American Songwriter Expands Executive Team with Three New Hires
Editor in Chief, CMO, and Director of Brand Partnerships
NASHVILLE, TN (May 12, 2020)… American Songwriter magazine has announced a round of new hires. Dallas Jackson has joined the staff as Editor in Chief, Zac Litwack as Chief Marketing Officer, and Colin Montemarano as the Director of Brand Partnerships. All positions are based out of the publication’s headquarters in Nashville, TN.
Dallas Jackson joins American Songwriter as Editor in Chief with over 15 years in digital media. In his new role, he will lead the publication to curate diverse and compelling content, advance digital growth, and further cement American Songwriter as the premier publication for all songwriters. Previous roles include the Director of Editorial at CBS Interactive, where he launched PopCulture.com. The company grew from a startup to over 7M unique users in one year. In 2016, as the Editor in Chief for ComicBook.com, Jackson was able to increase unique users from 4M to over 20M in just two years. A Pennsylvania native, he began his career as Big East Conference Editor for Rivals.com, where he created the Rivals High brand and network.
American Songwriter has also hired Zac Litwack as Chief Marketing Officer, where he will oversee digital marketing strategies, online growth, engagement via the American Songwriter website and social channels, and membership development. An MTSU graduate with a bachelor’s in Recording Arts, Litwack started his own production and marketing company after graduation, which produced a gold record and generated hundreds of millions of streams. After selling the company in 2013 he found his love of “Growth Hacking,” an umbrella term coined by Silicon Valley startups to propel massive growth using a small budget in a short amount of time. Most recently, he grew GoCheck, a pediatric healthcare technology startup, to multi-million dollars in recurring revenue. American Songwriter is his return to the music industry.
Colin Montemarano joins American Songwriter as the Director of Brand Partnerships. In his new role, he will manage all aspects of the American Songwriter brand, innovate partnerships with key artists and members of the media, as well as implement strategic events and additional partner-focused efforts. Montemarano previously served as Manager of Strategic Partnerships for the Music City Bowl and Nashville Sports Council, where he helped grow partnership revenue by over 20%. During his three years, he worked on multiple major events including the TransPerfect Music City Bowl, the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament, the Davis Cup, and others in the Nashville market. In 2019, Montemarano led the sales, marketing, and creative efforts of the Fan Zone on Broadway, a multi-day event in downtown Nashville that engaged fans with local and national brands throughout the footprint.
"American Songwriter magazine is a timeless, beloved brand that we are eager to elevate to the next level," owner Sam Savage states. “With these new additions to our team, we have been able to set strategies and attain goals that have resulted in unprecedented growth. We are excited about this next chapter."
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ABOUT AMERICAN SONGWRITER
American Songwriter (AmericanSongwriter.com) was founded in 1984, and acquired by Savage Ventures in 2019. The publication and site offer a wide variety of content. They share in-depth Q&As with up-and-coming, established, and legendary songwriters, cover recording technology (including the latest gadgets and gear every songwriter should know about), and report on the business of music publishing with interviews and insight from publishers, producers, and other industry professionals. American Songwriter explores all genres of music – from country to hip-hop, folk to classical, rock to pop, blues to electronica and soul to R&B. Distributed internationally with a heavy domestic subscriber base, the readership of American Songwriter is just as diverse as its contents, including both professional and aspiring songwriters, music fans, music publishers, studio owners, copyright lawyers, record label presidents, and music consumers.