Hollywood Records VP/Promotion Tony Smith Announces His Retirement

Tony Smith

Legendary music promotion executive TONY SMITH has announced that he’s retiring from his present post as VP/Promotion HOLLYWOOD RECORDS/DISNEY MUSIC GROUP following a 21-year run with the label, effective THURSDAY, MAY 19^th.

SMITH told ALL ACCESS, “I consider myself extremely lucky to be surrounded by amazing and talented people and to have worked with the best promotion team in the business. The first single I worked at the label was BBMAK’s ‘Back Here’ and the last was ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from the ‘Encanto’ soundtrack.

“In between these releases, I was part of the team that broke huge artists and many who continue to have successful careers today, like JESSE McCARTNEY, HILARY DUFF, MILEY CYRUS, JONAS BROTHERS, DEMI LOVATO and crossing RASCAL FLATTS to T40 radio. DISNEY is a special place, and I was proud to be a part of growing the music side all these years. Special thanks to DISNEY MUSIC GROUP President and SVP/Promotion SCOT FINCK.

“Prior to DISNEY I had VP/Promotion posts at EMI RECORDS and MERCURY RECORDS. Early in my career I was a local rep with POLYDOR, CAPITOL and was part of the team that launched MEDIABASE in the late 80’s in DETROIT. The friends I have made in this industry will forever be a blessing I keep. There have been so many special moments and maybe I will save that for the book I need to write. One thing for sure, I could not have had 44+ years in promotion without the support of my family and especially my wife DONNA.

“After 5/19 please save this email address to reach me – thetonemansmith@gmail.com.”

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