Marc Mannino Appointed Director of Music Synchronization for Imagem Creative Services

Marc Mannino has been appointed Director of Music Synchronization for Imagem Creative Services USA, effective immediately. He will oversee a staff of 5 professionals located at the Imagem offices in New York and Los Angeles.

Mannino will be responsible for the overall synchronization sales of Imagem USA's catalogues, including the songs and/or scores represented by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Boosey & Hawkes and Imagem Music. He will create sales opportunities, brand partnerships, and other secondary exploitation for Imagem Music Group's copyrights, working closely with music users in the advertising, film, TV, on-line and video-game businesses.

Mannino worked at The Karpel Group, a full-service publicity and marketing firm for many years, most recently as Partner & SVP Marketing. He was a key member of the management team and worked with such clients as Capitol Records, Island/Def Jam Records, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Focus Features, Rhino Entertainment, Live Nation, HBO, Bravo, Comedy Central and ABC. Prior to that, he worked at Atlantic Records.

Bill Gaden (COO, Imagem Music Group USA) and Natasha Baldwin, Imagem Music Group's Vice President Synchs and Creative Services issued a joint statement: "We are delighted to welcome Marc on board; he will be an ideal leader for our American team, bringing his extensive entertainment industry contacts together with Imagem's ever-expanding global music catalogue business."

About Imagem Creative Services

Experts in finding music to meet the needs of film-makers, advertisers, games developers, television producers and more, Imagem Creative Services is the first choice for those looking for music to enhance their creative ideas. With access to thousands of copyrights across comprehensive music catalogues, Imagem's experts in all genres can locate and clear the perfect recording for every project. Current and recent examples include films (The Sitter, No Strings Attached, Diary of A Wimpy Kid, I Am Number Four); television (Treme, Fringe, Boardwalk Empire, Nurse Jackie); and commercials (Diet Coke, BMW, Citroën, L'Oréal, Kirin Beer, State Farm, Ralph Lauren). For more, visit: www.imagemcs.com.