Independent Artist Group Names Jarred Arfa EVP, Head Of Global Music
27.06.2023 - 19:11
/ deadline.com
Shortly after being named CEO of Independent Artist Group, the full-service agency resulting from the merger of APA and music touring agency Artist Group International, Jim Osborne has named Jarred Arfa, Executive Vice-President, Head of Global Music.
Arfa comes to IAG from AGI, where he was Chief Operating Officer, and in his new role will oversee day-to-day operations of the combined music departments under the IAG banner, reporting to Osborne. As at AGI, he will be responsible for business development, legal, financial and corporate reporting, overseeing artist tour contracts, VIP ticketing, sponsorship and brand partnerships. But at the expanded and rebranded agency, he will fulfill his duties with the added help of the infrastructure he inherits from APA, which in addition to music and comedy touring, also includes legal, tour marketing, branding and sponsorships departments.
Arfa will also continue to work closely going forward with Billy Joel’s team, assisting on his record-breaking MSG residency, running through next July, as well as other tour dates, while working on the teams of numerous other artists. Among the others in top roles at Independent Artist Group that Arfa will work with are the previously announced Dennis Arfa and Marsha Vlasic, who will respectively serve as Chairman and Vice-Chair of the Music Division.
Said Osborne of the company’s latest appointment, “Jarred has been instrumental in getting this partnership to the finish line. We have tremendous confidence in him to not only lead the day-to-day operations of our music department, but to help us grow it from here.”
Shared Ron Burkle, whose Yucaipa Entertainment acquired AGI in 2012, “We have relied on Jarred on so many levels over the years