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Nashville, TN: The legendary Light Records label that gave birth to
the careers of Andrae Crouch, Walter Hawkins and the Winans three
decades ago; continues to build its brand and influence a new
generation of gospel fans. Light is currently enjoying Billboard Top
Ten hit CDs by Gospel’s First Lady, Shirley Caesar; Bishop Paul S.
Morton and even a Grammy nomination for SWV front woman, Coko’s debut gospel project “Grateful” that also features cameos by Fantasia,
Donald Lawrence and Faith Evans.
As a result of parent company Sheridan Square’s continuing commitment to gospel music and building a staff with broader skill sets (e.g., catalogue exploitation, artist branding, visual media and product
merchandising), Light Records President Phillip White, has announced
two staff enhancements. A 30-year music sales veteran, Terry
Donovan, who has worked at RCA, BMG and Pickwick International in the past; has been added to the staff and assumed the role of Vice
President of Sales. Paul Colson has been with the label since
December 2003 and performed in a variety of roles, from promotion and
marketing to most recently as Head of Sales for the entire label
group. He has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing.
"In a time where most labels tend to be cutting back, it is great to
see that we are growing in a variety of functions and are able to
best utilize the resources we already have to be able to better react
to the current changing business model," Colson says.
Phil White continues, “We are strategically positioning Light Records
to embrace the paradigm shift facing the music industry as we empower
our artists to expand the impact of their music and ministry.”
Light Records is a division of the privately held Sheridan Square
Entertainment, a full service independent music company based in New
York. Its label group includes V2 Records, Artemis Records,
Musicrama, Artemis Classics, Vanguard Classics, Triloka Records, Tone- Cool Records, Light Records, and Intersound Records. Light Records is committed to releasing and offering quality Gospel music and continues to build on its current roster and establish a firm
position within the Gospel marketplace. Light Records is home to a
diverse group of Gospel artists including the eleven-time Grammy-
Award winning legend Shirley Caesar, Youthful Praise, Bishop Alb
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