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Lee Dannay

VP Head of A&R
Thirty Tigers

Lee Dannay has over 25 years experience in the music industry, including 15 years at Sony Music, as a senior A&R executive for both Epic and Columbia Records, and five years at Warner/Chappell Music Publishing. While at Sony, Lee signed, developed and worked with a variety of artists including John Mayer, Shawn Mullins, Five For Fighting, Anna Nalick and General Public.

Post Warner/Chappell, Lee returned to Sony Music, this time working for both Syco Entertainment and Sony Masterworks, as a senior music producer for America’s Got Talent, involved in casting and artist development for the music talent portion of the show, and as an executive producer for the artists subsequently signed.

Currently, Lee is head of A&R for Nashville-based entertainment company Thirty Tigers. In this capacity, Lee is responsible for bringing artists to the company, providing A&R services for the roster as needed, and also developing the Thirty Tigers publishing venture.

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