch. Some of his first signings at Harvest Records include

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, Death Grips,

Glass Animals Glass Animals are an English indie pop band formed in Oxford in 2010. Founded and led by singer, songwriter, and producer Dave Bayley, the group also features his childhood friends Joe Seaward, Ed Irwin-Singer and Drew MacFarlane. Bayley wrote ...

TV on the Radio TV on the Radio (TVOTR) is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001. The band consists of Tunde Adebimpe (vocals, loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars, keyboards, loops), Kyp Malone (vocals, guitars, bass, loops), and Jale ...

, Young and Sick,

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, Arthur Beatrice, and The Preatures. In December 2015, Giramonti, along with

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, was named as General Manager of

, the independent division of

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

Personal life

Giramonti resides in Los Feliz, California and is married with one son. His wife Lisa is a writer and designer, best known for her blog A Bloomsbury Life, and their residence was featured in a 2012 article in Apartment Therapy. He is a board member and finance chair for the

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as well as a voting member of the

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American Learned society, learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous f ...

References

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