iHeartMedia's Jay Cruze Joins Big Machine Records As Director/Southeast Promotion and Marketing

Cruze (Photo: Big Machine Records)

JAY CRUZE joins BIG MACHINE RECORDS as Dir./SOUTHEAST Promotion and Marketing. CRUZE will be based in NASHVILLE, and succeeds JEFF DAVIS, who retired last year (NET NEWS 8/24/22).

He arrives from iHEARTMEDIA, where he has been Country PD for the company's National Programming Group since 2019, when he was elevated from the role of Regional Dir./Country Programming for iHEART's KENTUCKY/INDIANA region (NET NEWS 6/14/19). CRUZE gained prior record promotion experience with AVERAGE JOES ENTERTAINMENT and BIGGER PICTURE GROUP. 

BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP Founder, Pres., and CEO SCOTT BORCHETTA said, "Through all of our combined experiences and meeting executives across our industry, I always take note of those certain execs that just seem to have that extra spark and that extra degree of passion. JAY has always been one of those for me. and I’m thrilled to have him join the MACHINE." 

GM CLAY HUNNICUTT said, "JAY is an incredible addition to BIG MACHINE. "He is cut from the same cloth as our key team leaders. and has great passion for Country music, Country radio, and most importantly, our artists and their music." 

"JEFF DAVIS left some big shoes to fill, but I’m beyond excited to get out and see old friends and make new ones in the SOUTHEAST," said CRUZE. "I’m still pinching myself that I get to work with such a talented group of people and artists at the house SCOTT BORCHETTA built. This isn’t a joke, right? I can’t believe I actually get to work here." 

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