Sony Music Publishing announced the promotion of Dee Hale to SVP, Film & TV Administration, effective immediately. Based out of SMP’s Nashville office, Dee will continue to report to EVP, Worldwide Administration, Dale Esworthy. In her new role, Dee will serve as the primary administrative contact for SMP’s studio clients and provide ongoing support to the company’s UK studio clients.
She will continue to serve as co-chair of the Society and Publisher Forum A/V Committee, helping shape global practices in film and TV administration.Dee Hale said, “I love working for a great company, with great people, doing something I love! It’s been an honor to work with our amazing studio clients and so many others throughout the world to take this part of the business to a higher level, and I am excited for what’s ahead.” Sony Music Publishing Executive Vice President, Worldwide Administration, Dale Esworthy said, “Dee’s dedication to songwriters and composers is unsurpassed and unwavering. Her leadership as co-chair of the Society Publisher Forum’s AV Data Exchange working group has been instrumental in strengthening the global administration practices for composers at SMP and beyond.
I look forward to seeing Dee step into this new role and am excited to see what she’ll achieve next.” With a career at SMP spanning over thirty years, Dee first joined the company in 1993 as Director of Film & Television Music Administration. She has since worked with renowned production studios like Sony Pictures, Tyler Perry Studios, A&E, Discovery, Twentieth Century Studios, and Apple; as well as legendary composers including John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, Ennio Morricone, Howard Shore, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Elmer Bernstein, Rachel Portman, John Barry, and Brian Tyler. She has served as Publisher Co-Chair for CISAC’s Audio Visual Data Exchange Workgroups for the past fourteen years.
